Maintenance Production Planner - Aviation - 12 month FTC

DCS Engineering; Tees Valley; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

DCS Engineering is seeking an experienced Maintenance Production Planner for a 12-month contract based in Teesside, North East England. This role is crucial for supporting a base maintenance programme within a regulated aviation environment.

The ideal candidate will have strong planning experience and be responsible for translating maintenance work scopes into executable plans, ensuring alignment of labour, tooling, and materials with delivery targets. Familiarity with Part 145 maintenance is essential.

Qualifications

• Proven experience in aviation production planning, maintenance planning, or MRO operations.
• Strong understanding of Part 145 maintenance environments and maintenance flow requirements.
• Experience managing resource planning, materials coordination, and schedule delivery.
• Ability to manage competing priorities in a fast-paced operational environment.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain detailed maintenance schedules aligned to aircraft delivery targets.
• Translate approved maintenance work scopes into work packs and task sequences.
• Ensure labour, skills, tooling, and materials are available for maintenance activity.
• Monitor progress against plan, identifying risks and critical path issues.

Skills

Aviation production planning

Maintenance planning

MRO operations

Stakeholder engagement

Resource planning

Education

Relevant technical or engineering qualification

Tools

Maintenance planning systems

MRO software

Job description

Maintenance Production Planner - Aviation - 12 Month Contract

Location: Teesside, North East England

Type: Contract preferred, Fixed-Term Contract also considered

RATE - Confirmed on experience

We are currently supporting a leading aviation organisation with an urgent requirement for an experienced Maintenance Production Planner to join their team in Teesside for an initial 12-month assignment. The position supports a base maintenance programme within a regulated aviation environment and would suit someone with strong planning experience across maintenance, materials, and resource coordination.

The successful candidate will be responsible for translating approved maintenance work scopes into executable maintenance plans, ensuring labour, tooling, and materials are aligned to delivery targets. This role will also support compliance within a Part 145 maintenance environment and requires someone able to work across multiple stakeholders in a fast-paced operational setting.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain detailed maintenance schedules aligned to aircraft delivery targets and operational priorities.
• Translate approved maintenance work scopes into work packs and task sequences in line with company procedures.
• Ensure labour, skills, tooling, and materials are available to support planned maintenance activity.
• Coordinate with procurement and stores to ensure parts are available at point of use.
• Monitor progress against plan, identifying risks, constraints, and critical path issues.
• Drive recovery actions relating to delays, shortages, and emerging operational issues.
• Liaise with CAMO maintenance planning to ensure work scope alignment with the AMP.
• Maintain accurate planning records and configuration control data.
• Support safety, quality, compliance, and continuous improvement activities.
• Ensure planning activities are completed in accordance with CAA Part 145 and internal maintenance procedures.

Requirements

• Proven experience in aviation production planning, maintenance planning, or MRO operations.
• Strong understanding of Part 145 maintenance environments and maintenance flow requirements.
• Experience managing resource planning, materials coordination, and schedule delivery.
• Familiarity with maintenance planning systems or MRO software.
• Ability to manage competing priorities in a fast-paced operational environment.
• Strong communication and stakeholder engagement skills.
• Relevant technical or engineering qualification.
• Ability to obtain SC clearance; UK guidance states SC roles normally expect around 5 years of UK residency, although exceptions can apply.
• Knowledge of CAMO functions and AMP control.
• Experience supporting military or mixed-regulation environments such as MAA, FAA, or EASA.
• Understanding of Safety Management Systems and quality systems.
• Familiarity with ISO standards including 9001, 14001, 45001, and 27001.