Maintenance Service Planner

Gama Aviation LLC; Gloucester; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a Maintenance Service Planner to join their dynamic team in Gloucester. This role offers the chance to engage in the full life cycle of maintenance planning, ensuring customer satisfaction while working in a collaborative environment. The position promises significant responsibility and opportunities for personal and professional growth, as you will be integral in coordinating maintenance inputs and liaising with various departments. Join a reputable company known for its commitment to excellence and innovation in the aviation sector, where your contributions will have a meaningful impact on operations and customer service.

Benefits

Competitive Group Pension Scheme

Comprehensive Life Assurance

Comprehensive Income Protection

Comprehensive Travel Insurance

Comprehensive Private Healthcare

Free Car Parking

2 Paid Volunteering Days

Investment in Training and Development

Qualifications

• Experience in maintenance/production planning in Aviation or Engineering.
• Strong communication skills and IT competency required.

Responsibilities

• Plan and coordinate maintenance inputs efficiently.
• Engage with engineering teams to identify constraints.

Skills

Maintenance Planning

Teamwork

Communication Skills

Adaptability

Education

Degree in Mechanical Engineering

Degree in Automotive Engineering

Tools

MRO Planning Software

Corridor

TRAX

AMOS

Job description

Job Details: Maintenance Service Planner

Full details of the job.

Vacancy Name: Maintenance Service Planner

Vacancy No: VN1105

Employment Type: Full-Time

Division: Ground

Work Location: Staverton, Gloucester

Working Hours: Full-Time, 40 Hours per week

Salary and Benefits:

• Competitive Salary + Excellent Benefits!
• Opportunities for professional development!

Gama Aviation is a very reputable Business Aviation company, working on both fixed wing and rotary aircrafts. We are continuing to grow and expand, with exciting contracts being secured.

As a result of this, an opportunity has arisen for a Maintenance Service Planner to join our Rotary Base Maintenance Planning team in Staverton.

You will assist in the delivery of the full life cycle planning process for base maintenance inputs to help achieve on time delivery in a safe and efficient manner while remaining within budget. Additionally, you will ensure customer satisfaction and business needs are met. The role will require working in partnership with wider teams including customer service, engineering, and CAMO Departments to prioritize work streams and recovery actions.

You will have a great deal of responsibility with endless opportunities for impact and freedom for initiatives.

About us:

Gama Aviation is a hugely diverse business that offers much more than perhaps its name would suggest. Yes, we fly but we also save lives, provide mission critical intelligence, and build systems that deliver decisive advantage.

With operations in the UK, Jersey, Europe and the Middle East, a career with us can offer travel, personal growth opportunities, and the ability for long-term progression in a fast-paced and dynamic service industry.

Responsibilities:

• Ensuring that our customers’ requirements are understood and that our maintenance inputs are planned, coordinated, and executed in an efficient manner.
• Pre-input planning, work pack generation, maintenance check progression, and work pack closure process/closure monitoring.
• Resource planning in conjunction with the Resource Manager to cover all planned inputs.
• Part preload based on required work-scope.
• Check management of parts/resource/services as per the agreed plan for each input.
• Daily engagement with engineering teams to identify constraints and implement recovery actions.
• Control of completed work order and Certification documents, ensuring that these are closed accurately and delivered to the customer.
• Liaise/engage with Base Maintenance Manager Rotary, providing daily status reports on aircraft serviceability.
• Reporting of all safety & quality occurrences through iQSMS.
• Perform other duties related to their position as directed by the line manager.
• Support the Quality & Safety team regarding their duties to ensure all processes and department tasks are fulfilled.

Skills, Qualifications and Experience required:

Essential:

• Experience of maintenance/production planning within an Aviation or Engineering environment
• A proven track record of flexibility, teamwork, and adaptability to changing environments
• Strong verbal and written communication skills and be competent using IT
• Experience working directly with customer representatives

Advantageous:

• Working knowledge of Part 145/M regulations
• Experience of MRO planning software such as Corridor, TRAX or AMOS would be a huge advantage, but not essential
• Excellent educational background with a degree within Mechanical, Engineering or Automotive

In addition to a Competitive Salary, we will offer you:

• Competitive Group Pension Scheme
• Comprehensive Life Assurance *
• Comprehensive Income Protection *
• Comprehensive Travel Insurance *
• Comprehensive Private Healthcare (after successful passing of probation) *
• Free Car Parking
• 2 Paid Volunteering Days each calendar year (subject to line manager approval)
• Investment in Training, Qualifications and Professional Development

*(Subject to insurance underwriting)

Due to the volume of applications received, only candidates selected for interview will be contacted. If you do not hear from us within 20 working days then your application has been unsuccessful on this occasion.