Maintenance Short Term Planner

Airbus; West Oxfordshire; On-site; GBP 36,000 - 50,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

4 days on, 4 days off

Job summary

Airbus in Brize Norton seeks a Maintenance Short-Term Planner to orchestrate 3-month short-term maintenance plans and coordinate across engineering, operations and materials. The role focuses on accuracy, regulatory compliance, and timely integration of maintenance into the flying programme.

Your background in airline maintenance planning and CAMO, plus a structured, detail-driven approach, will help drive efficient scheduling and continuous improvement in a high-stakes environment.

Qualifications

• Minimum five years' experience in airline maintenance planning or CAMO environment.
• Experience coordinating across engineering, operations, materials and maintenance teams.
• Structured, detail-focused approach to planning data and schedules.
• Ability to adapt to changing priorities in a live operational setting.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate with Integrated Operations Centre to understand daily priorities and deliver a three-month short-term maintenance plan.
• Identify maintenance task requirements and ensure accurate planning.
• Incorporate maintenance activities into the Flying Programme and Through-Life Plan.
• Collaborate with Technical Services and Configuration Engineers to support planning.
• Engage with Material Support and maintenance organisations for effective planning.
• Attend daily calls and provide necessary planning information.
• Maintain A400M planning data in the Maintenance Data System.
• Ensure compliance with regulatory articles and Atlas procedures.
• Support projects as directed by the Head of Technical Support Operations.
• Contribute to continuous improvement within the planning function.

Skills

Airline experience

Continuing Airworthiness

Maintenance planning

Cross-functional working

Data discipline

Priorities management

Tools

Maintenance Data System

Job description

Maintenance Short-Term Planner
Location: Brize Norton
Work pattern: 4 days on, 4 days off, days only
PAYE rate: Up to £26.92 per hour
Umbrella rate: Up to £36.00 per hour
IR35 status: Inside
Security clearance: SC clearance required
Interview process: Virtual interview

Help keep critical aircraft maintenance activity planned, coordinated and on track.

Guidant Global is working in partnership with Airbus to recruit an experienced Short-Term Planner at Brize Norton. This is an excellent opportunity to use your airline maintenance planning and Continuing Airworthiness Management Organisation experience within a highly collaborative technical environment.

You will produce and maintain short-term maintenance plans, coordinate requirements across engineering and operational teams, and help ensure that maintenance and modification activity is effectively incorporated into the flying programme.

What You'll Be Doing

• Liaising with the Integrated Operations Centre Planning Focal Point to understand and manage daily priorities
• Producing and delivering a three-month short-term maintenance plan
• Identifying maintenance task requirements and ensuring they are accurately planned
• Ensuring maintenance activity is incorporated into the Flying Programme and Integrated Through-Life Plan
• Working closely with Technical Services Engineers and Configuration Engineers
• Coordinating with Material Support and relevant maintenance organisations to support effective maintenance and modification planning
• Attending daily operational calls and providing the necessary planning information
• Entering, updating and maintaining A400M planning data within the Maintenance Data System
• Ensuring all planning activity complies with applicable Regulatory Articles and Atlas procedures
• Supporting projects and assignments directed by the Head of Technical Support Operations
• Contributing to continuous improvement initiatives across the planning function

What We're Looking For

Essential

• A minimum of five years' experience working within the airline industry
• Experience within a Continuing Airworthiness Management Organisation environment
• Strong maintenance planning and coordination skills
• The ability to work effectively with engineering, operational, materials and maintenance teams
• A structured and detail-focused approach to maintaining planning data
• The ability to manage changing priorities within an operational environment

Desirable

• Previous experience planning aircraft maintenance or modification activity
• Familiarity with aviation maintenance data or planning systems
• Experience supporting military or complex aircraft operations
• Knowledge of regulatory requirements relating to continuing airworthiness and maintenance planning

Why Join?

This role offers the opportunity to support A400M maintenance planning within a complex and highly collaborative aviation environment. You will work across technical, operational and maintenance teams, gaining broad exposure while contributing to reliable planning and continuous improvement.

The four days on, four days off pattern also provides a clear and predictable working schedule.

Inclusive Recruitment

Guidant Global is committed to creating an inclusive recruitment experience. We welcome applications from suitably qualified candidates and are happy to discuss reasonable adjustments that may support you throughout the recruitment process.

Please note that this position requires SC clearance and is restricted to sole British nationals.

Guidant, Carbon60, Lorien & SRG - The Vertage Group Portfolio are acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.