Part 145 Maintenance Planner

Flexjet LLC; Farnborough; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

Flexjet is seeking a proactive Part-145 Maintenance Planner based at our Farnborough headquarters to support the maintenance and airworthiness of the private aviation fleet. You will plan scheduled and unscheduled maintenance, manage work packs, coordinate resources and stakeholders, and ensure compliance with EASA/UK CAA Part-145 rules to minimise downtime.

Responsibilities include developing input plans, coordinating suppliers, maintaining documentation, and supporting operational reporting

Qualifications

• Proven experience in aircraft maintenance planning in Part-145 environment.
• Strong knowledge of EASA and UK CAA Part-145 regulations and airworthiness requirements.
• Experience with maintenance planning systems, ERP and maintenance tracking tools.

Responsibilities

• Plan and coordinate scheduled and unscheduled maintenance activities.
• Develop and maintain detailed maintenance input plans with required resources.
• Create and manage maintenance work packs prior to aircraft arrival and release.
• Monitor maintenance progress and adjust plans to minimise downtime.
• Act as a primary point of contact for customers and internal stakeholders, providing updates.
• Coordinate third-party suppliers and subcontracted maintenance services.
• Maintain planning records, schedules, and supporting documentation in company systems.
• Support reporting, KPI tracking and cost analysis to improve planning efficiency.

Skills

Maintenance planning

Regulatory knowledge

Stakeholder management

Scheduling

Tools

CAMP

Traxxall

AMOS

Rusada

Quantum

Job description

Flexjet is seeking a proactive and highly organised Part-145 Maintenance Planner based at our Farnborough headquarters to support the maintenance and airworthiness of the private aviation fleet, delivering high standards of reliability, safety and service.

Responsibilities

• Plan and coordinate scheduled and unscheduled aircraft maintenance activities in accordance with customer requirements, operational priorities, and regulatory requirements.
• Develop and maintain detailed maintenance input plans, ensuring manpower, tooling, materials, and documentation are available to support maintenance events.
• Create, review, and manage maintenance work packs, ensuring accuracy, completeness, and compliance prior to aircraft arrival and release.
• Monitor maintenance progress, identify potential delays, and adjust plans to maintain aircraft availability and minimise downtime.
• Act as a key point of contact for customers and internal stakeholders, providing regular updates on maintenance status, findings, and schedule changes.
• Coordinate third-party suppliers and subcontracted maintenance services, ensuring activities are delivered in line with operational requirements.
• Maintain accurate planning records, maintenance schedules, resource forecasts, and supporting documentation within company systems.
• Support operational reporting, KPI tracking, maintenance costing, and continuous improvement initiatives to drive planning effectiveness and efficiency.

Qualifications

• Proven experience in aircraft maintenance planning, production planning, maintenance operations, or heavy/base maintenance planning within a Part-145 environment.
• Strong knowledge of EASA and/or UK CAA Part-145 regulations, aircraft maintenance documentation, work package control, regulatory compliance, and airworthiness requirements.
• Experience using MRO, ERP, aircraft maintenance planning, or maintenance tracking systems such as CAMP, Traxxall, AMOS, Rusada, Quantum, or similar platforms.
• Excellent organisational, scheduling, resource planning, and problem-solving skills with the ability to manage multiple aircraft maintenance inputs simultaneously in a fast-paced operational environment.
• Strong communication and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to build effective relationships with customers, engineering teams, production departments, vendors, CAMO organisations, and operational leadership teams.

Flexjet is an equal opportunities employer. We are committed to building an inclusive workplace and do not discriminate on the basis of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage or civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex, or sexual orientation, in accordance with the Equality Act 2010.

We welcome applications from all qualified candidates and will provide reasonable adjustments throughout the recruitment process where required.