Part-145 Maintenance Planner: Optimize Aircraft Uptime

LV Aero, LLC; Farnborough; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

Flexjet in Farnborough invites applications for a Part-145 Maintenance Planner who will coordinate scheduled and unscheduled aircraft maintenance to maintain airworthiness and reliability. You will develop input plans, manage work packs, and monitor progress, liaising with customers, suppliers, and internal teams to minimise downtime.

The role requires proven Part-145 planning experience, strong regulatory knowledge, and excellent organisational and communication skills in a fast-paced

Qualifications

• Flight maintenance planning experience in a Part-145 environment.
• Knowledge of EASA/CAA Part-145 regulations and airworthiness requirements.
• Strong planning, scheduling and stakeholder management abilities.

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.

Skills

Aircraft maintenance planning

Regulatory compliance (EASA/CAA Part-_

Stakeholder management

Scheduling & resource planning

Communication

Tools

CAMP

Traxxall

AMOS

Rusada

Quantum

Job description

Flexjet in Farnborough invites applications for a Part-145 Maintenance Planner who will coordinate scheduled and unscheduled aircraft maintenance to maintain airworthiness and reliability. You will develop input plans, manage work packs, and monitor progress, liaising with customers, suppliers, and internal teams to minimise downtime.

The role requires proven Part-145 planning experience, strong regulatory knowledge, and excellent organisational and communication skills in a fast-paced