Maintenance Planner

21-Air-LLC; Miami (FL); On-site; USD 65,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

21-Air-LLC seeks an Aircraft Maintenance Planner in Miami to plan and coordinate scheduled and unscheduled maintenance, ensuring airworthiness and regulatory compliance. You will develop detailed work packages, schedule events, and ensure labor, tooling, and materials are available before work begins, collaborating with maintenance, engineering, QA, and operations.

Ideal candidates have 2–3 years in aircraft maintenance planning, a strong understanding of maintenance programs and regulatory

Qualifications

• Strong organizational and time-management capabilities are required.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills are essential.
• Ability to read and interpret aircraft maintenance manuals and engineering documents.

Responsibilities

• Support and maintain maintenance schedules based on manufacturer programs and regulatory requirements.
• Create detailed maintenance work packages for inspections, repairs and modifications.
• Coordinate with materials planning to ensure parts and tools are available.
• Monitor maintenance status and adjust schedules as needed.
• Support planning for unscheduled maintenance events.
• Track compliance with regulatory requirements and maintenance program intervals.
• Collaborate with maintenance control, engineering, QA and operations teams.
• Ensure maintenance documentation and task cards are prepared and accurate.
• Analyze maintenance data to identify trends and improve planning efficiency.

Skills

Organizational skills

Time-management

Communication

Reading maintenance manuals

Excel proficiency

Education

Aerospace Engineering / Maintenance Management degree

Tools

Trax

Job description

Description

The Aircraft Maintenance Planner is responsible for planning and coordinating scheduled and unscheduled aircraft maintenance activities to ensure aircraft airworthiness, regulatory compliance, and operational readiness. This role develops detailed maintenance work packages, schedules maintenance events, and ensures all required labor, tooling, and materials are available before work begins.

Main responsibilities

• Support and maintain aircraft maintenance schedules based on manufacturer maintenance programs and regulatory requirements.
• Create detailed maintenance work packages for scheduled inspections, repairs, and modifications.
• Review maintenance manuals, service bulletins, airworthiness directives (ADs), and engineering orders to incorporate required tasks into maintenance plans.
• Coordinate with materials planning to ensure required parts and tools are available prior to maintenance events.
• Monitor aircraft maintenance status and adjust schedules as operational needs change.
• Support planning for unscheduled maintenance events.
• Track compliance with regulatory requirements and maintenance program intervals.
• Collaborate with maintenance control, engineering, quality assurance, and operations teams.
• Ensure maintenance documentation and task cards are prepared and completed accurately.
• Analyze maintenance data to identify trends and improve maintenance planning efficiency.

Key attributes

• Strong organizational and time-management skills.
• Attention to detail and accuracy in record-keeping.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to read and interpret aircraft maintenance manuals and engineering documents.
• Strong organizational, analytical, and scheduling skills.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office, especially Excel.-

Requirements

Skills/experience Desire

• Aerospace Engineering, Maintenance Management, or a related field (or equivalent experience to perform essential job functions).
• 2-3 years of experience in aircraft maintenance, planning, or technical operations.
• Strong understanding of aircraft maintenance programs and regulatory requirements.
• Experience working with maintenance planning or MRO systems (e.g., Trax)