Planner | Aircraft Services

Jet Midwest; Kansas City (MO); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Jet Midwest is seeking a Maintenance Planner to coordinate and optimize aircraft maintenance work packages. You will schedule workflow, determine labor needs, and ensure regulatory, technical, and project status documentation stays accurate throughout the maintenance lifecycle.

You will work closely with Production, Maintenance, Quality, Engineering, and Technical Records to ensure packages are complete and production-ready, while maintaining FAA-compliant records and procedures.

Qualifications

• Three (3) or more years of aircraft maintenance planning, production planning, or maintenance coordination experience.
• Experience supporting a Part 145 Repair Station preferred.
• Experience generating aircraft maintenance work packages.
• Experience in using the Quantum Maintenance Information System or similar CMMS preferred.
• Must be able to speak, read, write and understand English.

Responsibilities

• Generate, develop, and maintain aircraft maintenance work packages using the Quantum Maintenance Information System.
• Review customer work scopes and maintenance requirements to build complete maintenance packages.
• Coordinate planning changes or deviations resulting from additional findings or customer requests.
• Maintain real-time project status within Quantum and update milestones and work package status.
• Coordinate daily with Production, Maintenance, Engineering, Quality, Technical Records, Supply Chain, and Customer Support.

Skills

FAA knowledge

Planning expertise

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

High School Diploma or GED

Associate degree in Aviation Maintenance

Tools

Quantum Maintenance Information System

Job description

Position Summary

The Maintenance Planner is responsible to the Maintenance Manager. He/She shall schedule workflow, establish the required labor, manage the work processes, track project performance, direct the planning and production control staff, maintain a record of events impacting the project and co-ordinate all activities to maximize the project efficiency. He/ She shall be responsible for maintaining and coordinating aircraft maintenance work packages within the Quantum Maintenance Information System to support scheduled and unscheduled maintenance events. This position serves as the central planning resource by ensuring maintenance packages, regulatory requirements, technical documentation, and project status remain accurate throughout the maintenance lifecycle.

The Maintenance Planner collaborates daily with Production, Maintenance, Quality, Engineering, Technical Records, Supply Chain, and Customer Support to coordinate maintenance activities, monitor project progress, and ensure work packages are complete and production ready.

Essential Duties And Responsibilities

Maintenance Planning

• Generate, develop, and maintain aircraft maintenance work packages using the Quantum Maintenance Information System.
• Review customer work scopes and maintenance requirements to build complete maintenance packages.
• Research and incorporate applicable maintenance manuals, Illustrated Parts Catalogs (IPC), Structural Repair Manuals (SRM), Aircraft Maintenance Manuals (AMM), Engineering Orders, Airworthiness Directives, Service Bulletins, and customer requirements.
• Ensure all work packages contain current revisions and required technical documentation.
• Sequence maintenance tasks to maximize production efficiency and minimize downtime.
• Coordinate planned maintenance requirements prior to aircraft induction.

Project Coordination

• Maintain real-time project status within Quantum throughout the maintenance event.
• Update maintenance milestones, planning notes, work package status, and project completion metrics.
• Track and validate maintenance progress and adjust planning activities to support production schedules.
• Monitor open work packages, non-routine cards, engineering requests, and deferred maintenance items.
• Coordinate planning changes or deviations resulting from additional findings or customer requests.
• Communicate project status and planning updates to Production, Maintenance Management, and other stakeholders.
• Assist with aircraft induction and maintenance scheduling activities.

Documentation & Regulatory Compliance

• Ensure maintenance documentation is accurate, complete, and compliant with FAA regulations and company procedures.
• Verify work packages include all required maintenance instructions, references, forms, and supporting documentation.
• Support documentation revisions resulting from engineering changes or customer requests.
• Coordinate with Technical Records to ensure maintenance documentation is properly controlled.
• Maintain document integrity within the maintenance planning system.

Cross-Functional Coordination

• Coordinate daily with Production, Maintenance, Engineering, Quality, Technical Records, Supply Chain, and Customer Support.
• Identify planning conflicts and coordinate timely resolutions.
• Support workload balance between departments.
• Coordinate required tooling, materials, parts availability, and technical documentation.
• Assist in resolving planning issues that could impact aircraft delivery schedules.

Continuous Improvement

• Identify opportunities to improve maintenance planning processes.
• Recommend workflow improvements that increase efficiency and reduce downtime.
• Assist in developing standardized planning procedures and templates.
• Participate in Safety Management System (SMS) initiatives and quality improvement activities.
• Support implementation of new planning processes and technology.

Minimum Qualifications

• High School Diploma or GED required.
• Must be able to speak, read, write and understand the English Language.
• Associate degree in Aviation Maintenance is preferred but not required.
• Three (3) or more years of aircraft maintenance planning, production planning, or maintenance coordination experience.
• Experience supporting a Part 145 Repair Station preferred.
• Experience generating aircraft maintenance work packages.
• Experience in using the Quantum Maintenance Information System or similar computerized maintenance planning software preferred.

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities

• Strong working knowledge of:
• 14 CFR Parts 43, 91and 145
• Aircraft Maintenance Manuals (AMM)
• Illustrated Parts Catalogs (IPC)