Senior Heavy Maintenance Planner: Optimize & Lead Aircraft Work

United Airlines; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 90,000 - 117,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical

Dental

Vision

Flight privileges

401(k)

Job summary

United Airlines is seeking a Base Maintenance Technical Planner to manage heavy maintenance visits, build work packages, coordinate with Materials, Tooling and Engineering, and ensure timely releases. You’ll analyze data, identify optimization opportunities, and support stations during aircraft work.

The role emphasizes problem-solving, cross-functional collaboration, and expertise in Excel and PowerPoint to present plans and metrics.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent aircraft maintenance or maintenance planning experience.
• Engineering, Mathematics, Statistics, Supply Chain/Logistics, Business, or related field.
• 2+ years of experience in aircraft maintenance, aircraft maintenance planning, supply chain, engineering, or other relevant aviation experience
• Ability to independently lead planning efforts and work scope development through aircraft release
• Ability to assess span, labor, risk and operational impacts and make sound recommendations
• Ability to influence cross-functional stakeholders and vendor partners
• Ability to mentor and guide peers
• Strong problem-solving skills in ambiguous or time-sensitive maintenance situations
• Strong interpersonal, verbal, and written communication skills, with ability to effectively interact at all levels (including executive) and team with all internal and external business partners
• Data analysis and quantitative modeling ability (e.g., statistical, optimization, simulation, spreadsheet)
• Adept at juggling several projects and initiatives simultaneously through appropriate prioritization
• Proficient in Excel and PowerPoint

Responsibilities

• Create and deliver on-time work maintenance packages for the stations/fleet within work scope and budgeted labor hours, span and cost.
• Provide support to the maintenance station and work with Maintenance Programs, Engineering, Records and other Planning groups to resolve issues
• Modify work packages as necessary to account for hangar plan changes or work to be added or deleted
• Communicate effectively and proactively to Production Control, Maintenance Representatives, Airframe Contracts, Methods & Standards, Logistics, Quality Control, and other planning organizations about revisions, special requirements, workload additions, and deletions to base maintenance events.
• Review post-visit information and analyze historical data to identify improvement opportunities to the maintenance program, scheduling, or visit workflow
• Host effective, routine meetings with the station and other stakeholders to plan for upcoming maintenance visits and track progress of on-going visits.
• Utilize data to recommend and implement improvement to Base Planning processes.

Skills

Problem solving

Data analysis

Cross-functional collaboration

Communication skills

Quantitative modeling

Education

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent in related field

Engineering, Mathematics, Statistics, Supply Chain/Logistics, Business, or related field

Tools

Excel

PowerPoint

Job description

United Airlines is seeking a Base Maintenance Technical Planner to manage heavy maintenance visits, build work packages, coordinate with Materials, Tooling and Engineering, and ensure timely releases. You’ll analyze data, identify optimization opportunities, and support stations during aircraft work.

The role emphasizes problem-solving, cross-functional collaboration, and expertise in Excel and PowerPoint to present plans and metrics.