Supervisor — Maintenance Planning

Frontier Airlines; Denver (CO); On-site; USD 62,000 - 86,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental and vision coverage

Paid holidays, vacation time and sick

Travel privileges on Frontier Airlines

Job summary

Frontier Airlines, Inc. is seeking a Supervisor — Maintenance Planning in Denver, CO.

The role focuses on coordinating maintenance work to keep aircraft safe and compliant, developing short- and long-term maintenance plans, and aligning staffing, parts, tooling, and facilities for efficient execution. You will collaborate with multiple departments to optimize flight line maintenance, engine changes, and special visits, while applying forecasting methods to improve plan accuracy and resource

Qualifications

• FAA A&P license or aviation experience favored.
• Project management experience required.
• Two years of supervisory experience required.

Responsibilities

• Plan fleet maintenance events and adjust schedules.
• Coordinate resources across maintenance facilities and teams.
• Review MEL/ODM requirements to ensure parts and staffing availability.
• Lead forecasting and data analysis to improve planning accuracy.
• Maintain planner rosters and training for staff.

Skills

FAA A&P license

Project management

Supervisory experience

Education

Bachelor's degree

Job description

Supervisor — Maintenance Planning
Denver, CO | Full-Time
Salary range:$62,000–$86,366

Overview

As Supervisor — Maintenance Planning, you’ll help coordinate the maintenance work that keeps Frontier aircraft safe, compliant and ready for operation. You’ll develop and adjust short- and long-term maintenance plans for overnight maintenance, line maintenance and special maintenance visits, including engine changes and modifications. This involves bringing together aircraft requirements, staffing, skill sets, parts, tooling, facilities and available maintenance time to construct executable plans.

You’ll work closely with Line Maintenance, Heavy Maintenance, Inspection, Engineering, Materials, Purchasing and System Operations Control to coordinate aircraft routing and maintenance activity across the operation.

Why this role matters

Good maintenance planning ensures the right aircraft is in the right place with the right people, parts, and tooling available when work is due. This role connects maintenance requirements with operational realities, allowing teams across Frontier to execute planned and unplanned work efficiently.

What you’ll do

Plan fleet maintenance

• Evaluate and adjust planned maintenance events performed by Frontier maintenance teams and approved maintenance providers.
• Manage 60-day, 30-day, 10-day, three-day and current planning requirements for routine and non-routine maintenance using the Maintenance Due Report.
• Coordinate overnight maintenance workloads and special maintenance visits across Frontier maintenance facilities.
• Plan and schedule compliance work for Engineering Orders, Engineering Authorizations and FCDs.
• Evaluate and maintain A-Check calendars.

Coordinate the resources needed to execute the plan

• Review MEL items for required parts and tooling and communicate needs to Maintenance Control for follow-up.
• Review ODM requirements for staffing, parts and tooling.
• Coordinate with Material Services and AOG Purchasing to ensure required parts arrive in time for scheduled and unscheduled maintenance.
• Coordinate with the Tool Room to ensure required tooling is available on station.
• Sequence and allocate daily workloads based on staffing, skill level and facility availability.

Use forecasting and data to strengthen planning

• Gather, analyze and validate planning data.
• Develop and review statistical forecasts.
• Apply error-analysis techniques to improve forecast accuracy.
• Summarize and aggregate forecast information to support maintenance planning decisions.

Lead and support the planning function

• Participate in daily fleet-wide mechanical-status briefings with management.
• Help maintain and audit Frontier’s online Maintenance Planning System in FMIS.
• Support training, technical knowledge and practical instruction for Maintenance Planning.
• Assist with Line Planning budget preparation.
• Maintain planner rosters and vacation schedules and help ensure department personnel remain trained, qualified and current.

What you’ll bring

Required

• FAA A&P license and/or five years of related aviation experience.
• Project management experience.
• Two years of supervisory experience.

Preferred

• College degree.

How you’ll work

This role operates in a typical office environment and requires the ability to manage changing maintenance priorities while coordinating across multiple Technical Operations and operational teams. The position performs work within established policies and procedures and receives detailed guidance on new projects and assignments. Light physical effort may include handling objects up to 20 pounds occasionally and up to 10 pounds frequently.

Support for work, life and travel

Frontier offers benefits, programs and travel privileges designed to support eligible employees at work and beyond. Availability may vary by role, employment status, eligibility, location, schedule, applicable policies and current plan details.

Depending on role and eligibility, available benefits and programs may include:

• Medical, dental and vision coverage
• 401(k) retirement savings options
• Paid holidays, vacation time and sick time
• Travel privileges on Frontier Airlines and participating partner airlines, based on current program rules and availability
• Buddy passes, based on eligibility and program rules
• Travel-related discounts and employee discounts on select products, services and vendors
• Employee support programs and resources, including the HOPE League, Frontier Airlines’ nonprofit organization

Working at Frontier Airlines

At Frontier Airlines, our mission is to Make Every Flight Count. Whether you support flights, customers, aircraft, or the teams behind the operation, your work helps deliver a safe, reliable, and value-focused travel experience. Our work is guided by four core values: customer first, safety always, operational excellence and one team.

About Frontier Airlines

Frontier Airlines is a Denver-based airline serving destinations across the United States and select international markets. Our teams span flight crews, airport operations, aircraft maintenance, customer support, corporate functions and more. We focus on making travel accessible, practical and easy to personalize while supporting a safe, reliable and efficient airline operation.

Workplace Policies

At Frontier Airlines, we wholeheartedly support and have a strong commitment to Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) and Affendant Action. Frontier is committed to providing equal employment opportunities for all persons regardless of race, color, religion, gender, gender variance, sexual orientation, age, genetic information, marital status, national origin, citizenship status, disability, military, veteran status, and any other basis protected by federal, state, or local laws.

Diversity is an essential part of our success. Our company flourishes because of the unique backgrounds, skills and ideas that our team members contribute every day. We salute and actively recruit veterans. Military experience is valuable and transferable to many of the positions essential to the operations of our airline.

Frontier Airlines is a Zero Tolerance Drug-Free Workplace. All prospective DOT safety-sensitive employees are subject to pre-employment testing for the following drugs and their metabolites: Marijuana, Cocaine, Amphetamines, Opioids and Phencyclidine (PCP). Further, any DOT safety-sensitive job applicant who is found to have tested positive on any required drug or alcohol test at a former employer will be considered ineligible for employment with Frontier.

Disclaimer: The above statements are intended only to describe the general nature and level of work required of the referenced position; they are not intended to be an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties, and skills required of individuals in this position. Please be advised that duties and expectations of this position may be subject to change.

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