Maintenance Planning Engineer

Job Description:

Maintenance Planning Engineer

Oxford

1 Year, Fixed Term Contract

​About our team...

Airbus Helicopters is the world’s largest helicopter manufacturer and the company’s site at Oxford Airport is Britain’s civil helicopter hub.

AHUK offers considerable experience in helicopter sales, bespoke completions, maintenance and spares support.  Its in-house engineering capabilities include design, customisation, installation, flight-testing and certification, as well as technical support, maintenance, training and the supply of spares for civil and military applications.

AHUK is the MoD’s chosen provider of helicopters and maintenance for its Defence Helicopter Flying school (referred to as MFTS) located in RAF Shawbury (Shropshire) and RAF Valley (Anglesey).

Description/Overall purpose of the Job

Responsible for the management of maintenance and materials planning requirements and the production of line and base maintenance work packs. Review of maintenance work packs completion prior to aircraft departure and updating the MIS as required.

Main responsibilities

• Follow the company procedures in order to ensure compliance.

• Liaise with the Maintenance Team and other key departments to ensure a common understanding of maintenance capability and capacity.

• Enter technical log utilisation data onto the MIS.

• Review of allocated aircraft maintenance status to ensure compliance with the approved maintenance programme.

• Preparation and review of maintenance variations.

• Identify provisional maintenance dates for allocated aircraft based on projected utilisation and keep up to date the in-house maintenance planning calendar.

• Review material requirements against provisional maintenance dates for allocated aircraft. 

• Raise reservations/purchase requisitions for required materials.

• Liaise with Customer Support Managers to confirm maintenance dates with the owner/operator.

• Liaise with the Airworthiness Department for accomplishment of ADs, SBs, EOs and other airworthiness requirements. 

• Raise scheduled maintenance workpacks and confirm required materials and necessary documentation are available for allocated aircraft. 

• Review workpacks for maintenance inputs to ensure that aircraft downtimes are minimised.

• Ensure that prior to aircraft departing from Base Maintenance inputs, all planned maintenance has been accomplished and liaise with Customer Support Managers as required.

• Issue ‘Short Term Maintenance Items’ forecast for each aircraft. 

• Reset Maintenance tasks on the MIS.

• Provide cross functional support across the CAMO team.

• Continually improve airworthiness process & procedures to enhance overall efficiency of the Planning department.

• Perform other duties as required by the Maintenance Planning Supervisor, Continuing Airworthiness Manager or designated deputy.

Knowledge and Skills

Essential

• Good understanding of aircraft maintenance planning and material planning requirements as related to Part CAMO / A8-25 & Part 145 / A8-23.

• Methodical with acute attention to detail.

• Self-motivated and able to work without supervision or as part of a team.

• Flexible work ethic focused on delivering against agreed timelines.

• Strong team leadership.

• Proactive - ability to recognise potential issues and apply remedial action before they raise concern or affect operations.

• Must have high computer literacy skills and be competent with Google Docs.

• Ability to communicate at all levels within the organisation.

• Good written and verbal communication skills.

Desirable

• Knowledge of continuing airworthiness management software for the use of maintenance and materials planning.

• Knowledge of Airbus Helicopters Products and their technical documentation.

Education, Qualifications or Training

Essential

• Minimum 5 GCSE’s Grade C or above or equivalent recognised qualifications (e.g. NVQ, BTEC).

Desirable

• Aviation related degree or equivalent.

• Aviation human factors training undertaken.

• Recognised Part CAMO Training Course accomplished.

• Recognised Part 145 Training Course accomplished.

Additional requirements

• Due to the nature of this position you will require DBS Security Clearance and meet the requirements of Export Compliance Regulations.

The Reward

In joining the Airbus family, you will play a critical part in delivering the most efficient helicopters for its customers, who serve, protect, save lives and carry passengers in demanding environments.  On top of your competitive base salary, you will have access to the following benefits below via our Airbus salary sacrifice schemes:

• Private Medical Insurance (Bupa) – single cover for employees paid by the company

• Pension: Employees are auto-enrolled into the Airbus Group UK Retirement Fund. Initially, AH contributes 6, employee 4 basic

• Share Incentive Plan and ESOP. Annual share schemes at company discretion. 

• Success Share, Discretionary Group bonus scheme (conditions apply)

• Bikes to Work (up to 3,000) (employee purchase scheme) 

• Technology ( employee purchase scheme) 

• My Drive (employee car purchase scheme)

• Den-Plan (employee purchase scheme)

• Health-care Cash Scheme

• Personal Accident Insurance (employee purchase scheme) 

• Health Assessments

• Travel Insurance

• Financial/Legal Advice (eg, Will-writing; Lasting Power of Attorney)

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Airbus is committed to achieving workforce diversity and creating an inclusive working environment. We welcome all applications irrespective of social and cultural background, age, gender, disability, sexual orientation or religious belief.

This job requires an awareness of any potential compliance risks and a commitment to act with integrity, as the foundation for the Company’s success, reputation and sustainable growth.

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