Role: Planning Assistant
Reports to: Head of Planning & Supply Chain
Department: Planning
Location: Twin Peaks, St Athan
Hours of Work: Monday - Friday, 8am - 4pm, 37.5 hours p/w
Salary: £23,770 per annum
We have an exciting opportunity for an experienced Planning Assistant to join our dynamic team. This permanent position is suited to someone with a minimum of 5 GCSE qualifications at Grade C or above including Maths and English Language (or equivalent), who is looking to build a career within aircraft maintenance.
Role Summary:
The role of Planning Assistant is to carry out aircraft maintenance planning activities and assist the Planning Engineers and Technicians to ensure that scheduled maintenance activities are prepared and completed in an expeditious and efficient manner, in accordance with Regulatory Authority requirements and company procedures. The Planning Assistant may also assist the Production Planning team with administrative duties.
Main responsibilities will include:
- Responsible for issuing aircraft pre-input information to Production Planning before aircraft arrival.
- On receipt of the List of Work (LOW), sets up the Works Order and liaises with the Production Planning Engineer to collect all relevant information regarding aircraft maintenance manuals as defined in the company’s Maintenance Organisation Exposition (MOE) and published procedures.
- Assists the Production Planning Team to close completed task cards in the maintenance system (OASES).
- Assists the Production Planning team to complete paperwork correctly and ensures required forms are attached as and where required to comply with the company Maintenance Organisation Exposition (MOE) or the company’s planning procedures.
- Ensures all documentation raised in the Document Log is returned in preparation for the Certificate of Release to Service.
- Responsible for all maintenance documentation, ensuring it is fully completed and stored correctly including ensuring the Tech Log is on the aircraft in preparation for departure.
- Stores all aircraft maintenance documentation securely and ensures data is regularly updated during the input and cleared on aircraft departure.
Key requirements include:
- 5 GCSE qualifications Grade C or above (or equivalent) in Maths and English Language.
- Proficient in Microsoft Office – Outlook, Word and Excel.
- Basic administrative experience – filing, document scanning and managing version control is essential. Experience within a planning team within the aviation industry, particularly in a maintenance environment, would be desirable.
To apply for this role, please submit your CV and covering letter to hradmin@caerdav.com
