Field Maintenance Planning Manager

United Airlines•Denver, CO

1d•Onsite

About The Position

Achieving our goals starts with supporting yours. Grow your career, access top-tier health and wellness benefits, build lasting connections with your team and our customers, and travel the world using our extensive route network. Come join us to create what’s next. Let’s define tomorrow, together. At United, we have some of the best aircraft in the world. Our Technical Operations team is full of aircraft maintenance technicians, engineers, planners, ground equipment and facilities professionals, and supply chain teams that help make sure they’re well taken care of and ready to get our customers to their desired destinations. If you’re ready to work on our planes, join our Tech Ops experts and help keep our fleet in tip-top shape.

Requirements

High school diploma or equivalent
FAA Airframe and Powerplant License or equivalent aviation/aerospace field experience
5 years of commercial aircraft or military aircraft maintenance experience
Aircraft systems
Aircraft maintenance programs
Aircraft maintenance information systems
Autonomous proactive self-starter
Excellent verbal and written communication skills
Willing and able to work any shift in 24/7 operation including on weekends and holidays
40% travel
Excel, Word and Powerpoint
Must be legally authorized to work in the United States for any employer without sponsorship
Successful completion of interview required to meet job qualification
Reliable, punctual attendance is an essential function of the position

Nice To Haves

Bachelor's degree
Engineering, Aviation Technology, or aviation management
Green or Black Belt in Lean/Six Sigma
Project Management certification
2 years in an aircraft maintenance management role
2 years of maintenance planning experience
Data analysis tools such as Foundry

Responsibilities

Leads the Field Planning team in reviewing, scheduling, coordinating and effectively communicating scheduled maintenance activities
Lead daily workload meetings with station leadership
Liaison with Digital Technology, Supply Chain, Method and Standards, Records, Maintenance programs, Quality Control, Engineering and Operations
Subject matter expert and designated station trainer on maintenance related technology platforms
Develops and fosters strong cross-divisional relationships while maintaining an open line of communication with the various planning teams, maintenance stations, maintenance control, Routing and other Tech Ops and NOC teams
Manage administrative duties of the assigned Field Planning team including team scheduling, vacation, holiday, and sick coverage
Mentor, develop and train field planning team skills and knowledge
Monitor performance to goals and implement actions to address gaps
Ensure team complies with Planning SOPs
Ensures workability and compliance of regulatory documents surrounding engineering projects, new maintenance program tasks and fleet campaign directives
Coordinates pilot projects involving man-hour and span time estimates on new and existing line maintenance tasks