PLANNER I

ST Engineering North America•Pensacola, FL

5d•Onsite

About The Position

The Planner I supports aircraft maintenance and modification projects at ST Engineering Aerospace in Pensacola, Florida. The role reviews project work packages, forecasts labor needs, coordinates schedules across departments, maintains project records, and works with Program and Project Managers to support operational decisions, efficiency, quality, and continuous improvement. The posting’s duties section refers to a Planner II; the title provided for the position is Planner I. The Planner coordinates planning and production activities to meet quality and performance goals within the project’s contracted downtime. Responsibilities include estimating labor requirements, establishing project tracking methods, maintaining planning data, developing work procedures, and administering contract terms such as scope interpretation, out-of-scope item negotiation, pricing, budgeting, and estimates. The Planner also records significant project events and scope changes, compiles cost, labor, and redelivery data, and helps prepare customer and internal status reports. The position is based in a general office environment at Pensacola International Airport. It involves regular communication with internal teams, customers, vendors, and clients, with confidentiality considered extremely important. The role requires sitting for about five hours per day, walking for about three hours per day up to 200 feet on concrete or carpet, and lifting up to 25 pounds. Regular attendance is required.

Requirements

Associate degree, or equivalent training, education, and/or experience.
One year of experience in aircraft maintenance planning, production control, non-aircraft maintenance planning and scheduling, or equivalent.
Ability to communicate orally and in writing and provide instructions and guidance effectively.
Ability to motivate and lead a staff or team, delegate and prioritize work, and support productivity and quality goals.
Knowledge of computer-based planning systems and aircraft maintenance programs, or the ability to acquire these skills.
Technical knowledge of transport-category aircraft, or the ability to acquire this knowledge.
Knowledge of applicable FARs, company policies and procedures, aircraft manuals and related materials, maintenance paperwork, and personnel forms and documentation, or the ability to acquire this knowledge.
Ability to maintain effective working relationships with department colleagues, outside vendors, and clients; confidentiality is essential.
Ability to sit about five hours per day, walk about three hours per day up to 200 feet on concrete or carpet, lift 25 pounds, and report to work regularly.

Nice To Haves

Commercial aircraft experience.
Comfort using Microsoft Excel.
Capabilities in Power BI and Macro.

Responsibilities

Coordinate with the Program Manager, Project Manager, and Manager Planning to achieve project quality and performance goals within contracted downtime.
Assist with scheduling work by coordinating the requirements of each trade and department.
Project labor requirements by trade and establish methods and parameters to track project progress and performance; update data in in-house monitoring software as needed.
Establish work procedures based on customer requirements and ensure planning and production staff follow those procedures and processes.
Administer contract terms by interpreting work contents and handling negotiation of out-of-scope items, pricing, man-hour budgets, estimates, and statistics.
Coordinate with customers and Production, when required, to obtain progressive and timely man-hour approval for out-of-scope work.
Maintain records of significant events and decisions affecting the work schedule, including procedure changes, additional customer requests, and major aircraft findings.
Review project work documents and record changes in scope throughout the project.
Compile program data on man-hours, cost versus sold, redelivery status, and other relevant information for internal use and customer presentations.
Assist the Program or Project Manager with daily status reports for customers and internal use.
Communicate and provide instructions or guidance to coworkers, supervisors, subordinates, and outside agencies.
Motivate and lead team members, delegate and prioritize work, and support productivity and quality goals.