Aircraft Depot Maintenance Planning

HX5, LLC•Beavercreek, OH

10d•Onsite

About The Position

HX5 is seeking a Senior Aircraft Depot Maintenance Planner to support Headquarters, Air Force Material Command’s A4/FD Requirements Review Depot Determination (R2D2) team at Wright-Patterson AFB in Dayton, Ohio. This role involves utilizing experience with Depot Maintenance (DM) activities, data analysis, and existing data infrastructure to track and determine the operational effectiveness of organic DM. The position also assists with workload forecasting, repair decision processing, leadership approval preparation, and documentation in the Depot Source of Repair (DSOR) Automated Management System (AMS). The planner will review capability establishment, recommend corrective actions, and support workload forecasting to ensure adequate funding for depot capability and manpower plans. Responsibilities include drafting and staffing documentation for plans, policies, staffing, and budget needs, as well as preparing and presenting metrics for various boards and meetings. Additionally, the role involves tracking budget execution and financial performance, and developing/deploying training on DM processes, including problem identification, root cause analysis, and solution recommendation.

Requirements

Master’s Degree and ten (10) year’s experience in the respective technical/professional discipline
Bachelor’s Degree and twelve (12) years’ experience
High School Diploma and fifteen (15) years’ of directly related experience.
Experience/working knowledge of Air Force field and depot aircraft maintenance management processes.
Proof of U.S. Citizenship or US Permanent Residency
Ability to complete a U.S. government background investigation
Ability to obtain a Secret clearance by date of hire
Ability to travel, including air travel

Responsibilities

Utilize experience with Depot Maintenance (DM) activities, metrics, data analysis, and existing data infrastructure to track and determine operational effectiveness of organic DM.
Assist workload forecasting by gathering inputs, processing repair decisions, preparing packages for leadership approval, and documenting decisions in the Depot Source of Repair (DSOR) Automated Management System (AMS).
Review capability establishment ensuring alignment with leaders’ decisions.
Recommend corrective actions and support workload forecasting to ensure depot capability and manpower plans are adequately funded.
Draft, review, and staff documentation to support plans, policies, staffing and budget needs.
Prepare/present metrics for corporate boards, councils, symposiums, and leadership meetings.
Track execution of budgets and financial performance by monitoring customer order variations, capacity availability, and carryover positions.
Develop and deploy training on DM processes while identifying process problems, performing root cause analysis, and recommending solutions.