Senior Technical Planner - Heavy Maintenance Planning

United Airlines•Chicago, IL

2d•$89,965 - $117,212

About The Position

The Base Maintenance Technical Planner manages aircraft heavy maintenance visits at internal and vendor facilities. The role develops work packages containing critical maintenance tasks, coordinates with Materials, Tooling, Engineering, and other work groups to prepare for each visit, supports the maintenance station while work is underway, and helps ensure successful aircraft release. It also involves research and data analysis to identify optimization opportunities and develop solutions. The planner delivers maintenance work packages on time and within scope and budgeted labor hours, span, and cost. The role coordinates with stakeholders about changes and requirements, adjusts work packages as needed, reviews post-visit information and historical data, and recommends process improvements. It also hosts routine meetings to prepare for upcoming visits and track active work.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent aircraft maintenance or maintenance planning experience.
2 or more years of experience in aircraft maintenance, aircraft maintenance planning, supply chain, engineering, or other relevant aviation experience.
Ability to independently lead planning efforts and work-scope development through aircraft release.
Ability to assess span, labor, risk, and operational impacts and make sound recommendations.
Ability to influence cross-functional stakeholders and vendor partners.
Ability to mentor and guide peers.
Strong problem-solving skills in ambiguous or time-sensitive maintenance situations.
Strong interpersonal, verbal, and written communication skills, including the ability to interact effectively at all levels and work with internal and external business partners.
Data analysis and quantitative modeling ability, such as statistical, optimization, simulation, or spreadsheet analysis.
Ability to manage several projects and initiatives simultaneously through appropriate prioritization.
Proficiency in Excel and PowerPoint.
A degree in Engineering, Mathematics, Statistics, Supply Chain/Logistics, Business, or a related field, or equivalent aircraft maintenance or maintenance planning experience.

Nice To Haves

Bachelor’s degree in a related technical field or equivalent work or military experience.
Aerospace, Mechanical, Industrial, or Electrical Engineering background.
Experience planning heavy maintenance visits at internal or vendor facilities.
Experience leading cross-functional projects or mentoring others.
FAA Airframe and Powerplant License.
Lean/Six Sigma Certification.
Advanced aircraft maintenance planning knowledge, including maintenance programs and aircraft systems.
Experience with vendor contracts and airframe vendor management.
Performance management experience.
Project planning experience.
Knowledge of continuous improvement principles and tools.
Experience with financial calculations involving labor, hours, materials, and related items.
Understanding of generative AI capabilities and limitations, and the ability to use AI for research, analysis, content creation, and problem solving while critically validating outputs and following company policies on responsible AI, data privacy, and security.

Responsibilities

Create and deliver on-time maintenance work packages for stations and the fleet within work scope and budgeted labor hours, span, and cost.
Support the maintenance station and work with Maintenance Programs, Engineering, Records, and other Planning groups to resolve issues.
Modify work packages to account for hangar plan changes or work added or deleted.
Proactively communicate revisions, special requirements, workload additions, and deletions to Production Control, Maintenance Representatives, Airframe Contracts, Methods & Standards, Logistics, Quality Control, and other planning organizations.
Review post-visit information and analyze historical data to identify opportunities to improve the maintenance program, scheduling, or visit workflow.
Host routine meetings with the station and other stakeholders to plan upcoming maintenance visits and track ongoing visits.
Use data to recommend and implement improvements to Base Planning processes.
Manage aircraft heavy maintenance visits at internal and vendor facilities, including coordinating work groups, supporting stations during maintenance, and ensuring successful aircraft release.