Planning Engineer

Job Title: Planning Engineer - Defence

Hourly Rate: £32.24 per hour Umbrella / £24.37 per hour PAYE

About the role:

We are currently seeking a skilled Planning Engineer to join our esteemed defence client’s team at RAF Brize Norton, Oxfordshire. This is a unique opportunity to work with a hybrid organisation, collaborating with the Aircrafts IT and the customer on an incredible facility.

Their services encompass both direct and indirect functions, working together to provide a comprehensive airworthiness service. This includes maintenance planners, licenced line maintenance engineers, technical specialists for structures and systems, facilities management, security, health and safety, and more.

Responsibilities:
• Develop and maintain the Maintenance Plan for the RAF A400M fleet, identifying necessary maintenance tasks and organising work packs for execution by internal or external base maintenance organisations.
• Input maintenance plan, equipment, terminals, manuals, specifications, overhaul plan, and logistic parameters.
• Support product and equipment post-delivery by providing repair, modification, and organised retrofit services for customers, adhering to required standards (e.g., airworthiness) and maintenance costs.
• Schedule aircraft configuration changes and major role changes.
• Forecast aircraft availability, including capability.
• Make tail-to-task recommendations, providing the ATLAS Flying Programme to the Fleet Tasking Availability Management Coordinator, taking into account FHQ (Flight Headquarters) requirements and ensuring the correct aircraft capability and remaining potential.
• Manage the Scheduled Maintenance Programme and Flying Programme to mitigate AOGs, unserviceability, changes to tasks and priorities, delays, defects, etc.
• Create and maintain the Integrated through Life Plan (ITLP) to increase fleet availability and manage fleet utilisation.
• Enter and maintain A400M planning data in the customer’s Ground Computer Information System (GCIS).
• Manage projects and assignments as directed by the Head Office CAW.
• Support and contribute to any continuous improvement programmes.

Required Skills:
• Minimum of 5 years of experience in the airline industry
• CAMO experience

Hourly Rate: £32.24 per hour Umbrella / £24.37 per hour PAYE

About the role:

Our esteemed defence client at RAF Brize Norton, Oxfordshire, is seeking a skilled Planning Engineer to join their team. This is a unique opportunity to work with a hybrid organisation, collaborating with the Aircrafts IT and the customer on an incredible facility.

As part of their comprehensive airworthiness service, the team provides both direct and indirect functions, including maintenance planners, licenced line maintenance engineers, technical specialists for structures and systems, facilities management, security, health and safety, and more.

Responsibilities:
• Develop and maintain the Maintenance Plan for the RAF A400M fleet by identifying necessary maintenance tasks and organising work packs for execution by internal or external base maintenance organisations.
• Input maintenance plan, equipment, terminals, manuals, specifications, overhaul plan, and logistic parameters.
• Provide repair, modification, and organised retrofit services for customers, adhering to required standards (e.g., airworthiness) and maintenance costs to support product and equipment post-delivery.
• Schedule aircraft configuration changes and major role changes.
• Forecast aircraft availability, including capability.
• Make tail-to-task recommendations to the Fleet Tasking Availability Management Coordinator, providing the ATLAS Flying Programme, taking into account FHQ (Flight Headquarters) requirements to ensure the correct aircraft capability and remaining potential.
• Manage the Scheduled Maintenance Programme and Flying Programme to mitigate AOGs, unserviceability, changes to tasks and priorities, delays, defects, etc.
• Create and maintain the Integrated through Life Plan (ITLP) to increase fleet availability and manage fleet utilisation.
• Enter and maintain A400M planning data in the customer’s Ground Computer Information System (GCIS).
• Manage projects and assignments as directed by the Head Office CAW.
• Support and contribute to any continuous improvement programmes.

Required Skills:
• Minimum of 5 years of experience in the airline industry.
• Prior experience with CAMO is essential.