Production Planner

FlySafair • Full-time • City of Johannesburg, ZA • 1d ago

Estimate the maintenance downtime for Maintenance checks;
Co-ordinate with Production control in facilitating post-mortem meetings to continuously improve check processes;
Collaborate with the Materials Planning team to ensure that all required spares are available ahead of the scheduled check input date;
Co-ordinate with Maintenance Planners to ensure the work package is correct and any anomalies are corrected;
Co-ordinate with Production control in facilitating Survey pre-check meetings to ensure and align all departments with the upcoming check requirements;
Coordinate with Maintenance Planning to develop and manage long-term hangar planning activities;
Develop and maintain Gantt plan and production schedules for the aircraft maintenance events and modification projects;
Liaise with the maintenance, engineering, procurement, and quality assurance teams to ensure the timely availability of labour, parts, and required documentation;
Review work packages and engineering documentation to ensure accuracy, completeness, and compliance with regulatory and company standards, and initiate corrections where necessary;
Ensure work orders are compiled on time and provided to MRO;
Monitor progress of maintenance check activities within the Heavy maintenance Hangars and adjust schedules as needed to mitigate delays or resource conflicts;
Assist maintenance planning to follow-up on all open tasks or work orders;
Track parts shortages, assist material planning to initiate procurement activities, and escalate supply chain issues timeously;
Collaborate with Production Control to generate production reports and provide regular updates to internal stakeholders;
Participate in production meetings and provide status updates on planning milestones;
Support continuous improvement initiatives related to production efficiency and planning systems;
Co-ordinate Post Mortem meetings with all relevant stake holders after a maintenance event has taken place to discuss improvements and or shortfalls;
Maintain knowledge of relevant regulations, policies and guidelines;
Adhere to statutory regulations, organisational standards, policies and procedures;
Report non-compliance and implement corrective actions to ensure compliance;
Analyse stakeholder needs and identify improvement initiatives;
Maintain positive relationships with internal and external stakeholders to foster meaningful interactions;
Liaise with the Maintenance Planning regarding scheduling and required downtime needed.
Grade 12 or equivalent (Essential).
Technical Diploma (Advantageous).
Technical trade in aviation (Advantageous).
Qualification in Project planning and management (Advantageous).
5 years' experience in aircraft planning, or production control and aircraft maintenance (Essential).
Experience in project planning and project management (advantageous).
Experience working with a technical maintenance systems (MRO Software's)(Advantageous).
Willing to travel (domestic and international) Willing to work overtime.
Knowledge and understanding of Microsoft Office suite (Outlook, Excel,PowerPoint, Word).
Knowledge of aircraft documentation, i.e. MPD, Boeing issued or OEM Documentation (Essential).
Working knowledge of aviation regulations.

Personal Attributes

Professional.
Strong Integrity and ethical.
Compliance driven.
Good stress management.
Assertive.
High Detailed orientated.
Immaculate timekeeping.
Able to work independently and in a team.
Positive attitude.

Application Guideline

Email applications will not be accepted;
Preference will be given to members of under-represented designated groups;
Should no feedback be provided within two (2) weeks from the closing date, please consider your application as unsuccessful.

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