Sr Aircraft Maintenance Planner

Summary

The Senior Aircraft Maintenance Planner will develop maintenance schedules and tasks for aircraft under FAA Part 145 requirements. They will work with the production management team to assign resources and manage schedule and budget.   

The ideal candidate will have experience working in aircraft maintenance and planning of base maintenance events, including C-Checks on narrow- and widebody aircraft. Behaviorally they will be comfortable working across teams to gather data and establish clear and concise communication and information paths. 

Organizationally, they will report to the Director, Operations Strategy and Planning and is a member of the Production Planning team.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Scheduling Maintenance Activities: Creating and coordinating maintenance schedules, ensuring compliance with regulations, maintenance programs and customer requirements. 
• Planning and Managing Maintenance Work Packages: Preparing work packages, specifying hangar slot, material, tooling, personnel, and resources needed for to perform the scheduled maintenance event. 
• Tracking Maintenance Activities: Monitoring the status of maintenance work, ensuring it is completed on time and within budget. 
• Collaborating with Stakeholders: Communicating with maintenance personnel, engineers, management and other departments to coordinate maintenance activities and resolve issues. 
• Ensuring Compliance: Staying up to date with Federal Aviation Regulations (FARs) and other relevant National Airworthiness Authority regulations for which Greenpoint is approved. 
• Process Documentation: Creating and maintaining process documentation as needed and participating in continuous improvement activities.
• Other duties as assigned.

Competencies

To perform the job successfully, an individual should demonstrate the following competencies:

Greenpoint Core Competencies

• Adaptability - Adapts to changes in the work environment, manages competing demands, and accepts constructive criticism/feedback and changes approach or method to best fit the situation.
• Communications - Expresses ideas and thoughts effectively in verbal and written form, exhibits good listening and comprehension, keeps others informed and uses appropriate communication methods.
• Dependability - Responds to requests for service and assistance, follows instruction and responds to management direction, takes responsibility for own actions and doing the best job possible, keeps commitments, and maintains reliable attendance.
• Initiative - Sets and achieves challenging goals, demonstrates persistence and overcomes obstacles, measures self against standard of excellence, recognizes and acts on opportunities, and takes calculated risks to accomplish goals.
• Teamwork - Balances team and individual responsibilities, exhibits objectivity and openness to others' views, gives and welcomes feedback, contributes to building a positive team spirit, and puts success of team above own interests.
• Work Quality - Demonstrates accuracy and thoroughness, displays commitment to excellence, looks for ways to improve and promote quality, applies feedback to improve performance, and monitors own work to ensure quality.

Job Core Competencies

• Cooperation – Establishes and maintains effective relations, exhibits tact and consideration, displays positive outlook and pleasant manner, offers assistance and support to co-workers, works cooperatively in group situations and works actively to resolve conflicts.
• Written Communications - Writes clearly and informatively, edits work for spelling and grammar, varies writing style to meet needs, and presents numerical data effectively.
• Planning & Organization – You prioritize and plan work activities, you use time efficiently, you plan for additional resources, you integrate changes smoothly, you set goals and objectives, and you work in an organized manner.
• Oral Communications – You speak clearly and persuasively, you listen and get clarification, you respond well to questions, you demonstrate group presentation skills, and you participate in meetings.

Summary of Education, Experience & Certification

High school graduate or GED. Associate degree or higher in Science or Engineering, and/or Certification in Aviation (E.g. A & P license, EASA B1 or B2, or Transport Canada AME license) with relevant experience preferred.

Five years of prior experience working in aircraft maintenance and planning environment required. Familiar with FAA Part 145 requirements, FAA Airworthiness Directives, Service Bulletins, Supplemental Type Certificates Fleet specific OEM Manuals. Familiarity with Manufactures’ IPC (Illustrated Parts Catalog), AMM, (Aircraft Maintenance Manual), SRM (Structural Repair Manual), AD (Airworthiness Directives) and SB (Service Bulletin).

Employees working on programs subject to International Traffic in Arms Regulations must qualify as a US Person which is defined as a US Citizen, a Permanent Resident who does not work for a foreign company/foreign government/foreign governmental agency or organization, or a political asylee for legal compliance purposes.

Required Knowledge, Skills & Abilities

• Ability to analyze maintenance and inspection requirements and translate into task cards using MRO system.
• Ability to read and interpret blueprints, engineering drawings and materials specifications. 
• Ability to work well independently and cross-functionally as part of an established and growing team. 
• Strong communication, time-management, and problem-solving skills. 
• Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form. 
• Proficient in MS Office (Excel, Word, PowerPoint etc.)  
• Ability to work outside of core business hours as required. 

The expected WA salary range for this position is between $78,000.00 - $103,000.00 USD. Actual compensation will be determined based on experience, education, location, and other factors permitted by law. Our suite of comprehensive benefits include healthcare (medical, dental & vision), life insurance, paid time off, and a 401(k) savings plan with company match.

About Greenpoint Technologies 
Greenpoint delivers nose-to-tail VIP Jet aircraft interiors for private clients and Heads-of-State.  We are proud to be known in the aerospace industry for our design and engineering innovation, award-winning company culture, and on-time delivery of our beautiful products. We use leading-edge tools and employee-built processes to deliver extraordinary, one-of-a-kind custom aircraft interiors.  It’s complex work, but we work smart.  In return for hard work, collaboration, and creativity, our people experience a culture custom built for high achievers:

• Big jobs and stretch assignments.
• High accountability environment, with transparent decisions aligned to values, open communication, and engaged leadership.
• Ability to make a big, visible impact on the end product. 

We welcome diverse contributions and provide equal employment opportunities to all individuals without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, physical or mental disability, genetic factors, military/veteran status or other characteristics protected by law.