Strategic Heavy Maintenance Planner

$58,500 - $89,600/Yr

JetBlue Airways - Long Island City, NY

Full-time - Entry Level

Long Island City, NY

Air Transportation

About the position

The Strategic Heavy Maintenance Planner at JetBlue is responsible for forecasting, planning, and scheduling Heavy Maintenance events to ensure compliance with FAA regulations and maintain the integrity of the flying schedule. This role involves balancing maintenance needs with MRO business partner contracts and optimizing workload efficiency.

Responsibilities

• Construct and maintain the Heavy Maintenance Visit (HMV) Schedule
• Forecast future HMV resource requirements
• Build, publish, and maintain HMV work packages
• Assist in the capture, trend, and analysis of HMV yield, manpower, ground time, and non-routine workload to mitigate delays on the HMV lines
• Evaluate check workload, make recommendations for schedule optimization and workload efficiency
• Interface with Engineering, Technical Support, and other JetBlue customers to quote additional check workload with MRO and align with HMV schedule, promoting efficiency
• Interface with Line Maintenance Planning group for scheduling efficiency
• Coordinate Pre-Induction review meetings with Maintenance Planning, Material Operations, Quality Control, Engineering, and MRO providers
• Other duties as assigned

Requirements

• High School Diploma or GED
• Three (3) years of combined relevant work experience in Aircraft Maintenance Planning or a related field
• Proficient in Microsoft Office
• Strong verbal and written communication skills
• Strong analytical skills
• Strong organizational skills with the ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously
• Knowledge of Federal Aviation Regulations (FAR), Aircraft Maintenance Programs/Maintenance Program Documents (AMP/MPD), Airworthy Directives (AD) and Service Bulletins (SB)
• Must possess valid travel documents and be able to travel in and out of the United States
• Pass a pre-employment drug test
• Must be legally eligible to work in the country in which the position is located

Nice-to-haves

• Bachelor's Degree in Aviation Maintenance, Aviation Engineering, or related technical field
• Valid Airframe & Powerplant Mechanic Certificate
• Ten (10) years of experience in Aircraft Maintenance Planning or a related field
• Proficiency in TRAX
• Project Management experience particularly dealing with aircraft modifications, efficiency studies and cost deliverable projects

Benefits

• Access to healthcare benefits
• 401(k) plan and company match
• Crewmember stock purchase plan
• Short-term and long-term disability coverage
• Basic life insurance
• Free space available travel on JetBlue