Manager Heavy Maintenance Planning

We’re Jetstar. You may know us for our famous low fares, but did you also know that we’ve flown more than 400 million customers since we launched in Australia in 2004? In fact, each week we operate around 3,000 flights to nearly 40 destinations across Australia, New Zealand, Asia and the Pacific. And we're not just an Australian airline either - the Jetstar Group also includes Jetstar Asia and Jetstar Japan, and is one of the largest low-cost airline groups in the Asia Pacific. As a group, we operate a fleet of more than 115 aircraft, including the Airbus A320 family and Boeing 787-8s. Every day we enable more people to takeoff to more places, more often.

Job Description

• Collingwood Head Office Location
  
  

Jetstar Engineering: A team that takes off together

We rely on our engineers to deliver our superior safety standards, up to the second. They’re the trouble-shooters, glitch-fixers and tech-experts who make sure we take to the sky safely. Helping our teammates soar is what we’re all about, and with a new fleet of state-of-the-art aircraft, plus new routes being added, the sky’s the limit.

Ready for your next adventure?

Following an internal promotion, we are pleased to advertise an opportunity to join our Maintenance Operations Team in the role of Manager Heavy Maintenance Planning.

Primary function of this role is to assess the short, mid and long-term maintenance requirements and capacity settings so that Maintenance Operations can make informed decisions about the allocation of maintenance work. The role is also required to measure the performance of the Engineering business and drive continuous improvement.

Reporting to our Senior Manager Maintenance Operations, key responsibilities of this role include:

• Managing the planning and execution of our heavy maintenance program including heavy maintenance program initiatives
• Working closely with seasonal and integrated planning functions to ensure engineering and maintenance requirements are coordinated with operational and network objectives
• Collaborating with key stakeholders and customers to jointly develop initiatives to reduce maintenance demand and optimize fleet performance
• Working closely with the Operations Teams to ensure the forecasted flying schedule can be delivered
• Working with internal and external suppliers to assess performance and inform continuous improvement opportunities and negotiation of agreements.
• Identify and execute on strategic opportunities to change the mix of maintenance footprint and maintenance suppliers to improve engineering and airline business outcomes.
• Developing financial budget estimates for maintenance execution associated with forecast demand and suppliers.
• Monitoring and reporting on the performance of the Engineering business to internal stakeholders and customer airlines.
  
  

We are on the hunt for someone who has experience, qualifications and attributes including:

• Experience in Heavy Maintenance Planning
• Experience in airline operations and/or aircraft engineering
• Experience managing interface with Part 145 suppliers for maintenance execution
• In depth knowledge and competency in reviewing and understanding aircraft maintenance programs (e.g. AMP)
• Stakeholder and supplier performance management skills
  
  

Develop a performance management culture within the department including the creation of detailed development plans to ensure continual growth in business skills, experience, and qualifications.

Your Life At Jetstar Is Unlike Any Other

Live the travel dream: You and your nominated travel companions can takeoff more with our famous Qantas Group Staff Travel discount.

Make work feel like a holiday: Join a fun, driven team where work feels like a holiday. Our people take every opportunity to takeoff together and find ways to help their teammates soar.

There’s a place for everyone at Jetstar: For us, travel and meeting new people go hand in hand. We invite our people to get involved in various Employee Network Groups that play an important role in creating our inclusive and supportive culture that we are fiercely proud of. We believe that teams with a diversity of ideas and experiences are more creative, innovative and solve problems quickly. We welcome applications from anyone who wants to takeoff with us. If you have support or access requirements, just reach out and let us know what you need.

We’re Jetstar. Let’s takeoff together

We can’t wait to hear from you. Apply by Sunday 19 January 2025