Overview
Vista Farnborough, England, United Kingdom
Join to apply for the Technical Planning Engineer role at Vista. Vista Aircraft Maintenance is the in-house maintenance provider for the Vista Members’ fleet, with hubs across the U.S. and Europe. The group prioritizes service, safety, reliability and value, offering a robust regional support network for Vista’s growing fleet.
VistaJet is an operating partner of Vista, the world’s leading private aviation group. Vista integrates a portfolio of brands offering asset-free solutions to cover all key aspects of business aviation. The Group’s mission is to lead the change to provide clients with the most advanced flying services at the very best value, anytime, anywhere around the world.
Responsibilities
* Assist with Production Planning duties and facility capacity planning and control.
* Manage the pre-input process, including organising pre-input meetings with relevant stakeholders.
* Chair daily status and ship-side meetings in conjunction with Aircraft Managers.
* Create project plans for maintenance inputs identifying key sequences, milestones and critical path tasks.
* Ensure project timelines reflect on-check progress and skill-type forecasts for each input.
* Ensure accurate manhour targets are updated in templates and work packs to reflect changes in performance, practices, or maintenance requirements.
* Continually review systems and procedures to improve aircraft downtimes.
* Liaise with 3rd party companies, including Part 21, working groups and OEMs as appropriate to agree technical solutions.
* Be a focal point for the Customer, providing status updates, agreeing project approvals, and providing cost overview.
* Provide Technical Support for allocated aircraft in work, including repairs, mods, queries, tooling and specialist information.
* Work closely with the Production Team to ensure project targets are met (profitability, on-time delivery, customer satisfaction).
* Ensure all work order requirements are identified and task templates are maintained for pre-load/maintenance data/spares/tooling.
* Raise and effectively sequence work packs to meet delivery targets; ensure tasks are staged for complex or critical maintenance tasks.
* Carry out any other reasonable task in line with the role as requested by the Technical Services Manager.
Essential qualifications and experience
* Educated to a minimum of A level standard or equivalent experience in a related field.
* Previous demonstrable experience in aircraft maintenance, production planning or an airline environment.
* Full computer literacy with experience of Microsoft packages.
* Excellent communication skills – verbal and written.
* Ability to write technical text and drawings.
* Good organisational and planning skills.
Desirable qualifications and experience
* Technical support experience in aviation with knowledge of airworthiness regulations (EASA).
* Product knowledge of Bombardier Series aircraft.
* Keen commercial awareness.
* Ability to make technical assessments and decisions using recognized standards.
* Attention to detail and strong problem-solving skills.
* Willingness to work as part of a team to achieve delivery targets.
Seniority level
* Not Applicable
Employment type
* Full-time
Job function
* Industries: Airlines and Aviation
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