Short Term Planner in Carterton, Oxfordshire

Short-Term Planner

Location: Brize Norton
Work pattern: 4 days on, 4 days off, days only
PAYE rate: Up to £26.92 per hour
Umbrella rate: Up to £36.00 per hour
IR35 status: Inside
Security clearance: SC clearance required
Interview process: Virtual interview

Help keep critical aircraft maintenance activity planned, coordinated and on track.

Guidant Global is working in partnership with Airbus to recruit an experienced Short-Term Planner at Brize Norton. This is an excellent opportunity to use your airline maintenance planning and Continuing Airworthiness Management Organisation experience within a highly collaborative technical environment.

You will produce and maintain short-term maintenance plans, coordinate requirements across engineering and operational teams, and help ensure that maintenance and modification activity is effectively incorporated into the flying programme.

What You'll Be Doing

• Liaising with the Integrated Operations Centre Planning Focal Point to understand and manage daily priorities
• Producing and delivering a three-month short-term maintenance plan
• Identifying maintenance task requirements and ensuring they are accurately planned
• Ensuring maintenance activity is incorporated into the Flying Programme and Integrated Through-Life Plan
• Working closely with Technical Services Engineers and Configuration Engineers
• Coordinating with Material Support and relevant maintenance organisations to support effective maintenance and modification planning
• Attending daily operational calls and providing the necessary planning information
• Entering, updating and maintaining A400M planning data within the Maintenance Data System
• Ensuring all planning activity complies with applicable Regulatory Articles and Atlas procedures
• Supporting projects and assignments directed by the Head of Technical Support Operations
• Contributing to continuous improvement initiatives across the planning function

What We're Looking For
Essential

• A minimum of five years' experience working within the airline industry
• Experience within a Continuing Airworthiness Management Organisation environment
• Strong maintenance planning and coordination skills
• The ability to work effectively with engineering, operational, materials and maintenance teams
• A structured and detail-focused approach to maintaining planning data
• The ability to manage changing priorities within an operational environment

Desirable

• Previous experience planning aircraft maintenance or modification activity
• Familiarity with aviation maintenance data or planning systems
• Experience supporting military or complex aircraft operations
• Knowledge of regulatory requirements relating to continuing airworthiness and maintenance planning

Why Join?
This role offers the opportunity to support A400M maintenance planning within a complex and highly collaborative aviation environment. You will work across technical, operational and maintenance teams, gaining broad exposure while contributing to reliable planning and continuous improvement.

The four days on, four days off pattern also provides a clear and predictable working schedule.

Inclusive Recruitment
Guidant Global is committed to creating an inclusive recruitment experience. We welcome applications from suitably qualified candidates and are happy to discuss reasonable adjustments that may support you throughout the recruitment process.

Please note that this position requires SC clearance and is restricted to sole British nationals.

Apply today to bring your airline maintenance planning experience to a key A400M support programme at Brize Norton.

Guidant, Carbon60, Lorien & SRG - The Vertage Group Portfolio are acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.