Publicerad: 2025-01-20
MANAGER BASE MAINTENANCE PLANNING
Scandinavian Airlines System SAS
We are strengthening our organization and are looking for a qualified person for the role of Base Maintenance Planning Manager.
Your responsibility is to manage base maintenance planning activities and ensure technical representation for base maintenance operations. You will lead a team of experts, that will deliver on all aspects of maintenance planning, from airworthiness control and monitoring, preparing maintenance work packages - including component and engine replacements, planning of individual maintenance tasks – consisting, but not limited to, of maintenance program tasks, airworthiness directives (AD), modification campaigns, deferred defects, to post-production activities. Additionally, you will collaborate closely with key stakeholders.
Main tasks and responsibilities
• Ensure that maintenance is planned in an airworthy, safe, and economical condition in compliance with the regulations imposed through EASA Part-M, Part-CAMO, Part-145 and Ops and National Aviation Authority
• Employee responsibilities with annual performance reviews and development planning
• Perform process confirmation and development of planning procedures laid down in operation governing manuals CAME and CAME-P
• Participate in the preparation of the department and maintenance budget
• Participate in the maintenance service provider (AMO) tender processes and ensure the execution according to agreed terms
• Secure maintenance ground time for maintenance events
• Ensure that all maintenance is performed in accordance with the approved maintenance data
• Ensure the operational availability of aircraft fleet through strategic and tactical planning activities
• Ensure planning of deferred defects within set time limits
• Host and participate in governance meetings between stakeholders and sharemen
• Ensure development and timely updates of long-term maintenance visit plan
• Ensure maintenance package optimization in view of aircraft lease contract conditions and lifetime cost optimization
• Ensure proper functioning of all planning staff and related issues by assessments and continuing process confirmation.
To be successful in this role, we believe you should have:
• Academic degree – B.sc. or M.sc. in an engineering field, or other relevant background from the aviation industry
• 4-5 years of relevant experience within aviation industry, preferred from commercial air transport. The knowledge of the nature of the operation and the fleet type(s) operated by SAS is beneficial.
• Preferably a minimum of 3 years of relevant experience within continued airworthiness management organization
• Minimum 2 years of relevant experience in a management position, including team leadership, development, and practical leadership at least at a tactical level, combined with hands-on experience in business transformations and change management.
• Practical experience of managing large contracts with suppliers and internal stakeholders, with associated budget processes and cost saving programs
• Practical experience of working with AMOS maintenance information management system (MMIS)
• A high proficiency in English, both written and oral
Personal Qualifications
As a person you are dynamic, outgoing, have a high degree of drive, a pedagogic mindset and excellent communication skills.
Other of Importance
For application, please proceed to our careerpage.
For questions regarding the position, please contact our Head of Maintenance Planning, at ville.koskinen@sas.se.
We are strengthening our organization and are looking for a qualified person for the role of Base Maintenance Planning Manager.
Your responsibility is to manage base maintenance planning activities and ensure technical representation for base maintenance operations. You will lead a team of experts, that will deliver on all aspects of maintenance planning, from airworthiness control and monitoring, preparing maintenance work packages - including component and engine replacements, planning of individual maintenance tasks – consisting, but not limited to, of maintenance program tasks, airworthiness directives (AD), modification campaigns, deferred defects, to post-production activities. Additionally, you will collaborate closely with key stakeholders.
Main tasks and responsibilities
• Ensure that maintenance is planned in an airworthy, safe, and economical condition in compliance with the regulations imposed through EASA Part-M, Part-CAMO, Part-145 and Ops and National Aviation Authority
• Employee responsibilities with annual performance reviews and development planning
• Perform process confirmation and development of planning procedures laid down in operation governing manuals CAME and CAME-P
• Participate in the preparation of the department and maintenance budget
• Participate in the maintenance service provider (AMO) tender processes and ensure the execution according to agreed terms
• Secure maintenance ground time for maintenance events
• Ensure that all maintenance is performed in accordance with the approved maintenance data
• Ensure the operational availability of aircraft fleet through strategic and tactical planning activities
• Ensure planning of deferred defects within set time limits
• Host and participate in governance meetings between stakeholders and sharemen
• Ensure development and timely updates of long-term maintenance visit plan
• Ensure maintenance package optimization in view of aircraft lease contract conditions and lifetime cost optimization
• Ensure proper functioning of all planning staff and related issues by assessments and continuing process confirmation.
To be successful in this role, we believe you should have:
• Academic degree – B.sc. or M.sc. in an engineering field, or other relevant background from the aviation industry
• 4-5 years of relevant experience within aviation industry, preferred from commercial air transport. The knowledge of the nature of the operation and the fleet type(s) operated by SAS is beneficial.
• Preferably a minimum of 3 years of relevant experience within continued airworthiness management organization
• Minimum 2 years of relevant experience in a management position, including team leadership, development, and practical leadership at least at a tactical level, combined with hands-on experience in business transformations and change management.
• Practical experience of managing large contracts with suppliers and internal stakeholders, with associated budget processes and cost saving programs
• Practical experience of working with AMOS maintenance information management system (MMIS)
• A high proficiency in English, both written and oral
Personal Qualifications
As a person you are dynamic, outgoing, have a high degree of drive, a pedagogic mindset and excellent communication skills.
Other of Importance
For application, please proceed to our careerpage.
For questions regarding the position, please contact our Head of Maintenance Planning, at ville.koskinen@sas.se.