Senior Maintenance Planner - Heavy Checks; HC & Special Visit Line; SVL

About Us

Endeavor Air is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Delta Air Lines. Flying as Delta Connection, Endeavor operates
141 regional jets on 750 daily flights to 122 destinations in the United States, Canada, and the Caribbean.

Headquartered in Minneapolis, Minn., Endeavor has hub operations in Atlanta, Cincinnati, Detroit, Minneapolis, New York, and Raleigh-Durham, and 11 maintenance bases across our network.

We know that our people are our greatest assets, and we are committed to building a culture where employees love coming to work each day. At Endeavor Air, we foster a diverse, culturally-rich and safe workplace where employees are treated with dignity and respect. With a culture built on safety, excellence, and teamwork, Endeavor offers limitless potential for aviation professionals looking to start or continue their careers.

Our team promotes an inclusive environment in all aspects of the airline and our operation. As an EEO employer, we provide opportunities for all qualified candidates without regards to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, protected veteran, or disabled status.

The Senior Maintenance Planner, Heavy Check (HC) & Special Visit Line (SVL) is responsible for forecasting, building, and routing all HC and SVL work packages. The position also requires Long Range Planning forecasting analysis scenarios and report findings to senior leadership.

• Reports to Supervisor, Heavy Check & SVL Planning and works closely with Sr. Manager, Supplier Operations & Fleet Planning, Manager, Maintenance Planning, and Supervisor, Daily/Line Maintenance Planning.
• Coordinates with Senior and Daily/Line Maintenance Planners to optimize scheduled allocations against aircraft maintenance requirements.
• Primary corporate responsibility for tracking, forecasting, and reporting of Heavy Check (HC) and Special Visit Line (SVL) aircraft maintenance tasks/elements.
• Responsible for developing and updating master schedule(s) for all HC and SVL events for all company aircraft fleets.
• Performs basic data extraction/mining procedures using Showcase Query, Microsoft Access, or other available applications to forecast HC and SVL task expiration dates.
• Develops and maintains planning data in Aerostrat planning tool.
• Conducts analysis of data extracted from the company Aircraft Maintenance Computer System (AMCS) to determine Driving Check Due Dates (DCDD) for each aircraft and assigns their check-line allocations in addition to establishing induction sequencing for all HC and SVL ques.
• Using DCDD and other rules/parameters, builds simulations which provide business case analysis tools for Tech Ops leadership to optimize check yield against operational risks and cost models.
• Builds all HC and drop-in work packages for all fleets using the company’s AMCS and deliver work scope documents to Maintenance/Repair/Overhaul (MRO) vendors according to timelines and procedures set forth in applicable contracts/addendums.
• Acts as primary liaison with MRO Planning departments to coordinate check schedules, span times, and changes to previously delivered work packages.
• Acts as primary liaison between Endeavor Maintenance Planning and Endeavor MRO onsite Technical Representatives.
• Responsible for attending daily MRO update calls to answer any planning related questions and stay informed on aircraft status.
• Participates in and contributes to weekly meetings between Planning and Endeavor Materials to highlight upcoming schedule, constraints, and mitigate risks to executing deliverables.
• Builds all extended visit work packages for all aircraft using the company’s AMCS and delivers work scope documents to appropriate company maintenance facilities in timely manner.
• Forecasts and coordinates the scheduling of both short term and intermediate maintenance requirements on company aircraft.
• Develops and maintains work packages and work orders for all scheduled maintenance tasks utilizing the company’s AMCS.
• Develops long-range forecasts to identify peaks of demand and smooth workload accordingly by optimizing visits to maximize efficiency and mitigate aircraft down time.
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