Powerplant Production Planning Manager

Line Up Aviation is a specialist aviation and aerospace recruitment company that has been operating globally for more than 35 years. We work with some of the industry’s best-known companies and pride ourselves with working to the highest standard of service supported by an ingrained culture of honesty and integrity.

Role: Powerplant Production Planning Manager
Location: Jeddah/Saudi Arabia
Salary: Competitive Package
Job Type: Permanent

Our client is a major Saudi based aircraft maintenance repair & overhaul facility (MRO). On their behalf we are looking to recruit a Powerplant Production Planning Manager, this position will manage the production control activities for the engines business unit.
Key accountabilities

• Prepares and publishes the engine maintenance schedules and forecasts.
• Coordinates with Engine Planning and Support Engineering as necessary.
• Monitor the progress of production against the plan and ensure immediate response is taken to delays and troubleshooting.
• Develops, coordinates, and implements actions to improve the performance of the unit in line with the corporate goals of the company.
• Manage the effective achievement of the department function objectives through the leadership of the department.
• Prepare and recommend the department’s budget and monitor financial performance versus the budget.
• Lead the improvements to department policy and direct the implementation of procedures and controls covering all areas of the department activity.
• Manage the day-to-day operations of the aircraft (Engines / APUs) production control function to ensure that work processes are implemented as designed and comply with Prepares and publishes the engine maintenance schedules and forecasts.
• Coordinates with Engine Planning and Support Engineering as necessary and Complies with the engineering documents.
• Keeps abreast of work status and advise appropriate operational departments of delays, parts serviceability, etc.
• Monitor the progress of production against the plan and ensure immediate response is taken to delays and troubleshooting.
• Develops, coordinates, and implements actions to improve the performance of the unit in line with the corporate goals of the company.
• Prepare and recommend the department’s budget and monitor financial performance versus the budget.
• Lead the improvements to department policy and direct the implementation of procedures and controls covering all areas of the department activity.
• Manage the day-to-day operations of the aircraft (Engines/APUs} production control function to ensure that work processes are implemented as designed and comply with established policies, processes, and procedures.
• Lead subordinates’ compliance to standard and departmental procedures and regulations.
• Evaluate daily, weekly, and monthly fleet operating requirements and adjust plans accordingly.
• Resolve daily production/maintenance planning and scheduling problems with concerned production, support departments and vendors.
• Analyse requirement for parts and production data to improve and/or alter production plans.
• Perform other related duties or assignments as directed. C)
• Ensure compliance to all relevant safety and environmental management procedures and controls.

Education/Experience Required.

• Successfully completed bachelor’s degree in (Engineering is preferred), Aviation Maintenance, Aeronautical Science, Business administration or any relevant field is required.
• A minimum of 5 years work experience in working in a similar role with MRO

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