Senior Technical Planner - Aircraft Base Maintenance

There’s never been a more exciting time to join United Airlines. We’re on a path toward becoming the best airline in aviation history. Our shared purpose – Connecting People, Uniting the World – is about more than getting people from one place to another. It also means that as a global company that operates in hundreds of locations around the world with millions of customers and tens of thousands of employees, we have a unique responsibility to uplift and provide opportunities in the places where we work, live, and fly, and we can only do that with a truly diverse and inclusive workforce. And we’re growing – in the years ahead, we’ll hire tens of thousands of people across every area of the airline. Our careers include a competitive benefits package to keep you happy, healthy, and well-traveled. United is genuinely a unique workplace, from employee-run "Business Resource Group" communities to world-class benefits like parental leave, 401k, and privileges like space-available travel. Are you ready to travel the world?

At United, we have some of the best aircraft in the world. Our Technical Operations team is full of aircraft maintenance technicians, engineers, planners, ground equipment and facilities professionals, and supply chain teams that help ensure our planes are well taken care of and ready to get our customers to their desired destinations. If you’re ready to work on our planes, join our Tech Ops experts and help keep our fleet in tip-top shape.

The Base Maintenance Technical Planner manages aircraft heavy maintenance visits at internal and vendor facilities. This includes building work packages to include all critical maintenance tasks, coordination with other key work groups such as Materials, Tooling, and Engineering to ensure the visit is set up for success, supporting the station while the aircraft is at work, and ensuring the successful release of the plane. This position includes research and data analysis to identify optimization opportunities and creative solutions. Candidates should have problem-solving skills, an innovative mindset, and technical knowledge.

• Create and deliver on-time work maintenance packages for the stations/fleet within work scope and budgeted labor hours, span and cost.
• Provide support to the maintenance station and work with Maintenance Programs, Engineering, Records, and other Planning groups to resolve issues.
• Modify work packages to account for hangar plan changes or work to be added or deleted.
• Communicate effectively and proactively to Production Control, Maintenance Representatives, Airframe Contracts, Methods & Standards, Logistics, Quality Control, and other planning organizations about revisions, special requirements, workload additions, and deletions to base maintenance events.
• Review post-visit information and analyze historical data to identify improvement opportunities to the maintenance program, scheduling, or visit workflow.
• Host effective, routine meetings with the station and other stakeholders to plan for upcoming maintenance visits and track the progress of ongoing visits.
• Utilize data to recommend and implement improvements to Base Planning processes.

At United, we offer a competitive compensation package, with benefits including medical, dental, vision, life, accident and disability, parental leave, employee assistance program, commuter, paid holidays, paid time off, 401(k) plan with employee and company contribution opportunities, and flight privileges.

This job posting includes salary and benefits information as required by several state laws.

NOTE: This position is based at the CSC-Willis Tower, located in Chicago, IL, and is considered a hybrid work schedule, with three days in the office.

The salary for this position ranges from $80,775 to $118,470, depending on job-related, non-discriminatory factors such as experience, education, and skills. This range is based on a full-time schedule.

Bonus eligible: yes

Salary and benefits information is included in this job posting per several state laws.

The Job Posting End Date is 11/24/2024

United values diverse experiences and perspectives, and we encourage everyone who meets the minimum qualifications to apply. While having the “desired” qualifications makes for a stronger candidate, we encourage applicants who may not feel they check ALL those boxes! We always seek individuals who will bring something new to the table!

• Bachelors degree or at least two years of experience in aircraft maintenance, aircraft maintenance planning, supply chain, or other relevant experience
• Two years of experience in aircraft maintenance, aircraft maintenance planning, supply chain, engineering, or other relevant aviation experience
• Proficient in Excel and PowerPoint
• Knowledge of aircraft systems
• Understanding aircraft maintenance programs
• Strong interpersonal, verbal, and written communication skills, with the ability to effectively interact at all levels (including executive) and team with all internal and external business partners.
• Be adept at juggling several projects and initiatives simultaneously through appropriate prioritization.
• Must be legally authorized to work in the United States for any employer without sponsorship.
• Successful completion of interview required to meet job qualification.
• Reliable, punctual attendance is an essential function of the position.

• 1 year of planning or management experience
• FAA Airframe and Powerplant License
• Knowledge of aircraft maintenance planning
• Aircraft Maintenance or Engineering
• Project planning
• Experience with continuous improvement principles and tools.
• Data analysis and quantitative modeling techniques (e.g., statistical, optimization, simulation, spreadsheet)

United Airlines is an equal-opportunity employer. As required by applicable law, United Airlines recruits, employs, trains, compensates, and promotes regardless of race, religion, color, national origin, gender identity, sexual orientation, physical ability, age, veteran status, and other protected status. We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process and perform crucial job functions. Please get in touch with JobAccommodationsunited.com to request accommodation.