Assistant Maintenance Planner
FlySafair
2025/10/24   JHB


Job Ref #: AMP_002
Industry: Aviation
Job Type: Permanent
Positions Available: 1
Safair Operations, operating as FlySafair has a vacancy for a Assistant Maintenance Planner at our Head Office in Johannesburg. The successful applicant will report to the Maintenance Planning Manager.
Job Description
  • Compile work packs for the FlySafair inductions and lease returns (planning for the next check due, informing stores of NDT required, components needed for checks);
  • Ensure work orders are compiled on time and provided to MRO;
  • Capture work order data from MRO;
  • Create ad-hoc work orders;
  • Follow-up on all open work orders;
  • Review completed work orders and ensure accuracy;
  • Close work orders from outstations;
  • Close work orders from MRO when maintenance is complete;
  • Perform component movements from MRO work orders;
  • Notify other departments of findings in work orders and findings highlighted by QA/QC;
  • Assist with capturing ATLR's and component movements from ATLR's when required;
  • Update logbooks of aircraft and major modules being inducted and lease returned;
  • Update the maintenance system with ADS and SBS. Provide information to other departments when requested;
  • Issue Certificate of Release (CRS) to service and Certificate Related to Maintenance of an Aircraft (CRMA) documents after maintenance is completed;
  • Ensure all documentation issued is current;
  • Assist with CAA Audits and C of A inspections when requested;
  • Assist with hard-time and Life-limited components management;
  • Maintain aircraft serviceability as per the approved AMP, and or relevant documentation or lessor requirements;
  • Maintain knowledge of relevant regulations, policies and guidelines;
  • Adhere to statutory regulations, organisational standards, policies and procedures;
  • Report non-compliance and implement corrective actions to ensure compliance;
  • Analyse Stakeholder needs and identify improvement initiatives;
  • Liaise with the Maintenance Planning Specialist regarding scheduling and required downtime needed for inductions and lease returns.
Job Requirements
  • Grade 12 or equivalent (Essential);
  • Certificate in maintenance planning (Advantageous);
  • 5 years of technical experience in aviation in a mid-size organisation (Essential);
  • Experience with aircraft maintenance planning (Essential);
  • Experience working with a technical maintenance system (Advantageous);
  • Willing to work overtime;
  • Willing to travel (domestic and international);
  • Knowledge and understanding of Microsoft Office suite (Outlook, Excel, PowerPoint, Word);
  • Knowledge of aircraft documentation, i.e. MPD, Boeing issued or OEM Documentation;
  • Communication skills;
  • Planning and organising skills;
  • Interpersonal skills;
  • Collaboration skills.

Personal Attributes:

  • Professional;
  • Strong integrity and ethical;
  • Compliance driven;
  • Good stress management;
  • Assertive;
  • Detailed orientated;
  • Immaculate timekeeping;
  • Able to work independently and in a team;
  • Positive attitude.

Application guideline:

  • Email applications will not be accepted;
  • Preference will be given to members of under-represented designated groups.
  • Should no feedback be provided within two (2) weeks from the closing date, please consider your application as unsuccessful.

FlySafair reserves the right:

  • Not to proceed with this vacancy;
  • To appoint the selected candidates based on its operational requirements.

Closing date: 31 October 2025