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