PRODUCTION PLANNING OFFICER

Job Purpose: To supervise and organise the materials co-ordination,
estimation, work pack preparation and end of check report services within
production planning department. To assist the Production Planning Engineers to
deliver support to the Emirates Fleet and business customers whilst
maintaining the highest standards of airworthiness, safety and quality
compliance. Job Outline: - Generic: - Act as deputy for immediate supervisor
and actively seek improvement opportunities within the departments and
interface business units to create and deliver proactive beneficial changes to
the group. - Provide leadership, training and guidance to the reporting
planning supervisors. - Identify and take part in projects to continuously
improve the Production Planning Department and improve the service provided to
Operations. - Materials Co-Ordination - Review all materials requests for the
ongoing check to see if there is stock available and coordinate delivery based
on order priority. Monitor for duplicate requests and cancel/adjust as
required. Determine the best solution for all materials shortages. - Co-
ordinate all Ship Shop Ship(S/S/S) and repair orders to ensure they will be
returned to the aircraft in accordance with the required dates per the
workflow plan or substitute parts are sourced. Ensure all S/S/S parts are
dispatched with all required information listed. - Ensure all relevant stake
holders are kept updated on the materials status for the check, especially any
items which may impact on the workflow of the input. Provide appropriate daily
reports to the Production Planning Engineers and Base Heavy Shift Manager. -
Co-ordinate with internal and External Stakeholders as required to ensure new
part numbers are setup in the system, The pre-draw is delivered before A/C
input, including mod kits on the dates agreed with the production team and
samples are collected and feedback received. - Review missing items?
notifications and ensure actions are initiated to replace them. - Provide
recommendations on task withdrawal based on part non-availability and lead
times which do not support the check workflow. - Co-ordinate all materials
related closure actions at the end of each input including: DBNU clean-up and
feedback to the planning organisation for future DBNU reduction. Ensure all
open orders are reviewed and either cancelled or transferred to open deferred
defects. Review the materials spend in terms of parts, quantity & cost at the
end of each input and provide recommendations on future stock levels,
contingency spares orders and unusual order patterns. - Work pack Preparation:
- Ensure the management and coordination of the check work package preparation
and compilation process for heavy maintenance inputs, assigned to the hangars
by supervising and prioritising the teams within deadlines, from handover of a
package from Maintenance Planning through to delivering to Production Support
teams. - Review the work packages received from Maintenance Planning
highlighting first time tasks, critical tasks and tasks impacting production
work flow plan. - Ensure segregation of work packages into working
zones/trades as per the work flow plan for proper and smooth execution of
maintenance input prior to each heavy maintenance input. - Manage work package
feedback responses from EK Engineering support departments (i.e. Maintenance
Planning, Configuration Management Group, Engineering Technical Services, and
Maintenance Programmes) are provided to the stakeholders (i.e. Base Heavy
Maintenance, Production Support Engineers and Workshops). - Ensure safety and
security of work packages, ensuring delivery and handover of the package at
pre check - Estimation: - Produce a detailed Estimate Report of Man-hours for
each input which will support the workflow and manpower planning process. -
Highlight first time tasks, tasks with high task & access man-hours, expected
defects from historical trend and other tasks impacting production work flow
plan as part of the detailed Estimate Report for every check input. - Produce
Post Check Analysis per completed inputs to ensure technical integrity of the
estimation is reviewed and updated in terms clocking / man-hour utilization. -
Perform defect analysis for completed inputs in terms of Non-Routine
estimation taking into consideration check type, aircraft type, age, and in
service issues to determine technical impact for future layovers. - ReviewFeedback Discrepancies? of Production Planning to support teams/departments
of EK Engineering in terms of documentation discrepancies, man-hours, as well
as initiating developmental change in AMM and other manuals of related EK
Fleet. - Business Reporting: - Produce End of Check Reports (ECR), Key
Performance Indicators (KPI) and other reports as determined by BHM
Management. - Archive end of check data and monitor deviations from EK Base
Heavy Maintenance (BHM) standard. - Organize and attend ECR Washout Meetings
and ensure reasons and solutions on critical issues are rightly recorded and
published. - Record the learning from the ECR process till closure, open
issues followed up and actioned by the various stake holders. - Record the
hangar productivity in terms of daily and monthly available hangar staff and
monitor impact of leaves, OTs and Holiday periods with the work load. - Record
the monthly Downtime, Man Hours & Material utilisation, cost and other key
parameters for BHM.
Qualifications & Experience: Engineering.Other : ‎5+ Years : Materials Co-
ordination, Work pack Preparation & Estimation: National / Higher National
Diploma (‎12+‎2 or equivalent) in Aeronautical Engineering (Mechanical,
Electronic or Avionics) or licensed on an EK fleet type. Business Reporting:
National / Higher National Diploma (‎12+‎2 or equivalent) in General Engineering
(Mechanical, Electronic, Avionics or Industrial) or Business, Process or
Project Administration/Management field. Experience within Aircraft
Maintenance or Production Planning at an Airline or 3rd party Maintenance
facility. Knowledge/skills: Good understanding of aircraft documentation and
records including Aircraft Maintenance Manual (AMM), Illustrated Parts
Catalogue (IPC), Work Packages and Maintenance Schedules. Knowledge of
aircraft systems, power plant and components. Good knowledge of MS Office
applications. Knowledge of Ultramain system. Familiar with aircraft regulatory
requirements and legislation. Safety Sensitive Role: No
Salary & Benefits: Join us in Dubai and enjoy an attractive tax-free salary
and travel benefits that are exclusive to our industry, including discounts on
flights and hotels stays around the world. You can find out more information
about our employee benefits in the Working Here section of our website
www.emirates.com/careers. Further information on what's it like to live and
work in our cosmopolitan home city, can be found in the Dubai Lifestyle
section.