The Team

Guided by our purpose, core values, and leadership principles, we are creating an airline people love. Our corporate teams set the strategies and operational plans to ensure the success of our company. Whether we use our expertise in accounting, human resources, finance, planning, legal, marketing, or any of our operational divisions, our shared passion for travel and our guests is what motivates us to achieve excellence each day. If you share our passion for creating an airline people love, we want to hear from you.

Role Summary

The Maintenance Planner & Aircraft Router performs aircraft operational routing and systematic maintenance planning in support of a safe working-environment to ensure the flight and maintenance operations are coordinated with the Operating Divisions, Maintenance & Engineering, and other divisions at Alaska Airlines (AS).

Key Duties

• Maintains strict standards of safety and compliance—this position has the responsibility, authority, and decision-rights to stop the operation (ground aircraft) for any safety or compliance related issue.

• Plans, schedules, and decides work priorities encompassing all areas of aircraft maintenance.

• Minimizes aircraft downtime and maximizes schedule reliability by planning system-wide aircraft maintenance in response to changes in the operation.

• Analyzes aircraft change requests.

• Plans ground time for extended maintenance actions.

• Plans labor hour workloads and balances facility capacity and capability.

• Coordinates maintenance activities with operational groups in response to routing, scheduling, or planning revisions.

• Manages operational aircraft swaps and recovery routing to maintain optimal system performance.

• Takes initiative to develop solutions to expeditiously facilitate the urgent completion of Airworthiness Directives, Service Bulletins, Fleet Campaign Directives, and Engineering Orders.

• Leads daily conference calls--coordinating with Maintenance Control, Materials/AOG desk, Line Managers, and Inspection.

• Supports line maintenance operations by balancing station workload, establishing task specific priorities, allocation of hangar capacity, and developing contingency plans for aircraft towing/remote operations.

Job-Specific Experience, Education & Skills

Required

• 2 years of experience in the areas of maintenance planning, aircraft routing, operations, business analytics, or aircraft and engine maintenance.

• Bachelor’s degree, or an additional two years of relevant training/experience in lieu of this degree.

• Strong computer skills--advanced proficiency with Microsoft Office applications (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, SharePoint, Outlook).

• Effective written and verbal communication and negotiation skills.

• Proven ability to make sound analytical decisions in a real-time, fast-paced environment.

• Ability to work independently and achieve results with limited oversight or guidance.

• Able and willing to work weekends, holidays, and non-standard shifts.

• A high school diploma or equivalent.

• Minimum age of 18.

• Must be authorized to work in the U.S.

Preferred

• Airline industry experience.

• Maintenance planning experience.

• Knowledge of aircraft maintenance procedures and FAA regulations.

• Computer applications experience with TRAX, Visops, Vismaint, Aerostrat, Tableau, Microsoft SQL.

• FAA Airframe and Powerplant certification.

Job-Specific Leadership Expectations

Embody our values to own safety, do the right thing, be kind-hearted, deliver performance, and be remarkable.

COVID-19 Vaccination Requirement

Where permitted by applicable law, new hires must have received the COVID-19 vaccine. The Company will provide reasonable accommodations to qualified employees with disabilities or for a sincerely held religious belief.

Total Rewards

• Competitive total rewards package

• Medical, dental and vision benefits

• 401k match program

• Monthly incentive pay plan

• Annual incentive pay plan

• Generous paid time off

• Travel privileges on Alaska Airlines & Horizon Air

Apply by 7:00 PM Pacific Time on 12/29/2021
Employment Type Full-Time
FLSA Status Exempt
Regular/Temporary Regular
Requisition ID 2021-6973
Equal Employment Opportunity Alaska Airlines and Horizon Air are proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action employer that is committed to diversity, equity, and inclusion. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, and gender expression), national origin, age, protected veteran or disabled status, genetic information (including family medical history) or other legally protected characteristics. Qualified applicants with criminal histories will also be considered for employment, consistent with applicable federal, state, and local law. People of color, women, LGBTQIA+, immigrants, veterans and persons with disabilities are encouraged to apply. We are an E-Verify Â® employer, where required by law.