EEMC Production Planning Engineer

Job Purpose

Join the Engine Maintenance Centre, a cutting-edge maintenance facility, where we deliver exceptional Maintenance, Repair, and Overhaul (MRO) services for the engines of Emirates’ fleets. Our integrated team excels in Engine Technical Services (ETS), Propulsion Planning and Logistics, and more, all within our advanced Engine Shops and Test Cell. With a strong commitment to quality and safety, we streamline processes to strip, inspect, and rebuild engines seamlessly in one state-of-the-art location. Join us to be part of a team where precision and excellence drive every operation.

As a Production Planning Engineer at EEMC, you will manage the end-to-end Production Planning activities for your assigned area, including Work Package Preparation, Estimation, Dock Control, Workshop or Check Planning. You will use your aircraft and component technical expertise to review work packages, including up to A Checks, landing gear changes and ad hoc maintenance inputs, develop accurate estimates, and produce effective check or workshop plans.

You will continuously review and adjust plans based on findings during execution to support delivery against agreed targets and budgets. Working closely with stakeholders across the Engineering organisation, you will coordinate planning requirements, provide guidance to your assigned team, and contribute to projects focused on improving PPC processes and deliverables.

In this role, you will

• Provide leadership and guidance to the planning officers and supervisors reporting to him/her.
• Lead assigned projects to continuously improve the Production Planning Department and improve the service provided to Operations.
• Continuously review with PPEs within other PPC areas for cross utilization of resources.

Preparation & Closure

• Manage the technical review of all tasks which could be called up by Maintenance Planning to ensure the following is identified: task intent, special requirements (jacking, defueling, repairs, shop input, test flights etc.) dependencies, materials required, tooling required, new supporting task cards required and any other information which will aid the planning process. Ensure all issues identified as part of the technical review process are followed up with the concerned departments and resolved prior to the start of each input.
• Manage all materials and tools that need to be available for the planned inputs in Base Maintenance. Ensure required MQ adjustment based on known component/tasks plans and duplicated materials pre-input.
• Ensure the work package for each input is printed, segregated and complete as per agreed SLAs and quality standards prior to each maintenance input.
• Manage the work package closure auditing process to ensure the team is adhering to the defined WIs and auditing standards. Ensure 100% of tasks are audited prior to the CRS and ensure the work package closure is done in UM as per agreed SLAs.
• Ensure Co-Ordination with 3rd Parties or any internal department (Workshops / GSE / Docking / ETS) to alert them to the work that will be assigned to them based on published workflow plans for each input.
• Create or review and approve Maintenance facilitation tasks to support the planned maintenance execution.

Dock Control

• Manage the daily allocation of work to Production in conjunction with the Shift Manager and Resource planning team. Ensuring all tools, materials and resources are available to deliver the planned work and monitor resources to ensure the check is delivered within the given MH and material budgets.
• Maintain the Check workflow plan to ensure it reflects the current check progress and planned finish date. Revise workflow plans as required to reflect critical findings and their impact on the critical path.
• Provide daily reports to highlight the check progress in terms of tasks, manpower and material cost.
• Ensure that any threat or lag in the progress of the check is highlighted in time so mitigation measures can be adopted.
• Review Non-Routine Findings to identify critical ones that may have an impact on the critical path, MH budget & the key milestones of the check. Ensure there is a plan in place for these critical NRIs.
• Oversee the audit of completed check work packs/cards and ensure the CRS is only released to production on confirmation all cards have been completed or deferred in accordance with the EPM.
• Provide progressive/ post check information to ensure an efficient and effective feedback process exists to all concerned stakeholders. Ensure reasons for deviation to plans and budget are understood
• and explained.
• Act as key focal for all planning issues between operations and all other stakeholders during check execution including: FTM, Repairs Process, SDG, Aircraft Scheduling, Logistics, Facilities and Workshops.

Check Planning

• Conduct a work pack review of maintenance events, to ensure the following is identified: task intent, special requirements (jacking, defueling, repairs, shop input, test flights etc.) dependencies, materials required, tooling required, new supporting task cards required and any other information which will aid the planning process.
• Develop a detailed daily workload plan and analyse the same with concerned production teams to ensure effective workload balancing. Ensure minimum ground time is identified & planned for each maintenance input.
• Lead the daily Review Meetings to discuss the upcoming packages/inputs and finalize the daily check plan. Ensure agreement from all stakeholders on the accomplishment plan. Ensure all issues identified during these reviews are followed up and addressed before input.

Estimation

• Produce detailed Man-hours estimate report for each input ensuring correctness and accuracy to support the workflow and manpower planning process.
• Ensure fleet-wise database for Task Estimation is up to date with step wise details for man-hours and highlights impacting production workflow plan for both Routine & Non-Routine tasks.
• Post each completed input review the man-hour analysis for correctness and accuracy to ensure technical integrity of the estimation database through continuous study of production performance in terms of clocking/ man-hour utilization.
• Study first time and complex maintenance tasks and modifications through liaising with production LAEs and observing the same in action as required to determine the accurate man-hour per trade per critical steps
• Create 'Facilitation Cards' as per work package requirement as well as per necessity of Production in terms of facility / check activity to support the planned maintenance execution.
• Review engagement standards based on latest actual events, to forecast and prepare yearly man-hour budget for maintenance inputs.
• Review fleet-wise defect analysis and trend monitoring to determine technical impact for future layovers in terms of non-routine estimation and manpower allocation taking into consideration check type, age, and in service issues.

Workshop

• Provide guidance in the daily allocation of work to Production in conjunction with the Shift Manager / Shop Focal in order to meet the workflow milestones and targets. Ensure all tools, materials are available to deliver the planned work and monitor resources to ensure the workload is delivered within the given MH budget.
• Provide daily reports to highlight the check or workload progress in terms of wo/tasks and manpower.
• Ensure that any threat or lag in the progress of the workload is highlighted in time so mitigation measures can be adopted.
• Maintain the engine workflow plans. Ensure it adapts to check or workload finding and impact on the critical path affected. Liaise with the Dock PPE / MSM or Workshop Manager and publish an agreed recovery plan.
• Ensure there is a plan in place for critical findings, that may impact parts release. Ensure all EER's are reflected in the ETS dashboard and make necessary follow ups to get the EER responses on time.
• Provide estimation support to the production organisation ensuring a detailed understanding exists of the resources required to accomplish any maintenance activity. Ensure this database is updated regularly.
• Produce the annual manhour budget for the business, based on projected workloads and other business drivers. Ensure this is reviewed monthly to allow effective demand/ resource planning.

Qualification

To be considered for this role, you must meet the below requirements:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering (Aeronautical, Mechanical or Electrical); or GCAA/EASA Engineering Licence with type rating on an Emirates fleet aircraft.
• Minimum 5 years of relevant engineering experience, in Aircraft Maintenance or Production Planning, within an airline or third-party maintenance / MRO facility.
• Good knowledge of aircraft systems, power plants and components.
• Thorough understanding of aircraft regulatory requirements and maintenance documentation.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office, including Word, Excel and PowerPoint.
• Knowledge of ULTRAMAIN would be an advantage.
• Excellent people management skills.

Salary & benefits

Join us in this role and enjoy an attractive tax-free salary. On top of our generous travel benefits, including discounted flights and hotel stays around the world, this managerial role also has an excellent leave and healthcare package. That’s on top of transport benefits, life insurance and more. Find out what it’s like to live and work in our fast-paced, cosmopolitan home city in the Dubai Lifestyle section of our website www.emirates.com/careers