Production Planning Engineer - Light Maintenance

• Closing date: 23-Sep-2025

An exciting opportunity for Production Planning Engineer to work under Light Maintenance.

You will provide specialized know edge r assigned planning functions including Aircraft Maintenance Program development, detailed task card development, IT system update on engineering documents and hard-time components, work scope definition, maintenance plans preparation, control of check layovers, and managing of aircraft defects with a view to optimize resources, minimize costs and ensure airworthiness.

Operational Accountabilities;

• Develop technically complex maintenance task cards and define all necessary requirements/details, for tasks originating from Approved Maintenance Program, Base Deferred Defects and Engineering documents for effective implementation. Ensure timely revision of instruction cards based on periodic review of aircraft maintenance manual revisions and/or other originating documents.
• Define work scopes and compile work packages for maintenance work on aircraft, both in-house and for outsourcing.
• Develop plan on weekly bases for all inputs related to light maintenance (A check, Special Package). Review work pack highlights to accept maintenance inputs of A check, Special Package, defect rectification for the upcoming week, review the work plans to check tasks conflicts, ground time requirements, and manpower requirements for input for weekly acceptance.
• Study the weekly workload from fleet planning as per the previously agreed capacity and coordinate with Resource Scheduler to ensure the manpower availability for the provided workload accomplishment Review content of maintenance work packages and prepare a detailed implementation plan (sequencing, splitting, project plans).
• Before and during maintenance check, coordinate with Maintenance, Engineering Services and Supply Chain for all modifications, inspections, and repair on QR fleet to ensure availability of manpower, materials, tools and equipment, downtime and necessary paperwork. Feedback discrepancies to relevant sections or resolution.
• Monitor, control, and adjust (where necessary) the maintenance check plans based on day to day actual work progress and highlight any significant deviation from the plan.
• Review Base inputs in case of AOGs, check layover extensions due to inspection findings, new Aircraft delivery delays, and operational disruptions. Workout the revised plans meeting Approved Maintenance Program interval requirements as well as maintenance constraints with an aim to maintain integrity of flight schedule.
• Act as a document reviewer on Engineering documents and Base Deferred Defects that been set up in the IT system. Carry out necessary validation to ensure integrity of uploaded data. Review completed work packages, take necessary action for any incomplete maintenance, and update IT system in order to generate a fresh maintenance forecast.
• Perform other department duties related to his/her position as directed b the Head of the Department.

Be part of an extraordinary story

Your skills. Your imagination. Your ambition. Here, there are no boundaries to your potential and the impact you can make. You’ll find infinite opportunities to grow and work on the biggest, most rewarding challenges that will build your skills and experience. You have the chance to be a part of our future, and build the life you want while being part of an international community. Our best is here and still to come. To us, impossible is only a challenge.

Join us as we dare to achieve what’s never been done before.

• Bachelor’s Degree or Equivalent with Minimum 4 years of job-related experience.
• Degree (B. Eng., BSc in Engineering discipline) or hold an ICAO type Il License.
• Proof of involvement in any process improvement exercise within Planning.
• Any additional courses related to Aircraft Maintenance Planning, LEAN Fundamentals, and Safety Management System.
• General Knowledge of Aircraft Systems, Maintenance Environment constraints.
• Good knowledge of aircraft maintenance data
• Knowledge of Part M and Part-145 Regulations and functions.

About Qatar Airways Group

Our story started with four aircraft. Today, we deliver excellence across 12 different businesses coming together as one. We’ve grown fast, broken records and set trends that others follow. We don’t slow down by the fear of failure. Instead, we dare to achieve what’s never been done before. So, whether you’re creating a unique experience for our customers or innovating behind the scenes, every person contributes to our proud story. A story of spectacular growth and determination.

Now is the time to bring your best ideas and passion to a place where your ambition will know no boundaries, and be part of a truly global community.