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A Maintenance Planner improves workforce productivity and work quality of a maintenance organization by anticipating and eliminating potential delays through planning, scheduling, and coordination of labor, parts and material, and equipment access. Reports to Maintenance Manager and maintains liaison between Operations and Maintenance. Through supervision of the Maintenance Administrator, the planner is also responsible for maintenance of records and files essential to meaningful analysis and reporting of maintenance-related matters.
$76,998 / year median in Arizona
+9% projected growth
Job Description
- Mesa, Arizona
PERMANENT
Updated 08/30/2026 Job Description Job Summary- Aftermarket Planner
- Textron Aviation has been inspiring the journey of flight for nine decades through the iconic and beloved Cessna and Beechcraft brands.
- Description
JOB SUMMARY
- Works on the aftermarket planning team to provide support for Textron Aviation's global service center network, responsible for the successful execution of aftermarket modification and scheduled maintenance through the effective planning and coordination of information, materials, and processes.
JOB RESPONSIBILITIES
- + Works concurrently with engineering to analyze detail and assembly blueprints and determines material, parts, and tooling needed to support interior refurbishments, avionics, and other modification projects, as well as routine maintenance per the Aircraft Maintenance Manual.
- Estimates time and material standards to support interior refurbishment and modification inquiries.
- Works with cross-functional personnel to analyze and solve modification and service flow issues stemming from sequence of work, balance of tasks, tooling/equipment constraints, and manpower allocation/training.
- Interacts effectively with external departments and internal team members to ensure successful completion of interior refurbishment and modification projects.
- Performs special assignments as required.
- Issue's PO's (purchase orders) and SAO (Supplemental Aircraft Orders) as needed.
- Qualifications
EDUCATION/ EXPERIENCE
- Bachelor's degree required in a technical or business related field o In lieu of Bachelors degree, at least 5 years of professional work experience in related aircraft maintenance or troubleshooting field or an A&P License 3 years of aircraft maintenance or troubleshooting experience required
QUALIFICATIONS
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Good understanding in the operations of standard office equipment and Microsoft office applications including Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook.
- Ability to work well with engineering documents and Parts ordering systems including: EEDS, SAP, Lawson and CEDARS.
- Possesses good organization and time management skills
- Attention to detail, goal oriented
- Ability to prioritize and manage time sensitive responsibilities
- Highly motivated
- Ability to work in team environment
- Maintenance experience preferred
- Aircraft maintenance and/or manufacturing experience preferred
- Textron Aviation Inc. must comply with U.S. export control laws and regulations. If a position requires access to sensitive information controlled under these laws and regulations, a successful applicant must be eligible to meet any requirements to access controlled information.
- The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by employees assigned to this job. They are not intended to be an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties, and skills required of personnel so classified.
- EEO Statement
- Textron is committed to providing Equal Opportunity in Employment, to all applicants and employees regardless of race, color, religion, age, national origin, military status, veteran status, disability, sex (including pregnancy and sexual orientation), genetic information or any other characteristic protected by law.
Recruiting Company:
- Textron Aviation
Primary Location:
- US-Arizona-Mesa
Job Function:
- Flight Operations
Schedule:
- Full-time
Job Level:
- Individual Contributor
Job Type:
- Standard
Shift:
- First Shift
Job Posting:
- 07/01/2026, 2:11:52 PM
Job Number:
- 341469 Job and company information not to be copied, shared, scraped, or otherwise disseminated without explicit consent of JSfirm, LLC.