Planning Team Leader

A career without limits
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As the nation’s flag carrier, we take great pride in connecting Britain with the world and the world with Britain.

It’s something we’ve been doing for over 100 years, ever since we launched the world’s first international scheduled air service between London and Paris.

This originality has been in our blood since day one. It’s the spirit we share with the people that fly with us, our partners, and our colleagues.

So, whether you are a reassuring voice on the end of a phone, a smile at the door, under a wing keeping the turbines spinning or landing us gently in far-flung places, a job at British Airways is yours to make.

We know great things can happen when you’re inspired to think big and bring your ambition to work every day, which is why, at British Airways the sky is never the limit.

**The role**:Planning Team Leader**:
The individual will help to shape and continuously improve the Operational Maintenance planning processes to meet the business challenges.

This is an excellent opportunity for you to develop your career in a very dynamic and demanding position.

**Please note this role is on shift and will include both day and night working.**

**What you’ll do**:

- Accountable for maintenance planning, maintaining compliance, driving productivity and returning aircraft to service within agreed competitive performance targets, whilst delivering to the customer’s requirements
- Responsible for co-ordinating ADD / Op Def clearance process across Engineering and monitoring to drive success
- Builds a working environment and culture that encourages delivery through the empowerment and personal development of the team
- Reports, presents and communicates operational and business performance to senior stakeholders, suggesting appropriate actions to be taken.
- Management of key suppliers to ensure they are accountable, deliver to the agreed plan and remain within the financial constraints
- Co-ordinates across Engineering and has delivery responsibility for planned operational events to ensure Engineering maximises any downtime opportunity e.g. Christmas parking, increased aircraft stand-down etc.
- Provides a critical interface with Global Operations and Tactical Planning to both strategically and tactically align objectives and working processes to create a more achievable plan

**What you’ll bring to British Airways**:

- Demonstrates confidence whilst remaining authentic, insightful and challenging
- An engaging communicator able to influence and inspire others to meet business objectives
- Strong organisational/ planning skills, possessing the ability to prioritise and be reactive to changing circumstances at short notice
- Evidence of leadership and an ability to adapt leadership style to different situations, creating an environment for people to perform at their best.
- Promotes a culture of continuous improvement and challenging the status quo
- Identifies and builds collaborative relationships with key stakeholders within engineering and across British Airways to ensure focus on providing customer satisfaction and delivering Engineering’s performance objectives

**Your experience**:

- Working knowledge of EASA Part-M and Part-145 regulations
- Detailed knowledge of aircraft maintenance planning principles
- Detailed knowledge of BA IT systems including SAP
- Working knowledge of Integrated Operations Control Centres and Tactical Planning process.

**What we offer**:
We believe that all the people who work with us should feel valued for the part they play. It’s one of the reasons our rewards go far beyond a competitive salary.

From the day you join us, you’ll get access to brilliant staff travel benefits including unlimited basic and premium standby tickets on British Airways flights. You’ll also receive up to 30 discounted ‘Hotline’ airfares per year for yourself, friends, and family.

At British airways you’ll have the chance to take on new challenges and move forward in a way that feels right for you. We encourage all those who work for us to consider opportunities right across our business to help you develop and progress.

We never stand still, and we don’t expect our people to either.

**Inclusion & Diversity**:
We recognise that all our colleagues are uniquely different and bring their own originality, creativity, and identity to work. We encourage people from all backgrounds to be part of our journey to become a Better BA.