Operations Maintenance Planning Specialist

Job Description

Job Title: Operations Maintenance Planning Specialist

Location: Samlesbury – We offer a range of hybrid and flexible working arrangements – please speak to your recruiter about the options for this particular role.

Salary: £47,683

What you’ll be doing:

·        Working with the Fleet Planning Led to develop integrated short- and long-term Fleet Plans, to enable effective embodiment of Fleet Modification and Maintenance requirements for BAE Systems SDR

·        Developing & owning a strategic fleet plan for the upcoming 10 Year Ejection Seat maintenance project Martin-Baker Johnstown Depot & Cherry Point FRCE

·        Generating Tactical Feet and Maintenance plans for BAE F-35 SDR maintenance in line with contractual and operational requirements for the global spares pool and Field service engineer locations and presentation of output to appropriate stakeholders

·        Develop and maintain the associated work package(s), including the technical instructions, resource and materiel requirements for the individual maintenance activity. Ensure independent inspection and safety critical task requirements are documented and appropriately identified

·        Develop and manage Contractor Field Team (CFT) work package(s) and plans, including the technical instructions, resource, and materiel requirements for the individual maintenance activity in both CONUS and OCONUS locations

·        Report into the Pre-Input and Post-Output Review Meetings (PIRM & PORM) in order to optimise the maintenance schedule

·        Work with the Maintenance team to develop integrated short and long-term plans for the embodiment of fleet modification and maintenance requirements

Your skills and experience:

• Demonstrate a good understanding of Fleet Planning

• Able to independently complete Maintenance Tasking & Verification activities, addressing both individual aircraft and fleet-wide issues

• Demonstrable competency and authorisations within/across the Maintenance Tasking & Verification team

• Demonstrable IT proficiency in particular MS Excel and custom toolsets specific to role

Benefits:

As well as a competitive pension scheme, BAE Systems also offers employee share plans, an extensive range of flexible discounted health, wellbeing, and lifestyle benefits, including a green car scheme, private health plans and shopping discounts – you may also be eligible for an annual incentive.

The F35 sustainment team:

In this role purpose is to provide effective utilisation of subject matter knowledge and experience, support the delivery of Maintenance Tasking & Verification at strategic and tactical levels, to enable the maximisation of operational efficiency and minimisation of costs. As a member of a wider F35 sustainment Team this role will need to flexibility support other team members as required.

Why BAE Systems?

This is a place where you’ll be able to make a real difference. You’ll be part of an inclusive culture that values diversity, rewards integrity, and merit, and where you’ll be empowered to fulfil your potential. We welcome candidates from all backgrounds and particularly from sections of the community who are currently underrepresented within our industry, including women, ethnic minorities, people with disabilities and LGBTQ+ individuals. We also want to make sure that our recruitment processes are as inclusive as possible. If you have a disability or health condition (for example dyslexia, autism, an anxiety disorder etc.) that may affect your performance in certain assessment types, please speak to your recruiter about potential reasonable adjustments.

Please be aware that many roles at BAE Systems are subject to both security and export control restrictions. These restrictions mean that factors such as your nationality, any nationalities you may have previously held, and your place of birth can restrict the roles you are eligible to perform within the organisation. All applicants must as a minimum achieve Baseline Personnel Security Standard. Many roles also require higher levels of National Security Vetting where applicants must typically have 5 to 10 years of continuous residency in the UK depending on the vetting level required for the role, to allow for meaningful security vetting checks.

Closing date: 4th April 2025                           

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.