Maintenance Planning and Improvement Specialist

5 days ago

Amberley, Queensland, Australia Northrop Grumman Full time $80,000 - $120,000 per year

AUSTRALIAN CITIZENSHIP REQUIRED FOR THIS POSITION: YesRELOCATION ASSISTANCE: No relocation assistance availableCLEARANCE TYPE: AU- Secret (NV1)TRAVEL: Yes, 10% of the Time

Description

Your Role:

As the Maintenance Planning and Improvement Specialist, you'll play a key role in developing, maintaining, and optimising the Maintenance Plan for the C-27J fleet. You'll support maintenance and operations teams by driving scheduling efficiency, analysing performance, and contributing to continuous improvement across the program.

  • Develop, maintain, and optimise aircraft Maintenance Plans in line with the Base Maintenance Lifecycle Plan
  • Support the annual fleet maintenance plan and contribute to planning forums and working groups
  • Assist with the implementation of new fleet and production planning tools (e.g., OPP, Prime, IDMR, SAP, iFlight)
  • Analyse performance data to identify improvement opportunities and present actionable recommendations
  • Prepare and present reports for meetings, including LogEng, Base Maintenance, and Fleet Planning

About You:

You're an analytical and detail-driven professional who thrives on improving systems, coordinating complex schedules, and supporting operational excellence. You enjoy problem-solving, working collaboratively, and contributing to the reliability and performance of a high-profile Defence aviation program.

  • Qualifications or certificates in Scheduling or Project Management
  • Experience in maintenance scheduling or project coordination in a technical environment
  • Skilled in planning tools such as Open Plan and proficient with Microsoft Word and Excel
  • Strong communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to work collaboratively across teams
  • Proactive mindset with a focus on continuous improvement and innovation

What we Offer:

We have built our benefits to help you define your possible.

  • 18 weeks paid parental leave

  • Flexible Working Options including - Hybrid Working, 9-day Fortnights, Volunteer leave, Varying start and Finish times to suit your family needs.

  • 2 Weeks Paid Reservist leave

  • Health, Wellbeing and Generous Employee discount programs

  • Additional purchased annual and salary packaging option

  • Ongoing career progression opportunities- leadership development, education support, ongoing career growth through internal movement

Who we are:

At Northrop Grumman Australia, we have been defining possible for the ADF for over 20 years. Our commitment to safeguarding Australia's future by delivering pioneering technology is only matched by our commitment to building a great place to work and supporting each other.

Everyone Matters:

Wherever you are in your career, we have a range of policies and initiatives in place to help you define possible based on your individual needs. A variety of initiatives support STEM education, veterans, communities and the environment. And our thriving Employee Resource Groups also enable our people to share common interest in such areas as veterans, gender and young professionals.

What's Your Possible?

As a Defence security clearance is required for this role, you must be an Australian Citizen. International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) are applicable, as such yournationality may be a factor in determining your suitability for this role. You will also need to satisfy police checks and employment screening verification

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