Planning Technician

  • Shorterm Group
  • Feb 02, 2026
Full time Distribution-Shipping Warehouse

Job Description

Planning Technician - Base Maintenance (South Wales)-Permanent role.

Monday - Friday 08:00 - 16:00 (37.5 hours per week)

We are currently seeking an experienced Planning Technician to join a busy Planning team within a well-established aviation MRO organisation in South Wales. This is a fantastic opportunity for someone with a strong base maintenance background who enjoys working in a structured, detail-focused environment.

The Role:

Reporting to the Head of Planning, you will support the Planning Engineer in managing aircraft maintenance work packs, ensuring all activities meet airworthiness and regulatory requirements while maximising aircraft availability.

Key responsibilities include:

Building and compiling aircraft maintenance work packs in line with company procedures

Assembling and analysing customer work packs and technical task cards

Identifying and managing CMT, CDCCL, EWIS, EZAP and ETOPS tasks

Creating staged technical task cards capturing AD, SB and EO requirements

Capturing and annotating required materials and tooling on all task cards

Updating Lists of Work and controlling the Customer Query Log

Issuing pre-loads to Procurement and Stores

Supporting pre-input meetings and recording minutes in Centrik

Reviewing ATL and ADDs on aircraft arrival, capturing NRCs and WCRs

Printing, auditing and issuing work packs to Production

Ensuring compliance with MOE, customer procedures and company policies

Requirements:

Relevant experience within a Base Maintenance / MRO environment

Previous experience within an aviation planning team

Working knowledge of CAA & EASA Part 145 regulations and CAP 562

Familiarity with MBF, Airbus World, OASES and/or AMOS systems

Mechanical engineering apprenticeship or relevant aviation qualification

Minimum of 5 GCSEs (Grade C or above), including Maths and English

If you are a motivated Planning Technician looking for a stable, long-term role within a growing organisation, we would love to hear from you.