Company Description
We’re Jetstar. You may know us for our famous low fares, but did you also know that we’ve flown more than 400 million customers since we launched in Australia in 2004? In fact, each week we operate around 3,000 flights to nearly 40 destinations across Australia, New Zealand, Asia and the Pacific. We also operate a fleet of more than 80 aircraft, including state-of-the-art Airbus A320/21 NEO aircraft and the Airbus A320 family and Boeing 787-8s. Every day we enable more people to takeoff to more places, more often.
Impressive numbers? What's even more impressive is the team of extraordinary people taking off together day in day out, flight after flight.
Our people are the real jet stars!
Job Description
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Play a critical role in ensuring scheduled maintenance is planned and executed seamlessly
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Full time, permanent, shift work opportunity based at our Maintenance Hangar in Melbourne
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Take off with exclusive employee perks, including our world-class staff travel program
Your opportunity
As the AMO Production Planner your focus will be to support planning of all scheduled maintenance requests from our Customer, Part 42 organisations. This involves ensuring that maintenance is completed as required per AMO Procedures/Policy, ensuring planned work matches labour capacity, and that all logistical elements are planned for. You will be part of a united team to plan and ensure the requested maintenance is completed on schedule.
As the AMO Production Planner, you’ll be responsible for:
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Managing the Production Planning process to ensure seamless maintenance event execution – identify turn times, resource requirements (Manpower, Materials, Facility, GSE & Tooling), identify stakeholder requirements and constraints
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Through successful Production Planning initiatives drive continual excellence in safety, compliance, on time performance and AMO brand values
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Liaise and build relationships with key stakeholders from both the Part 145 and various Part 42 organisations
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Relentlessly seeking ‘new ways’ to meet customer needs and support the business to achieve critical business goals
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Implement new processes and procedures within the AMO Production Planning business, using identified critical business tools to drive, significant and sustainable long-term change, both in the Pre-Planning & Execution phases of maintenance
Ideally, you’ll have:
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Strong understanding of aircraft line and overnight maintenance operations
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Aircraft trade qualification or tertiary qualification in an aviation-related discipline
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Demonstrated experience within an aircraft maintenance environment, ideally in a maintenance planning role
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Strong troubleshooting and problem-solving skills, with the ability to assess options and develop effective solutions
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Excellent communication skills, with the ability to engage and influence stakeholders at all levels
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Proven people management and leadership capability
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Proficiency in TRAX and Microsoft Office applications
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Ability to work rotating shift patterns
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Eligibility to obtain and maintain a valid Australian ASIC
Your Life At Jetstar Is Unlike Any Other
Put the craft in aircraft: There’s a new fleet of A321LR NEO’s waiting for your arrival. Beyond Jetstar, our Engineering Team get to exposure to projects related to the Qantas Group’s A320/1, B787 and A321 Freighters.
Make work feel like a holiday: Join a fun, driven team where work feels like a holiday. Our people take every opportunity to takeoff together and find ways to help their teammates soar.
There’s a place for everyone at Jetstar: For us, travel and meeting new people go hand in hand. We invite our people to get involved in various Employee Network Groups that play an important role in creating our inclusive and supportive culture that we are fiercely proud of. We believe that teams with a diversity of ideas and experiences are more creative, innovative and solve problems quickly. We welcome applications from anyone who wants to takeoff with us. If you have support or access requirements, just reach out and let us know what you need.
We’re Jetstar. Let’s takeoff together
We can’t wait to hear from you. Apply by: Sunday 28th June 2026.
