Production Planning Engineer

Production Planning Engineer

Final date to receive applications: 3 March 2026

Department: Planning & Engineering

Employment Type: Full Time

Location: AAG Defence Services

Job title: Production Planning Engineer

Reports to: Planning Manager

Location: Brize Norton, Carterton, Oxfordshire

* Unfortunately we cannot offer sponsorship for those who do not have eligibility to live and work in the UK.

AAG Defence Services is a MAA Part 145 Approved Maintenance Organisation (AMO) based in RAF Brize Norton, UK. We work in partnership with Airbus Aerospace & Defence to supply dedicated MRO services, including heavy and line maintenance, to the Royal Air Force’s fleet of A400M Atlas aircraft. Our committed and flexible team of over 100 engineers and management are based at RAF Brize Norton in a dedicated 24,000m², three-bay facility designed to optimise the maintenance of the aircraft.

AAG Defence Services is a subsidiary company of Atlantic Aviation Group.

Atlantic Aviation Group:
With over 60 years of experience, Shannon based Atlantic Aviation Group (AAG) is one of Europe’s leading independent aviation solution providers. The company has a strong reputation of providing customers with a complete range of solutions including aircraft maintenance & modifications, technical, engineering and design services, logistics and material solutions and international training. This reputation is built on a proud history and tradition of superior craftsmanship, technical expertise and continuous training, which is supported by our flexible, open and partnership-based customer relationships.

The company provides a range of aviation solutions including Part 145 Aircraft Maintenance, MAA Part 145 Aircraft Maintenance (AAG Defence Services), CAMO & Technical Services, Part 21 Design Services and EASA Part 147 Training provides aviation training to airlines, MRO’s and companies around the world.

AAG has an exceptional opportunity for a highly-motivated career focused and ambitious Production Planning Engineer seeking a role in a challenging, fast-paced and rewarding environment. Our aim as a team is to attract and develop key talent across all levels of our growing aviation business.

Shift will be 5, 5, 4 day shift 0700 - 1900

Job Purpose: Pre-input planning of customer aircraft line and base maintenance in accordance with MAA Regulatory requirements governing P145 AMO, including creation of aircraft work packs, issuance of pre-load, task break-down and other scheduled maintenance planning activity. Providing full on-site Planning support to the Production teams.

• Review customer work pack for content to ensure within AAGDS P145 scope of work as detailed in the MOE.
• Scheduled and un-scheduled aircraft maintenance work package build/assembly including milestones, resource and critical path planning.
• Create new Task cards as required ensuring complex maintenance tasks are identified.
• Generation of equipment summary reports including access requirements, tooling, parts and material call-ups.
• Identification of work content requiring the services of external agencies and sub-contractors
• Detailed review of work content including the identification of complex, safety critical, critical path and any other tasks requiring additional P145 AMO regulatory requirements.
• Checking of tasks cards for accuracy and completeness and applying task time estimates.
• Organise and Chair pre-input meetings to multiple stakeholders for all base inputs.
• Follow AAGDS MOE and procedures to ensure compliance at all times.

• Understand individual operational safety and security responsibilities including;
• Be aware of personal health and safety and the health and safety of others luding Management responsibilities as required by H&S Manual.
• Be aware of aviation safety responsibilities with regards to the AAGDS Safety Policy. Including Management responsibilities as required by the Safety Management Manual
• Be aware of aviation security responsibilities with regards to the AAGDS Security Policy.

• Experience in using aircraft technical documentation to plan aircraft maintenance with task and ground time estimation.
• Good working knowledge of MAA Regulations and CAMO P145 interface requirements.
• Excellent organisational ability with high level attention to detail and logical approach to task sequencing.
• Previous Planning experience civil or military maintenance/ production planning, with base or line.
• Ability to review tasks to ensure they are adequately planned to consider Human Factors.
• Ability to converse with the customer at all levels of seniority.
• Good working knowledge of AMOS or similar system in a production planning role.
• Experience in the use of Microsoft Office applications including Outlook, Word, Excel at advance level.

• Strong quantitative, analytical, project management skills and experience, with lean management principles.
• Effective, highly credible communicator written and with strong…