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TUI Group • Luton, United Kingdom

Operational Maintenance Planner

Employment type:  Full time
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Job Description

ABOUT OUR OFFER

  • Personal benefits: Attractive remuneration, discretionary bonus schemes, generous travel benefits, extensive health & well-being support, and more.
  • Flexible working: Work is something you do, not somewhere you go. We encourage a healthy work-life balance with a dynamic working environment.
  • A career to shape: Access the TUI Learning Hub to level-up and reach your ambitions.
  • Community: Get involved with incredible local charity and sustainability initiatives like the TUI Care Foundation.

As an Operational Maintenance Planner (OMP), you'll play a crucial role in coordinating both scheduled and ad-hoc maintenance tasks to the highest standards of quality and professionalism.

The OMP team are based in the TUI Operations Control Centre (TOCC), a truly integrated service provider to all the TUI Group Airlines.

To enable prompt adaptation when there are operational variations, whilst upholding safety in a dynamic fast paced environment, the role is 12-hour shift based, covering days and nights.

ABOUT THE JOB

  • Plan, control, and administer all line maintenance requirements for TUI Group aircraft.
  • Coordinate unscheduled maintenance during line operations.
  • Monitor and manage scheduled component replacements.
  • Negotiate with Line/Base Maintenance and Engineering Planning teams.
  • Review and plan defect rectifications across our fleet.
  • Maintain accurate aircraft management systems.
  • Create and distribute Work Packages.
  • Define line maintenance night-stop plans across our network.
  • Provide vital telephone support to airline staff, engineers, and maintenance providers.
  • Balance maintenance requirements with operational flying programs.

ABOUT YOU

  • Strong knowledge of airline operations planning processes.
  • Solid understanding of aircraft maintenance programs and schedules.
  • Exceptional attention to detail and ability to work under pressure.
  • Confident negotiation skills and decisive decision-making abilities.
  • Operational knowledge of TUI Group Fleet, Operations, and Engineering.
  • Outstanding communication skills.
  • Flexibility to adapt to shift changes and operational disruptions.

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Company benefits

Employee assistance programme
Work from anywhere scheme – TUI WORKWIDE means colleagues can work from abroad for up to 30 working days a year
Travel credit
Bank holiday swaps
Employee discounts
Time off in-lieu
Religious celebration leave
Buy or sell annual leave
Health insurance
Gym membership
Open to part time work for some roles
Enhanced maternity leave
Shared parental leave
Pregnancy loss leave
Enhanced paternity leave
Compassionate leave
Cinema discounts
Travel insurance
Cycle to work scheme
On-site catering
Annual pay rises
Annual bonus
Life assurance – We provide a Life Assurance benefit which means that in the event of your death, while employed by TUI, a lump sum would be payable to your beneficiaries.
Salary sacrifice
Teambuilding days
Charity donation scheme
Enhanced sick pay
Share options
Faith rooms
Volunteer days
Mental health platform access
Lunch and learns
Hackathons
L&D budget
Sabbaticals
Personal development days
Mental health days
Enhanced pension match/contribution
In house training
Language lessons
Professional subscriptions
Further education support
Company car
Financial advice
Legal consults
Study support
Mentoring
Emergency leave
Will writing
Employee recognition scheme
Car allowance
Electric Car Salary Sacrifice
Coaching
Learning platform
Physiotherapy
Company freebies
Neo-natal leave
Career and family coaching
Financial coaching
Life insurance
Bike parking
On-site wellness room
Carer’s leave
Pregnancy support
Surrogacy leave
Accrued annual leave
Restaurant discounts
Coffee discounts
Private GP service
Menopause support
Complimentary Medical Services
Eye Care Support
Mental health pathway
Dental coverage
Open to part-time employees
Buddy scheme

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