Analyst/Sr Analyst, Base Maintenance Planning

Intro

Are you ready to explore a world of possibilities, both at work and during your time off? Join our American Airlines family, and you’ll travel the world, grow your expertise and become the best version of you. As you embark on a new journey, you’ll tackle challenges with flexibility and grace, learning new skills and advancing your career while having the time of your life. Feel free to enrich both your personal and work life and hop on board!

Why you'll love this job

• This job is a member of the Base Maintenance Planning Team within the Integrated Operations Division.

• Responsible for identifying and planning airframe maintenance/modification requirements in a manner that balances overall aircraft downtime, task yield, manpower, and total life-cycle cost.

• Responsible for evaluating several scenarios on planning maintenance at in-house and vendored heavy maintenance locations, including evaluations of hangar capacity and labor requirements

What you'll do

• Develops methods to collect, analyze, and manage maintenance planning and production data and provides recommendations

• Identifies, analyzes, and recommends resolutions for issues related to development, scheduling, and execution of long-range maintenance plans

• Develops scenarios and sensitivity analyses related to heavy maintenance, modification programs and review of impact to maintenance capacity, labor staffing and vendor maintenance needs

• Prepare and present findings of scenarios and analyses to upper management and leadership in an effective manner

• Disseminates maintenance plan data to appropriate related departments and incorporates feedback that optimizes their requirements

• Develops cost models to compare different scenarios and options

• Produces manpower projections to determine the labor feasibility of various plans

• Produces volume forecasts and aircraft retirement schedules

• Updates and distributes metrics reports

• Provides ad-hoc reporting and analysis to support upper management requirements

• Communicates to key stakeholders within the company, including giving presentations with business unit leadership and base maintenance management personnel

• The position is based in DFW, some travel required

• The position is a 5-day per week shift; due to operational coverage needs, shift options range from Mon-Fri, Sun-Thur or Tues-Sat

All you'll need for success

Minimum Qualifications- Education & Prior Job Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in relevant field or equivalent experience/training

• Experience in corporate long-range forecasting or planning functions in an industry setting

Preferred Qualifications- Education & Prior Job Experience

• Advanced Degree in related field (Aviation Maintenance, Business, Operations Planning)

• 3 years’ experience in maintenance planning or maintenance roles in the aviation industry

• Familiarity with data transformation and data analytics tools

Skills, Licenses & Certifications

• Ability to demonstrate strong analytical skills

• Skills in organization and planning

• Ability to build working relationships with a wide range of peers; excellent interpersonal skills

• Ability to concisely present work to upper management

• Knowledge of Excel and proficiency in other MS Office products

• Ability to pass all background checks

What you'll get

Feel free to take advantage of all that American Airlines has to offer:

• Travel Perks: Ready to explore the world? You, your family and your friends can reach 365 destinations on more than 6,800 daily flights across our global network.

• Health Benefits: On day one, you’ll have access to your health, dental, prescription and vision benefits to help you stay well. And that’s just the start, we also offer virtual doctor visits, flexible spending accounts and more.

• Wellness Programs: We want you to be the best version of yourself – that’s why our wellness programs provide you with all the right tools, resources and support you need.

• 401(k) Program: Available upon hire and, depending on the workgroup, employer contributions to your 401(k) program are available after one year.

• Additional Benefits: Other great benefits include our Employee Assistance Program, pet insurance and discounts on hotels, cars, cruises and more

Feel free to be yourself at American

From the team members we hire to the customers we serve, inclusion and diversity are the foundation of the dynamic workforce at American Airlines. Our 20+ Team Member Business Resource Groups are focused on connecting our team members to our customers, suppliers, communities and shareholders, helping team members reach their full potential and creating an inclusive work environment to meet and exceed the needs of our diverse world.

Are you ready to feel a tremendous sense of pride and satisfaction as you do your part to keep the largest airline in the world running smoothly as we care for people on life’s journey? Feel free to be yourself at American.

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