Maintenance Planner

About the Company

Sun Country Airlines is an agile, resilient airline offering unique opportunities for growth. With over 40 years of Minnesota roots, we are a hybrid low-cost carrier providing scheduled flights to destinations across the U.S., Canada, Central America, and the Caribbean, as well as charter and cargo operations worldwide. We focus on connecting our community with their favorite people and places.

About the Role

The Aircraft Maintenance Planner is responsible for monitoring time-controlled items, developing work packages, coordinating with production and maintenance control, and ensuring efficient use of maintenance check intervals while maintaining schedule flexibility.

Responsibilities

• Prepare and maintain calendar maintenance schedules
• Coordinate with Operations/Dispatch to optimize aircraft routing for maintenance check intervals while maintaining schedule flexibility
• Monitor all time-controlled items to ensure compliance within prescribed limits
• Coordinate with production supervision to align scheduled work with available manpower
• Determine routine maintenance requirements and prepare all required documents
• Match workload for each aircraft to available downtime and station capabilities
• Monitor, coordinate, and assign deferred maintenance items and issue for correction
• Plan, forecast, and schedule troubleshooting or terminating actions to close out deferred maintenance items
• Coordinate with subject matter experts (e.g., technical engineering, technical representatives, external vendors) to define Return to Service Criteria
• Build work packages in computer-based tracking systems in accordance with Maintenance Planning policies and procedures
• Conduct all tasks safely and efficiently, complying with regulatory requirements and internal policies
• Assist in other duties and projects as directed by Maintenance Planning leadership

Requirements

• Excellent verbal and written communication, organizational, and problem-solving skills
• Able to work beyond scheduled shift time to accommodate flight operations
• Proficient in Microsoft Office, especially Excel
• Able to work independently and proactively
• Highly motivated, adaptable to a changing work environment, and open to new challenges
• Must be a team player

Preferred Qualifications

• One to two years of Aircraft Maintenance Planning experience
• A&P License
• Bachelor’s degree in a related field
• Previous experience with maintenance planning for 737 NG
• Experience using AMM, IPC, SRM, CMM, and MPD
• Experience with computer-based tracking systems

Benefits

• Comprehensive benefit package including dental and vision PPO and high deductible health plans
• Health Savings Account (HSA) and Flexible Spending Account (FSA)
• Starting day one free standby and discounted travel privileges for employees, family, and friends
• 401(k) match
• Paid Time Off (PTO) and paid holidays
• Life and AD&D Insurance
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP) including counseling for employees and their families
• Fitness incentive and Stop Smoking Support

This position is represented by the Aircraft Mechanics Fraternal Association.

Pay

$29.22 USD per hour (base compensation).

Schedule

4 days on, 4 days off, 3:00 AM – 3:00 PM.

Working Location

Minneapolis, MN.

Work Environment

This job primarily operates in a professional office environment. Routine use of standard office equipment such as computers, phones, photocopiers, and filing cabinets is required.

Physical Demands

• Regularly required to talk or hear
• Frequently required to stand, walk, use hands or fingers, handle or feel, and reach with hands and arms
• Occasionally required to sit, climb or balance, stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl
• Must frequently lift and/or move up to 10 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds
• Specific vision abilities required include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus