Resource Planner
Job Description
Job title: Resource Planner
Company: Gama Aviation
Job description: / Position: Resource Planner
/ Location: Bournemouth
/ Working Hours: Full-Time, 40 Hours per week
Due to our continued growth and success across the business, we are recruiting for a Resource Planner who will be an integral part of the Resourcing Department. This role will work in partnership with the Resource Manager to support our Part 145 (Maintenance) and Part 21 (Design) organisations. You will provide assistance in the accurate recording and reporting of all resource scheduling, driving resource efficiency across the business.
This position would be well suited to an individual who has solid experience of utilising MS Office applications including Word and Excel, and has a keen interest in developing a career within Aviation. We are looking for a dynamic, eager and keen individual, who wants to get stuck in, is incredibly organised and enjoys working within a fast-paced environment.
/ About us:
Gama Aviation is a hugely diverse business that offers much more than perhaps its name would suggest. Yes, we fly but we also save lives, provide mission critical intelligence, and build systems that deliver decisive advantage.
With operations in the UK, US, Middle East and Hong Kong a career with us can offer travel, personal growth opportunities and the ability for long-term progression in a fast paced and dynamic service industry.
/ Responsibilities:
- Deliver an excellent resource planning service experience to the MRO & Line stations, via phone, email and MS Teams ensuring positive outcomes
- Produce KPI reports and collate any adjustments or actions
- Complete daily work allocation checks and amend as necessary
- Data entry of corridor hours per aircraft on to input plans
- Ensure the designated MRO & Line Station rota’s are kept up to date
- Attend meetings as necessary to support the resourcing process
- Assist in the development, management, and maintenance of the resource planning spreadsheet
- Assist with the scheduling of holidays, unplanned absences, & work allocations for MRO locations ensuring these are properly recorded onto the resource planning spreadsheet
- Maintain and update the aircraft resource plans and hangar loading plans
- Assist with resource issues and escalations through to successful resolution
- Proactive involvement in aircraft input meetings, presenting resource plans
- Report on resource levels, issues and trends, ensuring a feed into continual improvement so senior management have good visibility via KPI’s
- Maintain rosters for support staff, apprentices and any temporary staff within MRO
- Compile and print each week’s tool control sheet
- Proactively engage in improvements of our business, where appropriate, including suggesting changes to technical process and procedures, escalating any issues / improvements as required
/ Skills, Qualifications and Experience required:
- Excellent MS Office skills including Word and Excel
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills with all levels of stakeholders
- Good organisation skills and ability to work under tight deadlines
- Good team player, career focused, hunger to learn, confident and articulate
- High attention to detail, and an adaptable and resourceful personality
- Keen interest in the Aviation industry
/ In addition to a Competitive Salary, we will offer you:
- Competitive Group Pension Scheme
- Comprehensive Life Assurance *
- Comprehensive Income Protection *
- Comprehensive Travel Insurance *
- Comprehensive Private Healthcare (after successful passing of probation) *
- Free Car Parking
- 2 Paid Volunteering Days each calendar year (subject to line manager approval)
- Investment in Training, Qualifications and Professional Development
*(Subject to insurance underwriting)
Due to the volume of applications received, only candidates selected for interview will be contacted. If you do not hear from us within 20 working days then your application has been unsuccessful on this occasion.
Expected salary:
Location: Bournemouth
