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Textron Aviation seeks an Aircraft Maintenance Planner for its Zurich operation, guiding maintenance events from planning to completion and serving as the hub between customers, operations, and internal teams. The role demands 3+ years in planning or coordination, ideally in aviation or MRO, a technical aviation background, strong SAP/MS Office skills, and fluency in German and English. You’ll manage materials, schedules, and customs handling, support sales and finance with admin and coordination, and ensure regulatory compliance. To apply, tailor your CV to demonstrate cross functional collaboration, milestone driven project tracking, and a proactive mindset; attach a motivation letter and complete application via Taleo, and confirm your eligibility (EU/EFTA or Swiss permit).
Aircraft Maintenance Planner(
Job Number:
343203)
Textron Aviation has been inspiring the journey of flight for nine decades through the iconic and beloved Cessna and Beechcraft brands. We are passionate advocates of aviation, empowering people with the freedom of flight. As you join our legacy as a global leader in private aviation, you’ll have opportunities to try new fields, expand your skills and knowledge, stretch your abilities, and build your career. We provide a competitive and extensive total rewards package that includes pay and innovative benefits to support you and your family members – now and in the future, beginning day one. Your success is our success.
Description
For the future development of our Swiss entity in Zurich, we are seeking highly qualified and motivated
Aircraft Maintenance Planner
Role Objective
As an Aircraft Maintenance Planner, you ensure that maintenance events are efficiently planned, prepared, and coordinated. You act as the central interface between customers, operations, and internal stakeholders, ensuring smooth execution from planning to completion.
Key Responsibilities
- Plan and coordinate aircraft maintenance events in close collaboration with Sales, CAMO, and aircraft owners
- Ensure timely availability of all required materials and parts for scheduled maintenance inputs
- Monitor and adjust maintenance schedules, including changes in ground time and deferred items
- Track project preparation progress and ensure readiness in line with defined milestones
- Support Customer Service Managers (CSMs) and Technical Service Managers (TSMs) with administrative and commercial activities, including coordination of down payments with Finance
- Manage and ensure compliant customs handling (import/export, declaration and deregistration) of aircraft, engines, propellers, and APUs
- Provide relevant planning input and operational feedback to Sales for customer quotations
- Ensure compliance with customer, regulatory, and company requirements
Qualifications
- Minimum 3 years of experience in a planning, coordination, or administrative role (ideally within aviation, MRO, or a technical environment)
- Technical aviation background preferred (e.g. CAMO, maintenance, operations)
- Strong IT skills, ideally SAP and MS Office
- Strong numerical affinity and structured working approach
- Self-motivated team player with a proactive mindset
- Fluent in German and English (additional languages are an asset)
- EU/EFTA citizenship or valid Swiss work permit
If you want to become an important part of a very international, challenging and dynamic environment, where your contribution will be recognized and rewarded, please upload a motivation letter and full application. Login (taleo.net)
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Recruiting Company: Textron Aviation
Primary Location
: CH-ZH-Zurich
Schedule
: Full-time
Job Level
: Individual Contributor
Shift
: First Shift
Job Posting
: 06/23/2026, 6:23:37 AM