Senior Field Planning Specialist

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Alaska Airlines

Guided by our purpose, core values, and leadership principles, we are creating an airline people love. Our corporate teams set the strategies and operational plans to ensure the success of our company. Whether we use our expertise in accounting, human resources, finance, planning, legal, marketing, or any of our operational divisions, our shared passion for travel and our guests is what motivates us to achieve excellence each day. If you share our passion for creating an airline people love, we want to hear from you.

The Senior Field Planning Specialist is a subject matter expert in maintenance planning embedded in the maintenance operation at Alaska Airlines (AS) and Hawaiian Airlines (HA). As an individual contributor this role uses considerable judgement to perform aircraft maintenance planning in support of a safe working-environment to ensure the flight and maintenance operations are coordinated with the station shift leadership team.

Responsibilities

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→Maintains strict standards of safety and compliance—this position has the responsibility, authority, and decision-rights to stop the operation (ground aircraft) for any safety or compliance related issue.
→With minimal direction from leadership this position will coordinate all required resources (Technicians, Parts, Tooling, Parking and Ground time) to adjust and execute a successful maintenance plan for SEA Line Maintenance operations.
→Works in multiple locations throughout the operational day in cooperation with the Shift Manager and Supervisors.
→Represents SEA maintenance locations on daily conference calls.
→Plans, schedules, and decides work priorities encompassing all areas of aircraft maintenance.
→Minimizes aircraft downtime and maximizes schedule reliability by planning system-wide aircraft maintenance in response to changes in the operation.
- →Analyzes aircraft routing changes.
- →Plans ground time for extended maintenance actions.
- →Plans labor hour workloads and balances facility capacity and capability.
- →Coordinates maintenance activities with operational leadership.
→Manages operational aircraft swaps and recovery plans to maintain optimal system performance.
→Takes initiative to develop solutions to expeditiously facilitate the urgent completion of Airworthiness Directives, Service Bulletins, Fleet Campaign Directives, and Engineering Orders.
→Leads daily conference calls--coordinating with Maintenance Control, Materials/AOG desk, Line Managers, and Inspection.
→Supports line maintenance operations by balancing station workload, establishing task specific priorities, allocation of hangar capacity, and developing contingency plans for aircraft towing/remote operations.

4 years of experience in the areas of maintenance planning, aircraft routing or aircraft and engine maintenance.
Bachelor’s degree, or an additional two years of relevant training/experience in lieu of this degree.
FAA Airframe and Powerplant certification.
Previous experience as an aircraft mechanic.
Strong computer skills--advanced proficiency with Microsoft Office applications (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, SharePoint, Outlook).
Effective written and verbal communication and negotiation skills.
Proven ability to make sound analytical decisions in a real-time, fast-paced environment.
Ability to work independently and achieve results with limited oversight or guidance.
Able and willing to work weekends, holidays, and non-standard shifts.
A high school diploma or equivalent.
Minimum age of 18.
Must be authorized to work in the U.S.

Nice to Have

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Maintenance planning experience.
Knowledge of aircraft maintenance procedures and FAA regulations.
Computer applications experience with TRAX, AirtrAK, Vismaint, Aerostrat, Tableau, Microsoft SQL.

Embody our values to own safety, do the right thing, be caring and kind, and deliver performance.

$117,700 - $176,550 / year

Pay will be based on multiple factors, including and not limited to location, relevant experience/level and skillset while balancing internal equity relative to other Alaska/Hawaiian/Horizon employees. Alaska/Hawaiian/Horizon is committed to fair, unbiased compensation along with competitive benefits in all locations in which we operate.

What We Offer

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It is the policy of Alaska Airlines, Hawaiian Airlines and Horizon Air to comply with all applicable federal, state and local laws governing nondiscrimination in employment and to ensure equal opportunity in all terms, conditions, and benefits of employment or potential employment.

We also prohibit discrimination and harassment against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, genetic information and other legally protected categories.

We have established an EEO Compliance Program under Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (“Section 503”) and the Vietnam Era Veteran’s Readjustment Assistance Act of 1974 (“VEVRAA”). All applicants and employees are treated without regard to their race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability or protected veteran status. In addition, we have established an audit and reporting system to allow for effective measurement of its equal employment opportunity activities.

To implement this policy, we will:

(1) Recruit, hire, train and promote qualified persons in all job titles, without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, genetic information and any other legally protected categories; (2) Ensure that employment decisions are based only on valid job requirements; and (3) Ensure that all personnel actions and employment activities such as compensation, benefits, promotions, layoffs, return from layoff, Alaska Airlines, Hawaiian Airlines and Horizon Air sponsored programs, and tuition assistance will be administered without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, genetic information and other legally protected categories.

Employees and applicants for employment will not be subjected to harassment, intimidation, threats, coercion or discrimination because they have engaged or may engage in (1) filing a complaint, (2) opposing any act or practice made unlawful by, or exercising any other right protected by, any Federal, State or local law requiring equal opportunity, including Section 503 and the equal opportunity provisions of VEVRAA, or (3) assisting or participating in any investigation, compliance evaluation, hearing, or any other activity related to the administration of any Federal, State or local law requiring equal opportunity, including Section 503 and the equal opportunity provisions of VEVRAA.

Government Contractor & Department of Transportation (DOT) Regulations Alaska Airlines, Hawaiian Airlines & Horizon Air are regulated by the Department of Transportation (DOT – regulations, 49 CFR part 40) and all applicants are advised that post-offer and/or pre-employment drug testing will be conducted to determine the presence of marijuana, cocaine, opioids, phencyclidine (PCP) and amphetamines or a metabolite of these drugs prior to any offer or employment or transfer into a safety-sensitive position. Failure to submit to testing or positive indications of drug use will render the applicant ineligible for employment with Alaska Airlines/Hawaiian Airlines/Horizon Air and any employment offer will be withdrawn.

10/19/2026

Exempt

Full-Time

Regular

Management

Seattle - Hangar

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About this job

Pay per year: $117,700–$176,550 a year; 118% above the $67,500 median for Other jobs on Jobera (115,830 salaries).
Posted: 2 days ago
Employer: has 24 open jobs on Jobera.