Aircraft Optimisation & Allocations Coordinator

If you’ve ever thought about a career in aviation – now is the perfect time to take off with Jetstar! We are undertaking one of the biggest recruitment campaigns in our 19-year-history. Join us during an exciting period as we welcome more state-of-the-art aircraft, launch new international routes and continue our mission to help more people take off through low fares
About our Engineering Team
The Jetstar Engineering Team are at the forefront of delivering operational excellence. They are responsible for ensuring the airworthiness and reliability of our fleet.
As part of the investment in our future, we have a fleet of new A320NEO’s arriving from mid-2022 and we recently launched the Melbourne Engineering Precinct, which is the primary maintenance hub of our network. Our team has the opportunity to work not only on Jetstar aircraft, but also support Qantas Group A320/1, B717 and A321 Freighter aircraft and Jetstar Branded Airlines (JBA’s) in Singapore and Japan. The Melbourne Precinct has also become the proud new home for our Apprentice Program.
The Opportunity
As an Aircraft Optimisation & Allocations Coordinator reporting to Manager Maintenance Planning, you are responsible to ensure the right aircraft get to the right ports for daily maintenance acquittal. This is a key role that interfaces between Engineering and Operations Control, sitting in the heart of our daily Jetstar Operations Control Centre (JOCC). Working upstream with our Maintenance Operations and Planning teams and downstream with Airline Networks and Operations teams, you will utilise your previous engineering or airline operations experience, to ensure all of our aircraft get to the right ports for planned maintenance activities, thereby optimising our maintenance planning, whilst balancing other operational needs and reducing the need for aircraft swaps.
The core responsibilities of this role are

• Provide leadership, guidance and consistently demonstrate Jetstar values to all Planning staff.
• Support the continual improvement of the operation. Work with stakeholders to achieve best Operational & Customer outcomes.
• Provide flexible support where necessary to the Line Planning teams.
• Ongoing schedule ownership to support maintenance demand and compliance control.
• Lead Rocade/Movement Manager training for Maintenance Operations to further strengthen maintenance/operations schedule optimization.

If you bring the following qualifications and experience and wish to relocate to Melbourne - Australia, then we would love to hear from you:

• Exceptional communication and influencing skills, ability to play a key interface role amongst Engineering, Maintenance, Networks and Operations stakeholders.
• Minimum of 2 years’ experience in a Planning or Operations role.
• Strong Operational experience/ ability to engage with and develop the team.
• Strong Analytical/ problem solving skills.
• Work under pressure: Must be able to think clearly, creatively and work independently under pressure whilst being an effective team member.
• Willingness to work on a rotating 12 h day shift, 4 days on, 4 days off roster.
• Strong prioritising and time management skills

What’s in it for you

• Our team members enjoy access to unlimited heavily discounted fares to destinations all over the world – not only for team members, but for their favourite travel companions too. Our staff travel benefit includes discounts on airfares, accommodation, car hire and travel insurance for both domestic and international travel. Discounts can be used within the Jetstar Group airlines, Qantas and other partner airlines.
• Access to a range of salary packaging and leave benefits.
• As a member of the Qantas Group, you will have the opportunity to build a career across multiple functions, locations and airlines.
• Structured programs and resources to support your health and wellbeing and development.
• Talk to us about how we can make this role work flexibly for you such that you can achieve your potential.

About Jetstar
The Jetstar Group is one of the largest low-cost airline groups in the Asia Pacific by revenue and has flown more than 300 million passengers since it launched in 2004. Collectively the Jetstar Group offers more than 5,000 (pre-COVID) flights a week to 58 destinations in 18 countries and territories across the Asia Pacific region. The Group operates a fleet of more than 90 aircraft, including Airbus A320, Airbus A321 and Boeing 787-8.
Jetstar's mission is to offer all day, every day low fares to enable more people to fly to more places, more often.
Inclusion and Diversity
Jetstar is an equal opportunity employer, so by coming to work for us, you’ll be part of an organisation that encourages diversity, supports charities and environmental initiatives. We encourage Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander, and people of all backgrounds to apply. If you have any support or access requirements, we encourage you to advise us at time of application