About Us
Hinterland Aviation is a well-established regional airline operating across Northern Australia, supporting a fleet of Cessna Caravan aircraft under an established CASR Part 42 Continuing Airworthiness Management Organisation (CAMO).
About the Role
Due to continued operational demand and fleet growth, we are seeking a motivated and organised Maintenance Planner to support the planning, coordination, and control of maintenance activities for the C208 fleet. Reporting to the Continuing Airworthiness Manager (CAM), the Maintenance Planner is responsible for coordinating scheduled and unscheduled maintenance requirements across the C208 fleet, focusing on maintenance forecasting, utilisation monitoring, workpack coordination, maintenance tracking, and operational scheduling support.
Key Responsibilities
- Monitor aircraft hours, cycles, landings, and calendar-based maintenance intervals, and develop maintenance forecasts
- Schedule maintenance in accordance with the Approved Maintenance Program (AMP), Airworthiness Directives, modifications, and operational requirements
- Coordinate maintenance inputs with Engineering, Operations, and external maintenance providers
- Prepare, issue, and reconcile maintenance workpacks, and maintain accurate maintenance status within the approved tracking system
- Monitor aircraft defects and deferred maintenance items, coordinating defect rectification planning with Engineering and Operations
- Provide planning and utilisation data to support aircraft reliability monitoring activities
- Assist with AD, SB, and ICA tracking activities, AMP review activities and audit preparation
- Liaise with Operations and Engineering on aircraft status and scheduling, communicating maintenance downtime and return-to-service expectations
Essential Requirements
- Experience in aircraft maintenance planning, technical records, or maintenance coordination
- Understanding of aircraft maintenance documentation and approved maintenance data
- Experience using maintenance tracking systems
- Strong organisational and time management skills
- Ability to interpret technical and regulatory information
- High level of attention to detail and data accuracy
- Ability to obtain and maintain an ASIC and hold a current Australian driver's licence
Desirable
- Familiarity with CASR Part 42 continuing airworthiness requirements
- Locations
- Cairns, Queensland, Australia
- Timezones
- Worldwide