Hong Kong Aircraft Engineering Co., Ltd. (HAECO) HAECO, a Group company, listed in the Stock Exchange (0044), is one of the world’s leading aeronautical engineering groups, providing 24-hour and comprehensive range of services encompassing Airframe Maintenance, Cabin Reconfiguration, Freighter Conversion, Line Maintenance, Component Maintenance, Fleet Technical Management, Inventory Technical Management and Technical Training.

Planning & Production Control (PPC) Department in HAECO The PPC Department of HAECO oversees hangar and manpower capacity of its Base Maintenance center, located in the International Airport. It has an annual turnover of over 600 aircraft for light and heavy maintenance checks, with a volume of over 3 million man-hours a year. PPC Department has a staff force of 120 people, covering Resources Planning; Production Planning; Production Control and Technical Records functions.

Currently PPC Department has a database of over 300,000 aircraft maintenance task records covering various aircraft types from Boeing 737, 747, 757, 767, 777 to Airbus A319, A320, A321, A330 and A340. This database supports our business operation for airlines from different regions in Asia, Europe and the US. Our maintenance data / records are continually updated from aircraft maintenance in the hangar. Repairs on aircraft also generates large amount of data but these remain to be analyzed.

It is believed that these data can be used to build a knowledge base or standard. Some examples are maintenance cost, maintenance turn time, repair cost, workload forecast etc. can be derived by a systematic analysis of the existing database plus some form of trend monitoring, as when aircraft gets older or new aircraft types being introduced etc. A knowledge base or standards approach will help to monitor and improve the general performance and utilization of our resources.

Aircraft maintenance starts from an airline work package that consists of thousands of routine maintenance requirements. Duty of a Planner is briefly to interpret and plan the maintenance requirements into a sequence of events; identify the resources needed; keeps track of the actual work progress and, close liaise with the airline representatives.

Employment & Career Opportunities in PPC

We invite applications for Planner positions either as data analyst or production planning. Planner for data analysis will focus on performance monitoring, building data models and publish reports. Planners for production planning will focus on project management functions covering work package assessment, maintenance task databank review, jobs scheduling, control of technical documentation, project coordination and labour invoice etc. Successful candidates will require an induction training program within the 1 st year of joining. Aircraft training courses will be provided by the Technical Training Department of HAECO. Planners will require OJT in other departments to enhance their job knowledge and skills. Since Planner position is governed by HKAR-145 (Hong Kong Aviation Requirements Part-145), Planners are required to understand Engineering Procedures and Technical Instructions from both HAECO and the Airlines. Career progression from Planner to Supervisor / Assistant Engineer / Planning Engineer requires passing of some HKAR-66 (Licensing of Maintenance Personnel) modular examinations.

Requirements:

Planner with Data Analyst focus 1. An Engineering Degree or a Degree or Higher Diploma with Statistics major 2. 1 year experience (part time or full time) in data processing and/or statistical analysis is preferred although not essential, fresh graduates will also be considered. 3. Strong numerical sense and attention to details 4. Ability to compile and interpret statistical information 5. Advanced Excel skill or knowledge of database tools is preferred although not essential 6. Good team player with good communication skills 7. Good command of both written and spoken English and Chinese

Planner with Production Planning focus 1. Degree or Higher Diploma in Production or Industrial Engineering or related discipline 2. Knowledge of Project Management skills is preferred 3. Strong sense of logical thinking 4. MS office skills 5. Good team player with good communication skills 6. Good command of both written and spoken English and Cantonese Chinese 7. Commit to continuous learning and development

Applications

HAECO is an equal opportunity employer, focus in people and career development. Applications for PPC Planner position can be sent to

By post : The Manager Planning and Production Control Department Hong Kong Aircraft Engineering Co. Ltd 80 South Perimeter Road Hong Kong International Airport, Lantau, Hong Kong

By email PPC.ADMIN@.com

Internship

We welcome students in their final year to conduct their research project with us. Students interested please write to the above address.