Workshop Planning Engineer

About the role

Air Arabia is recruiting a Workshop Planning Engineer through its invitation-only engineering recruitment event in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, scheduled for mid-November 2026. Candidates should apply only if they can attend the event after being shortlisted and invited; full event details will be shared with shortlisted candidates beforehand. The engineer plans and coordinates maintenance activities for components and other workshop units, creating detailed schedules, assigning daily work targets, tracking progress and preparing performance reports.

Key responsibilities

• Receive work scopes and shop visit requests from CAMO or Component Planning teams and prepare detailed schedules for shop visits.
• Plan, allocate and communicate daily work assignments and targets to workshop technicians, and monitor progress against plan to meet turnaround time commitments.
• Coordinate with Quality, Logistics, Tooling and Stores for timely availability of parts, tools and documentation.
• Track work-in-progress and keep real-time updates in AMOS, escalate issues that may cause delays, and prepare post-visit reports on TAT, labour hours, delays, non-routines and findings.
• Contribute to continuous improvement of workshop efficiency and scheduling, and take part in daily planning meetings.
• Manage AMOS-CROM and CMP projects, and plan materials, consumables and tooling for workshops.
• Provide direction, coaching and guidance to team members and build a performance-driven team in line with company procedures.

Required profile

• Bachelor's degree in Aeronautical or Mechanical Engineering or a related technical discipline.
• 4+ years of experience in workshop maintenance planning.
• Familiarity with airline or MRO operations, maintenance procedures and technical documentation.
• Clear written and verbal communication across departments and levels.

Required skills

• Building and managing Gantt charts and detailed schedules.
• Proficiency in MS Office, especially Excel and PowerPoint for reporting.
• Experience with project planning tools (e.g. MS Project, Primavera) and maintenance software such as AMOS TRAX (AMOS preferred).