Maintenance Planner

We’re Jetstar. You may know us for our famous low fares, but did you also know that we’ve flown more than 400 million customers since we launched in Australia in 2004? In fact, each week we operate around 3,000 flights to nearly 40 destinations across Australia, New Zealand, Asia and the Pacific. We also operate a fleet of more than 80 aircraft, including state-of-the-art Airbus A320/21 NEO aircraft and the Airbus A320 family and Boeing 787-8s. Every day we enable more people to takeoff to more places, more often.

Impressive numbers? What's even more impressive is the team of extraordinary people taking off together day in day out, flight after flight.

Our people are the real jet stars!

Job Description

Join us on a 12-month fixed term journey based at our Jetstar Headquarters in DocklandsEnjoy work/life balance with the flexibility of a 4 on, 4 off shift work rosterTake off with exclusive employee perks, including our world-class staff travel program

Your Opportunity

As a Maintenance Planner, you are responsible for coordinating scheduled and unscheduled maintenance across Approved Maintenance Organisations, ensuring ongoing compliance and operational integrity of the Jetstar fleet.

Reporting to the Lead Line Planner, you support maintenance planning, disruption management and aircraft allocation, while maintaining compliance with CASA regulations and internal procedures. The role involves overseeing TRAX work packages, analysing technical and cost considerations, supporting investigations, and ensuring accurate aircraft standards to drive safe, efficient and cost‑effective outcomes.

You’ll Be Responsible For

Assisting the Maintenance Operation Centre (MOC) in providing on-going compliance control of both scheduled and unscheduled maintenance activity Maintaining compliance control of all work packages issued via TRAX Demonstrating commitment to CASA and other industry regulatory authorities that continued airworthiness management and company standards can be sustained by sound process and procedures as detailed in the Maintenance Operations Procedures Manual Providing Engineering input to Jetstar Operations Control Centre (JOCC) decision making processes for disruption management Assisting in the control of schedules with the Aircraft Allocations Coordinator Investigating and reviewing serious incidents and assisting in the implementation of corrective actions Maintaining accurate aircraft standards to support optimised planning outcomes Analysing technical, costing and planning issues with responsibilities for establishing standards, direction and ensuring technical / commercial / cost effective performance.

We’re On The Hunt For Somebody Who Has

A detailed understanding of Aircraft Line / Base Maintenance and Operations Experience in Aircraft Maintenance Planning Ability to communicate & negotiate effectively with internal and external stakeholders Understanding of TRAX, CAE Movement Manager and Microsoft Office applications Highly motivated and committed to continuous improvement Able to build effective working relationships and thrive in a team environment

Your life at Jetstar is unlike any other

Put the craft in aircraft: There’s a new fleet of A321LR NEO’s waiting for your arrival. Beyond Jetstar, our Operations Team get to exposure to projects related to the Qantas Group’s A320/1, B717 and A321 Freighters.

Live the travel dream: You and your nominated travel companions can takeoff more with our famous Qantas Group Staff Travel discount.

Make work feel like a holiday: Join a fun, driven team where work feels like a holiday. Our people take every opportunity to takeoff together and find ways to help their teammates soar.

There’s a place for everyone at Jetstar:  For us, travel and meeting new people go hand in hand. We invite our people to get involved in various Employee Network Groups that play an important role in creating our inclusive and supportive culture that we are fiercely proud of.  We believe that teams with a diversity of ideas and experiences are more creative, innovative and solve problems quickly.  We welcome applications from anyone who wants to takeoff with us.  If you have support or access requirements, just reach out and let us know what you need.

We’re Jetstar.  Let’s takeoff together

Applications Close: Wednesday 16th September 2026