Technical Resource Planner at Kenya Airways

Purpose

To plan efficient staff utilization, that meets Maintenance and Operational requirements.  

Responsibilities

• Plan both medium- and long-term availability of production staff, in collaboration with Technical Managers, to ensure adequate and sufficient numbers are available across all sectional requirements.
• Coordinate with sectional Managers for complementing leave plan that is in line with the company’s leave requirements.
• Coordinate training of production staff and support compliance of mandatory and functional qualifications as per the training requirements
• Publish 28-day rosters a week before the start of a cycle.
• Identify possible resourcing gaps and propose mitigating actions.
• Embrace and maintain a healthy, safe and secure working environment in compliance with company procedures, regulatory authorities and requirements of customer airlines.
• Prepare and analyze periodic performance reports (i.e. training, leave and productivity reports) for management review
• Conceptualize, develop and empower Line Managers on resource deployment rules, keeping in view business plans, strategy and specific service level agreements with customer airlines.
• Transform/model these rules in the resource management system. Influence and interact with process owners and department heads for effective implementation of redesigned rules and processes.
• Formulate and apply mathematical modeling and statistical analysis and other optimizing methods to develop and interpret What-if scenarios. Recommend the impact on resources and KPIs in line with KQ operating strategy to the business units. Challenge where required to optimize the resource plans for increased efficiencies.

Skills

• Good judgement and sensitive to details
• High Level of honesty, integrity and professionalism
• Good negotiation skills.
• Assertive and a good communicator
• Creativity and lateral thinking
• Agile
• Strong analytical ability, diagnostic and problem-solving skills

Qualifications

• University graduate or Diploma in relevant field.
• Five (5) years’ experience in airline –operational areas
• Experience in the fields related to Resource Management and Scheduling is an added advantage.
• ·Working knowledge of KCAA/EASA Rules and Regulations
• Knowledge in Systematic documentation of project reports/systems and processes
• Good working knowledge of general IT systems and specific MRO application systems