Organization Context

Position Title: Associate Manager–Scheduling

Job Code TBD

Grade: TBD

Function: Engineering

Location: Gurugram

Reports to: Senior Manager – Scheduling

Role Level: TBD

A. Job PurposeExecute day-to-day aircraft tail assignment and maintenance-integrated scheduling, ensuring plan integrity, compliance, and timely coordination with IOCC/MCC.

B. Key Accountability

Operational Scheduling• Prepare daily/weekly rotations and publish line-ups with integrated maintenance tasks.

- Validate aircraft technical status, MEL/CDL constraints, and AD/SB requirements before assignment.
- Run short-term scenarios to resolve conflicts and propose swaps with impact assessment.

Data & Reporting• Update AMOS/MM with layovers and tasks; reconcile differences against IOCC plans.

- Maintain dashboards for utilization, conflicts, and schedule changes.

Compliance

- Ensure adherence to CAME/AMP and document deferrals/variations per procedure.

Work Package Coordination

- Align daily work packages with MCC and Line Maintenance for on-time execution.
- Follow up on deferred tasks and reschedule within agreed windows.

Stakeholder Collaboration

- Coordinate with Fleet Management, Network Planning, and Airports for resource alignment.

Team Management

- Support the team and provide direction on execution / implementation of tasks by prioritizing functional and organization goals.




- Support team members in collaborating across multiple internal/external stakeholders.
- Support, nurture, and develop the team members’ skills.

Any other additional responsibility could be assigned to the role holder from time to time as a standalone project or regular work. The same would be suitably represented in the Primary responsibilities and agreed between the incumbent, reporting officer and HR.

C. Skills/Qualities Required

Detail Orientation

Planning & Coordination skills

Time Management

Ability to manage agile rotations

Technical Understanding'

Analytical skills

Familiar with MEL/CDL and maintenance checks

Excel/BI proficiency

Communication

Clear escalation and updates

D. Key Performance Indicators

Internal Interfaces

IOCC/MCC

Line Maintenance

Daily huddles and on-call coordination

Confirm manpower and materials

Fleet Management

Aircraft status updates

External Interfaces

MROs/Hangars

Check slot confirmations

F. Educational and Experience Requirements

Minimum Education requirements

- Engineering degree (aeronautical, mechanical, electrical, electronics, avionics) or Aircraft Maintenance Engineering
- An aircraft maintenance engineer qualification along with appropriate DGCA license is preferred

ExperienceMinimum

- 4-8 years in aircraft scheduling/line maintenance planning; hands-on AMOS preferred.

• At least 2 years’ work Experience in disruption recovery and tail swap analysis.

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