Fionna-Anne Smuts
Benoni
Summary
Dynamic Maintenance Planner with extensive experience at Star Air Maintenance, excelling in aircraft maintenance scheduling and regulatory compliance. Proven ability to enhance airworthiness through meticulous technical documentation and effective teamwork. Skilled in work order management and problem-solving, ensuring operational efficiency and safety in aviation environments.
Overview
26
26
years of professional experience
7
7
Certifications
Work History
Maintenance Planner
Star Air Maintenance
Gauteng
08.2019 - Current
- Capture technical flight logs and plan short & long-term maintenance schedules.
- Create and close work orders in SAM (Simplifying Aircraft Maintenance) System
- Record & archive documents as per SACAA Regulations.
- Analyse ADs and SBs, creating maintenance tasks iaw FAA & SACAA Regulations
- Track and capture component details (8130 & HT components).
- Ensure Aircrafts are airworthy.
Personal Assistant to MD
Hypercon
10.2017 - 07.2019
- Managed Sage Pastel Debtors & Creditors up to VAT report & trial balance.
- Performed bank reconciliation up to VAT submissions.
- Provided full administrative and executive support to Managing Director
- Railway Connections
Receptionist / Dental Assistant / Junior Bookkeeper
Dr Martin Linde
12.2014 - 09.2017
- Reception duties and patient assistance.
- Dental Assistant
- Managed healthcare payments to patients’ files
- Dental Practice
Maintenance Planner
West Air Maintenance
07.2010 - 06.2011
- Planned maintenance on Cessna and other light aircraft.
- Assisted Quality Control with airworthiness certification.
- Namibia
Maintenance Planner
Star Air Cargo / Maintenance
01.2008 - 06.2010
- Planned maintenance and procured aircraft spares.
- Maintained library and updated aircraft manuals.
- Supported opening of AMO (Approved Maintenance Organisation).
- South Africa
Receptionist / Data Scanner
Aeronexus
South Africa
01.2006 - 01.2008
- Administrative support and scanning maintenance documents.
- Received training in aircraft maintenance planning.
- Aviation
Receptionist / Dental Assistant
Dr P Botha
01.2001 - 01.2003
- Dental Practice
Receptionist / Dental Assistant
Drs Maree & Lampen
01.2000 - 01.2001
- Dental Practice
Education
Matric -
Generaal Hertzog
Witbank12-1999
Skills
- Aircraft Maintenance Planning & Scheduling
- Work order management
- Regulatory compliance
- Component tracking
- Technical documentation
- Aircraft inspections
- Maintenance scheduling
- Problem solving
- Time management
- Work order preparation
- Schedule management
- Continuous improvement
- Scheduling techniques
- Teamwork
- Leadership skills
- Inspect completed work
- Billing and accounting support
- Technical Log Capturing & Work Order Processing (SAM)
- Procurement & Documentation Control
- Debtors & Creditors (Sage Pastel)
- Bank Reconciliation
- Reception & Client Service
- Dental Assisting & Practice Administration
- MS Office
- Accounting
- Administrative Support
- Human Factors
- Safety Management Systems
- Root Cause Analysis
Training
- Maintenance Planning Principles
- Human Factors in Aviation
- Safety Management Systems
- Root Cause Analysis
- CATs & CARs Recurrent
- MS Office
- Sage Pastel Accounting
References
- Marcel Liebenberg, Star Air Maintenance, +2782 249 54168
- Garth Blunden, Hypercon, +27 83 602 3451
- Freda Linde, Dr Martin Linde (Dental), +27 83 229 8663
- Peter Keil, West Air Maintenance (Namibia), +264 83 937 8247
Languages
- English
- Afrikaans, Home Language
- English, Fluent
Languages
Afrikaans
Native
Native
English
Proficient (C2)
C2
Certification
Maintenance Planning Principles
Timeline
Maintenance Planner
Star Air Maintenance
08.2019 - Current
Personal Assistant to MD
Hypercon
10.2017 - 07.2019
Receptionist / Dental Assistant / Junior Bookkeeper
Dr Martin Linde
12.2014 - 09.2017
Maintenance Planner
West Air Maintenance
07.2010 - 06.2011
Maintenance Planner
Star Air Cargo / Maintenance
01.2008 - 06.2010
Receptionist / Data Scanner
Aeronexus
01.2006 - 01.2008
Receptionist / Dental Assistant
Dr P Botha
01.2001 - 01.2003
Receptionist / Dental Assistant
Drs Maree & Lampen
01.2000 - 01.2001
Matric -
Generaal Hertzog