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Fionna-Anne Smuts

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
Witbank
12-1999

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
Fionna-Anne Smuts