Hangar Manager - aviation - German & English; m​/f​/d), Saarbrücken area

Hangar Manager
- Aviation
- German & English (M/F/D), Saarbrücken Area

Are you looking for a new challenge where your technical expertise and leadership skills can truly make an impact? Would you like to work in an environment where your ideas are not only heard, but quickly implemented? Here, you will find exactly that in a civil aviation company.

You support the operational development of a specialised maintenance centre, actively contribute to transformation processes and ensure that productivity, compliance and team performance are sustainably improved, as:

Your mission is to ensure efficient maintenance processes and the continuous compliance with regulatory requirements.

• You lead the operational maintenance team on a daily basis and take responsibility for organising resources, priorities as well as shift and holiday planning in the hangar.
• You coordinate base maintenance and line maintenance and ensure that maintenance activities are carried out efficiently and on time.
• You analyse qualification needs, develop training plans and support the technical development of your team members and Check Leaders.
• You support organisational change and continuous improvement, optimising processes through KPIs, digital tools and data-driven approaches.
• You support quality audits, handle findings and implement corrective and preventive actions together with the relevant interfaces.
• You ensure that Health & Safety regulations, regulatory requirements and the principles of the Safety Management System are consistently applied and maintained.
• You coordinate external service providers and ensure that quality, timing and costs consistently meet requirements.

Your background:

• Relevant technical background (technician, engineer). Ideally EASA CAT-B, B1, Category C, Part-145, Part-66, Part-M, with an understanding of Safety Management Systems (SMS), Human Factors as well as audit and compliance processes.
• Experience in highly regulated environments (e.g. aviation, pharma, food, energy, automotive…) and in managing production, maintenance or logistics processes as well as lean management, or comparable experience.
• Solid management experience (ideally around 15–30 employees) and proven success in change management.

Your languages:

• Strong German (minimum C1) for the daily leadership of the German-speaking team
• Confident English (minimum B2) for international collaboration
• French is a plus

Your IT skills:

• Strong digital affinity, confident use of standard IT tools and data-driven methods
• Experience with AMOS software is a plus

Your style & personality:

Communicative, assertive, structured and detail-oriented. You combine a hands-on mindset with strategic thinking and know how to bring teams along, implement change and establish clear standards and high quality expectations.

Why we're a good place to work
- Our offer:

• Permanent full-time position with regular office hours, 30 days of paid leave. Home office is not possible due to the nature of the role.
• Attractive fixed salary.
• Phone and laptop.
• Relocation support possible.
• Work in an agile and growing aviation company with short decision-making paths, high autonomy and significant room for impact. A collaborative environment with flat hierarchies, modern leadership culture and the opportunity to shape structures and processes sustainably.
• International development opportunities within an established group.