Chief Operating Officer; COO

Lead Operational Excellence. Drive Growth. Shape the Future of Aviation MRO.

• As Chief Operating Officer, you will provide strategic and operational leadership across LTLGS, working closely with the CEO and CFO to translate business strategy into outstanding operational performance.
• Leading Operations and Engineering, you will drive safety, quality, airworthiness, on‑time delivery, productivity and cost performance while embedding Lean and continuous improvement.
• This is a highly visible senior leadership role, responsible for building high‑performing teams, optimising capacity and resources, strengthening operational excellence and supporting sustainable business growth in a highly regulated aviation MRO environment.

• Degree in Engineering, Aerospace, Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, Operations Management or related discipline.
• Significant senior management/director‑level experience in Aerospace, Aviation MRO, aircraft component maintenance, engineering or highly regulated manufacturing.
• Proven leadership of Operations and Engineering in a complex, safety‑critical environment.
• Strong knowledge of aircraft/component maintenance and preferably EASA Part‑145.
• Proven Lean, continuous improvement and operational transformation experience.
  
  Strong production planning, capacity, resource and KPI management experience.
• Experience managing budgets and delivering financial and operational targets.
• Experience with ERP systems, preferably SAP, and data‑driven decision making.
• Strong knowledge of Quality, HSE and regulatory requirements.
• Visible, accountable and collaborative leadership style with strong commercial judgement.

Please note you must currently be eligible to work and remain indefinitely without any restrictions in the UK.

Kevin Henry