General Manager Belgium

Fly with us into the future and become part of the team at one of the most innovative aircraft manufacturers in the world.

• Responsible for the delivery of a comprehensive and significant military flight training service to the Belgium customer
• Establish a local Pilatus organisation to manage and coordinate Pilatus employees and sub-contractor partners to deliver the engineering, maintenance and logistics services necessary to successfully execute our contractual responsibilities
• Act as the senior representative of Pilatus in-country to interface with senior customer representatives and industrial partners
• Lead and motivate a multi-national team of managers and skilled specialists who undertake detailed planning and monitor/report performance against pre-determined KPIs
• Responsible for the commercial and financial performance of the service as well as contract and sub-contract management is a key element of the role
• Ensure adherence to safety and quality procedures, standards and obligations

• At least 10 years of experience in the aviation industry, preferably in a management role in an aircraft availability operation with exposure to public contracts
• Both operational and commercial experience including contract management, personnel management, finance/budget management and performance analysis experience
• Experience working with military customers would be an advantage
• Compelling leadership style
• Ability to speak and write fluently in French and English
• This position will include a temporary assignment to Switzerland until Q3 2027 and afterwards will be based permanently in Belgium

• A committed, international team and unique projects
• Flexible working hours and individual pension solutions
• Support for training and opportunities for personal and professional development
• Discounted meals in our staff restaurant and various discounts for employees
• Team events at which we celebrate our successes together

• We want to address everyone with our job ad's and are committed to diversity in our company – we are looking forward to receiving your online application
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Maria Gageatu
HR Recruiter