Site manager aviation - German & English (m/f/d), Saarbrücken Area

Are you looking for a new challenge to put your management skills to use in a technical environment and have a real impact? Here’s a company where your ideas are not only heard but quickly put into action. Our client is an international aviation company that is actively developing one of its main sites, in the Saarbrücken area, right between France, Germany and Luxemburg.
You will lead its logistical and cultural evolution and ensure regulatory compliance and customer satisfaction — as:

Site manager aviation - German & English (m/f/d), Saarbrücken Area

What we count on you for – Your mission

Your mission is to ensure efficient operations and full compliance with all regulatory requirements. If growth and compliance aren’t mutually exclusive for you, this is the right opportunity.

• You oversee daily operations, coordinating base maintenance, line maintenance and workshop activities, and taking full responsibility for teams, resources and priorities.
• You drive cultural transformation, implement change management initiatives and foster a mindset where continuous improvement becomes the norm.
• You take ownership of Safety & Compliance, ensure complete incident and occurrence reporting, and work closely with your Compliance Manager.
• You design and oversee training and development programmes for all technical functions, ensuring all regulatory training requirements are fully met.
• You set, monitor and analyse operational and financial KPIs, providing clear strategic direction to team leaders and technical departments.
• You manage cost control, budget planning and investment prioritisation to support site performance.
• You build and maintain strong customer relationships, manage third-party contracts and represent the company with selected stakeholders.
• You support the company’s long-term strategy by improving processes, integrating digital tools and promoting a data-driven approach.

Why we want you on our team – Your strengths

• Your background: Approximately 10 years’ experience in industrial, highly regulated environments (aviation, pharma, food, energy etc.), including team management and proven success in change management, or comparable experience.
• Your languages: Fluent German (C1 minimum) for daily leadership of a German-speaking workforce. Confident English (B2 minimum). French is a plus.
• Your IT skills: Strong digital affinity, confident use of standard IT tools and comfort with data-driven methods. Experience with AMOS is an advantage.
• Your style & personality: Communicative, structured, assertive and detail-oriented. Able to combine a hands-on approach with strategic thinking and navigate confidently between the shop floor and a corporate setting.

Why we’re a good place to work – Our offer

• Permanent full-time contract (40h/week) with flexible scheduling depending on operational needs
• Attractive six-figure salary package, negotiable depending on profile
• Performance-based bonus
• Fuel card (~€50/month) included; pool cars available for rare business trips
• Cost participation in case of relocation
• Agile, fast-growing aviation environment with short decision paths and high autonomy
• Flat hierarchy, modern leadership culture and the opportunity to shape processes and structures sustainably
• International career development opportunities
• Occasional remote work compatible with company culture, with natural limitations due to the nature of the position

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