JMC Aviation are working with a MRO company based in Harlow, looking to recruit a new General Manager to join their team.
This client is a leading MRO providing outstanding aviation services for aircraft components including precision engineering and ground support. This family run company work to build a positive work ethic while helping their employees progress within their roles.
This is a Permanent Position based in Harlow.
45 hours per week, working Monday – Friday.
45 hours per week, working Monday – Friday.
Salary and Benefits
– Competitive Salary
– Generous Annual Leave
– Pension Scheme
– Employee Assistance Programme
– Life Assurance
– Employee Cash Plan
– Enhanced Maternity and Paternity Schemes
– Professional Growth and Development
– State-of-the-Art Equipment and Technology
– Ongoing Training and Certification Programmes
Career Advancement Opportunities
The Role
The primary purpose of this role is to manage a team of 25, reporting to the CEO for the running of the site.
Other duties involve:
– Day to day leadership of and accountability for the company to ensure the business strategy is delivered by enabling and supporting all appropriate structures, people, systems and processes.
– Engage the Group CEO and Board, to highlight and implement strategies for the business, including long term planning, produce and meet well-reasoned and robust business plans, including investment requirements.
– Delivering sales and revenue growth, including the development of the orders pipeline, developing brand awareness and promoting a responsive, customer focused approach to business management.
– To act as the most senior point of contact with customers, including major international firms in the aerospace sector.
– Responsible for producing responses to “Request For Quotes” (RFQ’s), including pricing and turnaround delivery times (circa 500-600 quotes per year).
– Ensuring that customer’s orders and contracts are fully met in accordance with the specification and are within the Scope of Approvals.
– Ensuring that each contract is commercially sound and that the requirements of the contract are carried out accordingly.
– Ownership of quality and delivery performance from the operation in conjunction with efficiency cost reductions.
– Assuming ultimate responsibility for the recruitment and management of the company’s employees. To initiate workforce skills training programmes so as to ensure that staff capabilities meet future business needs and to lead any associated company restructuring that may be required.
– Creating a culture of engagement, involvement and continuous improvement and a “right first time” approach that drives effectiveness and efficiency. Identification of opportunities for costs improvements, implementing consistent procedures to prevent the backlog of orders, improve performance and create an increased sense of urgency, pulling together people, systems and departments to enhance service to customers.
– Implementing the Quality, Environmental and Health and Safety policies within the organisation, and conducting a regular review these policies.
– Remaining conversant and aware of industry trends and all pertinent regulations affecting the business.
Skills and experience required.
In order to be successful in this role the will need to demonstrate the following skills and attributes:
– Technically astute and product focused, with experience in production management and lean principles, preferably in an Aerospace and Defence environment.
– Strong operationally focus coupled with leadership skills, staff management & development.
– Strong experience of implementing robust procedures to identify customer needs, enhance quality, better understand capability and improve lead times.
– IT literate with highly developed planning and organisational skills. Knowledge of TracWare / AeroTrac is advantageous.
– Outstanding communication skills, able to ask probing and difficult questions, articulate views crisply and convincingly.
– High level of self-motivation combined with personal credibility, strong negotiation skills, professionalism and influencing skills.
– Able to identify and take action to improve business effectiveness
– Capable of understanding the operational requirements and the cultural issues/needs of the individual business units.
– Possess the drive and have passion to influence those around you; be results orientated and a natural problem solver.
– Right to live and work in the UK
If you think this is the role for you and you have the necessary skills and attributes, please apply today or contact JMC Aviation for more details.
Please note that due to the high level of applicants we will only be contacting shortlisted candidates regarding this role.
For this opportunity JMC Aviation Ltd is acting as an employment agency.