Workshop Team Leader - Finishing & Integration(m/w/x)

Description

You will lead a skilled upholstery team while performing high-level technical work, ensuring every aircraft interior meets strict aviation standards through expert craftsmanship and efficient process management.

Requirements

• •Workshop Technician or Certified Workshop Technician qualification
• •Technical knowledge in aircraft upholstery
• •Leadership and team motivation skills
• •Familiarity with FOCA, EASA, FAA procedures
• •Alignment with Jet Aviation core values
• •Team-orientation and self-motivation
• •Ability to work under tight deadlines
• •Willingness and ability to grow
• •Proactive, structured, and forward-thinking mindset
• •Strong organizational and communication skills
• •Ability to understand engineering documentation
• •English proficiency minimum B1, B2 preferred
• •German and French skills as a plus

Tasks

• •Lead a team of at least six technicians
• •Assign tasks and verify work completion
• •Facilitate communication between the team and supervisors
• •Promote skill development and personal growth
• •Train junior staff and develop best practices
• •Provide daily progress updates to management
• •Collaborate with stakeholders on technical prototyping
• •Cut, sew, and install complex upholstery assemblies
• •Design templates and foam build-ups
• •Perform repairs and modifications on aircraft materials
• •Manufacture burn test samples for engineering
• •Ensure compliance with aviation quality standards
• •Enforce health and safety regulations
• •Maintain tool control and 5S workspace standards
• •Coordinate with internal and external suppliers
• •Manage work orders and project documentation
• •Assist management with project quotations
• •Implement process improvements to reduce costs

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