Senior Director Tec Operations Aviation Europe (m/f/d)

Join the success story of Europe´s largest DHL airline - European Air Transport Leipzig GmbH.

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YOUR TASKS:

Join our Aviation Europe team and lead the technical performance strategy of our aircraft fleet, ensuring the highest standards of safety, reliability, compliance, and operational efficiency while shaping the future performance of our European network.
A.

Maintenance Planning & Coordination


* Define and govern the long-term Line and Base Maintenance strategy and planning framework for DHL’s European fleet (up to 24 months horizon)


* Ensure maintenance plans are optimized against network availability, regulatory compliance, fleet reliability and operational performance objectives


* Provide strategic oversight of maintenance interval management, work package optimization and maintenance scheduling across operators and maintenance providers


* Govern the planning and implementation of Airworthiness Directives, Service Bulletins, engineering modifications and component replacement programs in close collaboration with Global Technical Operations

B.

Reliability, Performance & Continuous Improvement


* Own regional Technical Dispatch Reliability (TDR), aircraft availability and fleet technical performance targets across the Aviation Europe network


* Establish performance governance, KPIs and management reporting to ensure transparency, accountability and timely corrective actions


* Chair regular performance and reliability reviews with operators, CMI partners and maintenance providers


* Drive data-driven performance improvement initiatives through benchmarking, root cause analysis and structured problem-solving methodologies


* Ensure lessons learned and reliability improvement actions are systematically embedded into maintenance planning, engineering programs and supplier strategies

C.

Supplier, Contract & MRO Management


* Lead the Aviation Europe maintenance supplier strategy in partnership with Global Technical Operations, including MRO selection, performance management and long-term capability planning


* Ensure consistent application of contractual frameworks, service level expectations and DHL material supply concepts across the maintenance network


* Govern supplier performance across cost, quality, turnaround time, reliability and operational effectiveness metrics


* Assess strategic maintenance capacity requirements and recommend appropriate sourcing, insourcing or outsourcing solutions to support future network needs

D.

Engineering, Safety & Compliance


* Ensure maintenance governance and oversight fully support compliance with EASA Part-145 requirements and applicable national aviat...