Aviation Stores Team Leader — Hands-On & Quality

Kuehne + Nagel; Orpington; On-site; GBP 42,000 - 54,000; Full time

Job summary

Kuehne + Nagel in Farnborough seeks a Team Leader - Aviation Stores to lead a four-person team within a busy aviation logistics operation. You will oversee receipt, storage, inspection, packing and despatch of aviation materials in a 12-hour shift pattern (4-on/4-off) within a customer-maintenance hangar.

This hands-on leadership role requires meeting quality standards, working with Part 145 procedures and DG shipping, and developing team capability to achieve KPIs and performance targets.

Qualifications

• Experience leading a small operational team in aviation stores/MRO or similar.
• Aviation or aerospace experience preferred; transferable experience from regulated environments welcome.
• Strong knowledge of warehouse operations: receiving, picking, packing, stock management and despatch.
• Hands-on leadership style with ability to support day-to-day activities.
• Proven people management skills; able to develop and support teams to meet targets.
• Solid understanding of KPIs, continuous improvement and defined processes/quality standards.
• Excellent verbal and written English and customer relationship management.
• Experience with DG shipping and aviation parts inspection/aviation ERP systems is advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Lead and coordinate day-to-day activities of a team of four operatives; plan workloads and resources.
• Manage team performance against KPIs and contractual requirements; identify improvements.
• Oversee receipt, handling, storage, inspection, packing and despatch of assets; provide hands-on support.
• Ensure receiving inspections follow Part 145 and customer quality requirements; support receiving activities.
• Oversee DG packing and despatch; ensure regulatory compliance.
• Lead, motivate and develop the team; ensure training and ongoing support.
• Promote health & safety, quality, housekeeping and compliance; identify improvements.
• Maintain strong relationships with customer, colleagues and management; communicate performance and challenges.

Skills

Team leadership

Aviation stores knowledge

Regulatory compliance

Communication

KPIs management

Tools

Aviation ERP systems

Forklift operations

Job description

Kuehne + Nagel in Farnborough seeks a Team Leader - Aviation Stores to lead a four-person team within a busy aviation logistics operation. You will oversee receipt, storage, inspection, packing and despatch of aviation materials in a 12-hour shift pattern (4-on/4-off) within a customer-maintenance hangar.

This hands-on leadership role requires meeting quality standards, working with Part 145 procedures and DG shipping, and developing team capability to achieve KPIs and performance targets.