Leading Hand at UPS Venlo

hcmportal; Venlo; On-site; EUR 30,000 - 36,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

30 days annual leave (approx.)

Pension scheme

Travel allowance

Health insurance

Job summary

UPS in the Netherlands is seeking a Leading Hand - Aerospace to supervise daily operations, plan staff, and ensure quality and continuity. You report to the Team Leader and lead a small team in a demanding aerospace environment.

Key requirements include MBO level education, logistics experience, strong communication, English plus a second language, and MS Excel skills. Training to become an ODA Unit member and potential FAA tasks are part of the role.

Qualifications

• Education: Secondary vocational education (MBO level in the Netherlands).
• Experience: Relevant working experience in the Logistics industry.
• Competencies: Strong communication skills, English proficiency, team player, flexible shifts.
• Quality mindset and understanding.
• Proficiency with MS Excel.

Responsibilities

• Supervise operation and develop staff for the day.
• Execute staff planning with shifts and back-up plans.
• Motivate team through coaching and training.
• Conduct PCM meetings to review performance and updates.
• Identify operational improvements and support their implementation.
• Perform periodical performance reviews and staff development.
• Participate in quality processes and work instruction reviews.

Skills

Strong communication

Stress resistance

Team player

MS Excel

Education

MBO level (Netherlands)

Tools

MS Excel

Job description

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Job Description:

Leading Hand - Aerospace

Job Description

As a Leading Hand you control and organize the daily operational activities of your team in a compliant, effective and efficient manner. Being the right-hand of the Team Leader, your focus areas are: team leadership, planning daily staff according to expected volumes, monitoring and steering your operation to ensure operational continuity.

What do you do on an average day?

• Supervise your operation, specifically people and volume development for the day;
• Execute staff planning; ensure people with the right skills are identified and planned in appropriate shifts. This in order to process daily volumes on the most efficient manner. You are capable to define staffing back-up plans whenever needed (illness, etc.);
• Motivate your team through coaching, training and overall interest in the well-being of your people;
• Execute PCM meetings to inform your team on performance of previous day and plans for the current day; inform on any new company developments (news, initiatives, protocols, etc.);
• Seek and identify operational improvements and support their implementation;
• Execute periodical performance reviews with your staff in an effort to coach, develop people and support their growth within our Organization;
• Aerospace customers are highly quality focused; therefore you will be involved in work instruction improvements & reviews and quality processes above volumes

What do we expect of you?

• Education: Secondary vocational education (MBO level in the Netherlands);
• Experience: Relevant working experience in the Logistics industry;
• Competencies: Strong communication skills, stress resistant able to speak and write in English, a second language is preferred. You are a team player and flexible in working hours/shifts;
• Quality driven mindset and understanding
• Working knowledge of various computer systems (specifically MS Excel) is needed;
• Over time, you will be trained by UPS and the customer to become an ODA Unit member (Organization Designation Authorization); you are authorized to perform tasks on behalf of the FAA (Federal Aviation Administration)

What you'll get?

• A competitive salary starting from €3000 based upon work experience.
• Additional payment fee as ODA unit member & surcharges
• Excellent benefits including 29 leave days based on a full-time position, 8% holiday allowance, travel allowance, company pension scheme, collective health insurance, bicycle scheme and discounts at gym subscription.
• Industry-leading training to build on your existing talents.
• Plenty of opportunity to progress and grow thanks to our 'promotion from within policy'

Employee Type:

Fixed Term (Fixed Term)

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