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Team Leader Aircraft Mechanics (m/f/x)

Hamburg, Germany

Leadership, Pacing, Quality: You keep the EBU division running smoothly – even when things get hectic.

We are looking for you as a Team Leader Aircraft Mechanics at Hamburg for a role in the aviation sector. You will lead teams, ensure on-time delivery, quality, and efficiency, and drive improvements in a pragmatic way – with an eye on KPIs, standards, and the shop floor. Does this sound like your kind of role? Then apply now.


The gross annual salary is, depending on qualifications, max. 80,000 €. If you have already applied to ARTS, we look forward to finding further suitable positions together with you – multiple applications are therefore not necessary.

Benefits


Attractive Remuneration

Equal pay, special payments, and performance-related salary increases


Company health management

Health days, vaccinations, workshops & check-ups


Referral bonus & tax-free benefits

Bonuses for employee referrals plus Edenred Card benefits.


Family friendliness

access to an Employee Assistance Program (EAP) offering guidance on health, personal, or professional matters


Individual development opportunities

cost coverage for studies & further training via the Employee Scholar Program, access to LinkedIn Learning


Mobile & sustainable

Subsidy for HVV Profiticket & charging station for electric cars


Open exchange

personal support in an open, familiar working atmosphere


Optimum work-life balance

flexible working hours, flexitime, mobile working & 30 vacation days


Future-proof

company pension scheme with attractive employer contribution

Responsibilities


  • Ensuring compliance with Standard Work in Progress (SWIP), planning targets, and deadlines
  • Responsibility for cycle time, deriving and implementing measures to achieve goals according to the Least Waste Way (LWW)
  • Monitoring, analyzing, and managing relevant KPIs, including initiating corrective actions
  • Managing team turnarounds and Real-Time Problem Resolution (RTPR) during ongoing operations
  • Technical and disciplinary leadership of aircraft maintenance teams, including scheduling and shift planning
  • Organizing onboarding and training in accordance with the skill matrix, as well as employee development and evaluation
  • Close coordination with production, engineering, planning, and related departments, including escalation management (e.g., tier meetings)
  • Implementing and helping to shape continuous improvement, Kaizen, Total Productive Maintenance (TPM), and Lean methods (e.g., 5S)


Qualifications

  • Completed vocational training or higher degree in an aviation-related field
  • Several years of professional experience in aviation technology
  • Initial leadership experience
  • Proficiency in common IT systems
  • Business fluency in German and English (minimum C1 level in each)
  • A valid, unrestricted work permit for the European Union (not a student visa) is mandatory

Become Part of the ARTS Group

Give your career a head start with ARTS in an international and innovative work environment. As a trusted, creative partner, consultant, and companion for HR services, turnkey industrial solutions, and innovative organizational concepts across diverse high-tech industries, ARTS understands the qualitative demands of the market and offers forward-looking services. The following position is to be filled as temporary employment.