Senior Aerospace Excellence Assessor

Quick Facts

• Role: Senior Aerospace Excellence Assessor
• Focus: International supplier assessments and operational excellence in the aerospace industry

Description

You will represent the Aero Excellence initiative and help shape industry-wide aerospace excellence standards. The role includes planning, leading, and conducting international supplier assessments focused on operational excellence, efficiency, management systems, and operational performance, as well as analyzing end-to-end business and production processes (including MRP/MRP-II). You will evaluate Lean production maturity and guide improvement and benchmarking programs across operational excellence, sustainability, and cyber security.

Responsibilities

• Represent the Aero Excellence initiative and actively contribute to developing aerospace industry excellence standards
• Plan, lead, and conduct international Aero Excellence assessments for suppliers
• Analyze and evaluate company, production, planning, and control processes across the value chain (including MRP/MRP-II) and their effectiveness
• Assess maturity of Lean production systems and identify improvement opportunities to sustainably increase performance, quality, and value creation
• Provide professional guidance and steer supplier improvement and benchmarking initiatives in operational excellence, sustainability, and cyber security

Requirements

• Long-standing experience as a Lead Assessor or Lead Auditor in an international environment, including demonstrated expertise in conducting assessments and audits and driving continuous improvement
• Strong knowledge of internationally recognized methods and standards, particularly APICS, Six Sigma Black Belt, Minitab, APQP, and VDA 6.3
• Ideally multi-year experience in the aerospace/aviation industry and comprehensive knowledge of relevant regulatory and normative requirements, especially EN/AS 9100 and EASA Part 21/G
• Experience in training, coaching, and developing assessors, with strong coaching, facilitation, and communication skills in an international setting
• Willingness for high international travel
• Business-fluent German and English (written and spoken)

Benefits

• Jobrad
• Collective bargaining (tariff) compensation
• Flexible working hours
• Company pension benefits