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Description
There’s never been a more exciting time to join United Airlines. We’re on a path towards becoming the best airline in the history of aviation. Our shared purpose – Connecting People, Uniting the World – is about more than getting people from one place to another. It also means that as a global company that operates in hundreds of locations around the world with millions of customers and tens of thousands of employees, we have a unique responsibility to uplift and provide opportunities in the places where we work, live and fly, and we can only do that with a truly diverse and inclusive workforce. And we’re growing – in the years ahead, we’ll hire tens of thousands of people across every area of the airline. Our careers include a competitive benefits package aimed at keeping you happy, healthy and well-traveled. From employee-run \"Business Resource Group\" communities to world-class benefits like parental leave, 401k and privileges like space available travel, United is truly a one-of-a-kind place to work. Are you ready to travel the world?
At United, we have some of the best aircraft in the world. Our Technical Operations team is full of aircraft maintenance technicians, engineers, planners, ground equipment and facilities professionals, and supply chain teams that help make sure they’re well taken care of and ready to get our customers to their desired destinations. If you’re ready to work on our planes, join our Tech Ops experts and help keep our fleet in tip-top shape.
Key Responsibilities:
The Manager Warehousing and Distribution leads and directs a 24/7 workforce. Manager ensures government regulations are adhered to in the handling of all aircraft-related parts and materials; manages company assets; coaches and develops team to meet safety, quality and service-level performance metrics; meets financial goals and objectives; and promotes continuous improvement within the organization.
Team Leadership
- Oversees cost center expense to meet the financial plan
- Maintains employee relationships and programs, including local agreements
- Provides employees with the tools and developmental opportunities through coaching, mentoring and training
- Builds and promotes a caring corporate culture
Customer Support
- Interfaces on a daily basis with internal and external customers to meet operational needs
- Reviews performance metrics to assess performance and improvement opportunities for the organization
- Partners and forms alliances with customers
Cross-Divisional Teamwork and Strategy Development
- Proactively supports initiatives to meet divisional and corporate objectives
- Analyzes data, performance issues and implementation of appropriate action plans/corrective measures to meet goals
- Ensures adherence to Company safety and regulatory procedures and policies
Continuous Improvement
- Drives continuous improvement to meet organizational objectives
- Promotes systematic use of continuous improvement tools and techniques to drive business results
- Builds aggressive but achievable goals in conjunction with senior leadership, determined by strategic direction
United values diverse experiences, perspectives, and we encourage everyone who meets the minimum qualifications to apply. While having the “desired” qualifications make for a stronger candidate, we encourage applicants who may not feel they check ALL of those boxes! We are always looking for individuals who will bring something new to the table!
Qualifications
What’s needed to succeed:
- High School Diploma
- Minimum five years supervisory experience
- Managing and directing diverse employee groups, including unionized labor
- Comprehensive understanding of Supply Chain planning and management
- Strong Leadership, coaching and communication skills
- Statistical Analysis and Process Control (SPC)
- Self-Motivated engrained Continuous Improvement experience
- Microsoft Office proficient
- Must be legally authorized to work in the United States for any employer without sponsorship
- Successful completion of interview required to meet job qualification
- Reliable, punctual attendance is an essential function of the position
What will help you propel from the pack:
- BA/BS Degree
- Green Belt Lean Six Sigma Certification
- Five years logistics experience
- Experience with industry-leading Warehouse Management System(s), including HighJump/Körber
United Airlines is an equal opportunity employer. United Airlines recruits, employs, trains, compensates and promotes regardless of race, religion, color, national origin, gender identity, sexual orientation, physical ability, age, veteran status and other protected status as required by applicable law. We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform crucial job functions. Please contact JobAccommodations@united.com to request accommodation.
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