Pilatus Flugzeugwerke AG is recruiting a head of mechanical final assembly for its PC-12 programme at Stans, Switzerland. The full-time managerial role covers a department of approximately 16 employees and includes responsibility for personnel, budgets, production coordination, quality and flight-safety standards, and process improvement. The vacancy indicates an ongoing staffing requirement within the PC-12 production organisation, but does not disclose a change in output or programme strategy.
The successful candidate will oversee workforce planning and recruitment, employee deployment and order processing, performance and development discussions, and project management. The position also requires responsibility for maintaining smooth information flows and implementing improvement measures in the technical production environment.
Pilatus is seeking applicants with completed technical training, while higher technical education at HF or FH level is considered advantageous. Demonstrated leadership experience in a technical manufacturing setting is required, together with German and English skills at least at B2 level.
The vacancy does not specify why the position is open, whether it is newly created, or when the successful candidate is expected to start. It also provides no information on PC-12 production rates, deliveries, factory expansion or changes to the aircraft programme.