Director of Avionics

Employment Type: Full-time Permanent

Location: Calgary, AB

Division/Department: Avionics

Available vacancies: 1

About Avmax:

Avmax is a diverse company offering every product and service related to aviation. We have locations, operations, and deployment worldwide.

Our vision at Avmax Group Inc. ("Avmax") is to simplify our customers' aviation needs through dependable, globally integrated services with trusted results. Established in 1976, our locations include: Calgary (HQ), Winnipeg and Vancouver in Canada, Great Falls and Jacksonville in the USA, Nairobi in Kenya, and N'Djamena in Chad.

Avmax offers the following capabilities: Aircraft Leasing, Airline Operations, Avionics, Component Repairs, Engineering, MRO, Paint and Spares. Avmax's engineering division is a Transport Canada authorized Design Approval Organization (DAO). Avmax's maintenance division is a Transport Canada authorized Maintenance Repair Organization (MRO).

Why work at Avmax?

Avmax has a diverse workforce with opportunity for growth and career advancements. We offer competitive compensation and benefit packages, flexibility, work-life balance and a friendly working environment.

We are proud of our work and commitment to create one of the leading workforce, products and services in the Aviation industry.

Reporting and Role Purpose

Reporting to the Senior Director of Operations, Canada. The Director of Avionics leads the Avionics division through its managers and supervisors across shops, installations and line maintenance, and provides oversight of Avmax's component shop. Accountable for divisional revenue growth, margins, financial results, customer relationships, safe and compliant operations, and employee development.

Core Competencies

• Leadership and coaching
• Strategic and commercial judgment
• Financial and operational management
• Customer relationship management
• Communication and influence
• Planning and execution
• Cross-divisional collaboration
• Safety, quality and regulatory accountability

Key Performance Indicators / Duties and Responsibilities

Business Growth and Sales

• Build and execute an Avionics business plan that grows internal and external revenue and protects margins. Develop service offerings, recurring work and practical growth opportunities supported by market demand and business cases.
• Work with Sales on the pipeline, customer visits, campaigns, bids and quotes. Validate technical scope, delivery capacity, pricing assumptions and expected margin before commitments are made; support profitable work wins and retention.

Customer and Cross-Divisional Relationships

• Maintain strong customer and industry relationships, resolve escalated concerns and identify further work across shops, installations and line maintenance. Coordinate Avmax support commitments with other divisional needs.
• Partner with MRO Operations, Engineering, Quality and other Avmax businesses to develop combined customer solutions, share resources where appropriate and create growth across the company.

Budget and Financial Performance

• Prepare the annual budget and long-term plan for revenue, labour, materials, overhead, staffing, capacity, facilities and capital. Maintain reliable forecasts and adjust plans as demand or costs change.
• Own divisional financial performance. Review revenue, gross margin, profit and loss, labour and project results by shop and service line; coach managers in underperforming areas and take corrective action.

Operational Performance and Delivery

• Set measurable goals with managers and supervisors for delivery, turnaround time, productive hours, quality and customer service. Review results regularly and remove barriers while preserving their day-to-day authority.
• Provide oversight of Avmax's component shop, working with its leaders to monitor operating performance, capacity, quality and customer service, and to align its plans with Avmax's broader business priorities.
• Provide direction on major projects and contracts. Review budgets, resources, schedules, scope changes and suitable progress measures; intervene early when delivery or margin is at risk.
• Work with managers and supervisors to improve planning, quoting, scheduling, material flow, work package control and shop processes. Assess whether changes improve efficiency, turnaround time or customer outcomes.

Safety, Compliance and Quality

• Ensure approved work is supported by adequate people, training, tooling and facilities. Uphold regulatory requirements, company procedures and safety practices; escalate significant concerns to the PRM and Quality as required.
• Own corrective actions for audit findings assigned to Avionics. Work with Quality on root cause and effectiveness verification, meet approved due dates and prevent repeat findings.

People Leadership and Succession

• Build an inclusive, approachable management team. Coach managers and supervisors, maintain succession plans, identify career paths and training with Human Resources, and address avoidable turnover so employees can grow within Avmax.

Qualifications

• Significant leadership experience in avionics or comparable aviation operations, including financial and people management.
• Relevant technical qualifications or post-secondary education are assets.
• Prior experience as a Person Responsible for Maintenance (PRM) is an asset.

Experience

• 7 - 10 years of progressively responsible experience in the field.
• Experience working in regulated aviation environment (Transport Canada, FAA, etc.).

Our recruitment commitments:

• We thank all applicants for their interest; however, only those selected for an interview will be contacted.
• Depending on qualifications, selected candidates may be offered a role at a more appropriate level.
• Avmax Group offers a competitive compensation package including an optimal benefits plan and pension plan.
• Avmax Group Inc. is dedicated to, and prides itself on being an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate and welcome the diversity of all of our employees. Avmax Group Inc. has specific policies in place to prevent discrimination in our hiring practices on the basis of the protected grounds dictated by Canadian legislation. We therefore encourage applications from all qualified individuals, including Aboriginal peoples, persons with disabilities, members of visible minorities, and women.
• Avmax will accommodate the needs of applicants with disabilities throughout all stages of selection process. If you need accommodation during the recruitment process, please advise your HR Representative. Information relating to the needs for accommodation measure will be addressed confidentially. Candidates may request a copy of Avmax's accommodation policy upon request.
• In order to be in compliance with the law, employees must be legally eligible to work in Canada.