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Job Description:

Airbus Helicopters is looking for a Senior Material Handler to join our Warehouse team based in Grapevine, TX.

Your duties are designed to provide leadership for Material Handlers in support of Warehouse operations to ensure departmental goals are met. This includes receiving, stocking, picking, packing, shipping, internal and external customer support, safety and Foreign Trade Zone Compliance.  

Meet the team:

From building to servicing the next generation of aerospace, our team focuses on quality, productivity and efficiency. We ensure the highest quality of care and safety is built into each aircraft we assemble and maintain. Our team members make it happen.

Your working environment:

A suburb just outside the Dallas-Fort Worth metropolitan area is home to Airbus Helicopters U.S. regional headquarters, where we have more than 1,000 employees. Check out one of the seven professional sports teams that also call Dallas home - you may even see a special, custom Airbus helicopter dedicated to the Dallas Cowboys flying during home games.

How we care for you:

• Financial Rewards: Competitive base salary, incentive compensation which may include profit sharing schemes, retirement savings plan and the ability to participate in an Employee Stock Ownership Plan (“ESOP”)
• Work/Life Balance: Paid time off including personal time, holidays and a generous paid parental leave program.
• Health & Welfare: Comprehensive insurance coverage including medical (traditional and high-deductible health plans), prescription, dental, vision, life, disability, Employee Assistance Plan (“EAP”) and other supplemental benefit coverages. 
• Individual Development: Upskilling and development opportunities through our global Leadership University, including unlimited access to 10,000+ e-learning courses focusing on ways to develop your employability, certifications, career path as well as the opportunity to participate in accelerated development programmes and both national and international mobility.

At Airbus, we support you to work, connect and collaborate more easily and accessibly. Wherever possible, we foster flexible working arrangements to stimulate innovative thinking.

Your challenges:

Daily Activities:  50%

• Continuous follow up and monitoring of progress and adjust accordingly.
• Support CSR’s and buyers as needed
• Monitor Andon and Streamflex tools
• Receiving, stocking, picking, packing 
• Problem solving and support of Material Handlers
• Monitor transit locations and resolve issues as required
• Foreign Trade Zone Compliance 
• Safety compliance

 Interdepartmental Coordination:  50%

• Support CSR’s and buyers as needed
• Problem solving and support of Material Handlers
• Coordinate with Import and Export teams to ensure FTZ compliance
• Coordinate with other internal departments to ensure critical functions are staffed properly 
• Cross-train departmental staff to ensure coverage is available when needed

Additional Responsibilities: 

Education:

Required

• High School Diploma or equivalent  

Preferred

• None

Experience:

Required

• Minimum of five (5) years of experience in a warehousing, distribution, inventory control or related function. 

Preferred

• Some experience in leading and managing teams

Licensure/Certifications:

Required

• None

Preferred

• Training and certification in the transportation of dangerous goods 

Travel Required: 

• 0% Domestic and International

Citizenship: 

•  US Person under ITAR definition (U.S. Citizen, green card holder or person covered under our existing ITAR license)

Clearance: 

• None 

Qualified Skills:  

Knowledge, Skills, Demonstrated Capabilities:

Required

• Understand and demonstrate the safe use of material handling equipment
• Able to lead and motivate people
• Proficient in Microsoft Office Applications
• Demonstrate good organizational and multi-tasking skills

Preferred

•   None

Communication Skills: 

Required:

• Ability to communicate effectively in verbal and written form in English 

Preferred:

• None

vPhysical Requirements:  

• Onsite or remote:  100% Onsite
• Vision: able to see and read computer screens and other electronic equipment with screens, able to read documents, reports and engineering drawings.   Daily
• Hearing: able to participate in conversations in person and via teleconference or phone and to hear sounds on the production floor including safety warnings or alarms.   Daily
• Speaking:  able to speak in conversations and meetings, deliver information and participate in communications.   Daily
• Equipment Operation:  Able to operate personal computer, telephone, fax machine and related equipment. Able to operate warehouse material handling equipment including forklift and cherry picker.  Daily
• Carrying: able to carry documents, tools, drawings, electronic equipment up to 50lbs/23kgs.  Daily
• Lifting:  able to lift documents, tools, drawings, electronic equipment up to 50lbs/23kgs.  Daily
• Pushing / Pulling:  able to push and pull carts and small items up to 50lbs/23kgs.  Daily   
• Sitting:  able to sit for long periods of time in meetings, working on the computer.  
• Squatting / Kneeling:  able to squat or kneel to retrieve or replace items stored on low shelving.
• Standing: able to stand for discussions in offices or on the production floor.  Daily
• Travel:  able to travel independently and at short notice.
• Walking (include routine walking such as to a shared printer to retrieve documents):  able to walk through office and production areas including uneven surfaces.   Most of the time.
• Personal Protective Equipment required:  Required PPE includes, but is not limited to, Safety Shoes, Safety Glasses, Hearing Protection, Respirators/Masks, and/or Protective Gloves as required by site and/or customer site
• Administrative position only PPE required: Steel-toed shoes are required for all shop floor visits, appropriate hearing/eye protection may also be required when visiting the shop floor.

Equal Opportunity:

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, national origin, disability, veteran status, age, marital status, pregnancy, genetic information, or other legally protected status

As a leader in our field, Airbus Helicopters, Inc. provides relocation assistance for qualified positions and a comprehensive compensation and benefits package.   

As a matter of policy, Airbus Helicopters, Inc. does not sponsor visas for US positions unless specified. Only applicants with current work authorization will be considered.

Airbus Helicopters, Inc. does not offer tenured or guaranteed employment. Employment with Airbus is at will, meaning either the company or the employee can terminate the employment relationship at any time, with or without cause, with or without notice.

NOTE:  Airbus Helicopters, Inc. reserves the right to revise or change job duties and responsibilities as the need arises.  This position description does not constitute a written or implied contract of employment.

This job requires an awareness of any potential compliance risks and a commitment to act with integrity, as the foundation for the Company’s success, reputation and sustainable growth.

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