Ground Time Manager (80-100%, all genders)

The external Base Maintenance Team manages the preparation, execution, and control of subcontracted layovers at external MROs. The Ground Time Manager acts as SWISS’s representative, holding Single Point of Contact (SPOC) responsibility for all assigned aircraft.

Starting date: September 01, 2025

You may apply in English or German. 

Facts

  • Location

    Zürich-Airport

    Zürich/Kloten

  • Employment level

    Direct entry

  • Function

    Production

  • Working time

    Full-time or part-time

  • Salary

    Base Management

  • Publishing date

    03-05-2025

  • Application deadline

    03-20-2025

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  • Oversee MRO & SWISS Unit performance, ensuring alignment with KPIs
  • Lead the SWISS on-site team & external MROs ensuring compliance with working time laws
  • Ensure aircraft return to service within agreed ground times, meeting internal & external milestones
  • Coordinate actions for Ground Time events, addressing workflow, materials, milestones, & additional work requests, escalate when needed
  • Resolve irregularities with the MRO SPOC & internal SWISS teams
  • Support departments during aircraft preparation, execution, & post-maintenance phases
  • Ensure balanced QCD (Quality,Cost,Delivery) approach per contractual agreements & JPM
  • Manage & approve Additional Work Requests (AWRs) within contract scope
  • Implement corrective actions for non-conformities, driving improvements through CIP & SRS
Contact

Viktoria Schwarz

Human Resources
Swiss International Air Lines AG

E-mail address for inquiries
recruiting.services@swiss.com

Attractive company pension scheme, Subsidized parking or public transport, Discounts on insurance, Company health management, 27 days of annual vacation, Flight benefits, Time-outs (sabbaticals), Discounts, Diversity programmes, Paid maternity and paternity leave

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Join SWISS

Our common goal is to make each customer’s flight a true air travel experience. For this, we go the extra mile – always, in every step of the process, worldwide. Join the SWISS team to become part of our fascinating world, where a job turns into a lifetime adventure.

  • Minimum of 5 years' experience in Aircraft Maintenance, CAMO, or Engineering
  • Strong knowledge of CAME and Part-M requirements
  • Proven experience in Project Management and Leadership
  • Technical knowledge of SWISS-operated aircraft is a plus
  • Strong intercultural competence and excellent communication skills
  • Quick decision-making ability, with a strong sense of ownership and responsibility
  • Ability to work effectively under pressure
  • Willingness to travel as required
  • Fluent in English (spoken and written), with German proficiency preferred

For any further questions, please contact our Recruiting Services Center at +41 44 564 22 66. 

About Swiss International Air Lines AG

It’s the little differences that make working at SWISS so appealing. The fact, for example, that we treat every detail with care, see quality in terms of hospitality and view nationality through an international lens. In a similar way, we see variety as richness, a job as an experience and SWISS as a world of inspiration. You, too, will be stimulated in our special working environment – one in which, wherever you are, you’ll always feel: Truly SWISS .... where people matter.

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