SUMMARY:

Reporting to the Manager Human Resources, this role will ensure our People Leaders obtain the skills needed to better lead their teams to success. The Leadership Development Coach & Trainer will develop, implement, and maintain training and provide the necessary resources and coaching support to our People Leaders. The Coach will provide one-on-one coaching, facilitate in-person and virtual workshops, and serve as a champion for AAR’s leadership principles across all levels. This role will also support the development and implementation of training to support AAR’s HR Vision and Culture. Other key responsibilities include:

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

·         Lead role in developing and implementing training material for People Leaders to ensure they are fully equipped with the resources and skills to successfully lead their teams.

·         Work collaboratively with AAR’s Leadership Development coaches and trainers and Corporate as well as HR Leaders to develop and implement AAR’s learning and development strategy.

·         Provide coaching to People Leaders and other staff as required.

·         Support Individual Development Plans and assist in identifying gaps.

·         Create and deliver engaging leadership development programs tailored to frontline supervisors, mid-level managers, and emerging leaders.

·         Adapt content to reflect the unique demands of aviation maintenance environments, including safety culture, compliance, and operational excellence.

·         Provide one-on-one and group coaching to leaders, focusing on growth mindset, emotional intelligence, change leadership, and situational management.

·         Leverage 360-degree feedback, assessment tools, and behavioral frameworks to support leader growth.

·         Review, analyze and monitor success of leadership training and coaching.

·         Collaborate with the management team to ensure alignment with leadership development strategy.

·         Support all diversity, equity and inclusion efforts.

·         Foster a positive and energetic environment for learning.

·         Actively participate in AAR Component’s Safety Management System (SMS including reporting safety hazards and incidents encountered in daily operations), understands and promotes the company safety policy.

·         Compliance and Ethics: Ensure training activities comply with aviation industry regulations, company policies, and ethical standards.

QUALIFICATIONS:

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the education, knowledge, skill, and/or ability required.

·         Bachelor’s degree or college diploma in a related field.

·         Minimum 5 years’ experience in a similar role.

·         Associated Certified Coach (ACC) preferred.

·         Strong understanding of leadership theory.

·         Experience in a manufacturing or aviation industry considered an asset.

·         Advanced Microsoft Office skills including Word, Excel and Power Point.

·         Proven ability to collaborate broadly across all levels of the organization and achieve results through accountability with cross-functional teams.

·         Proven experience building dynamic, successful, high performing teams, understanding how to motivate and inspire.

CORE COMPETENCIES:

·       Teamwork – collaborates with colleagues to achieve results and is also comfortable working independently.

·         Change Management – strong ability to manage and adapt to change and provide strategies to support change.

·         Building trust – operates with integrity, discloses own positions, remains open to ideas, and supports others through dignity, respect, and fairness.

·         Building relationships and partnerships – develops and leverages relationships within and across teams to achieve results.

·         Communication – conveys information and ideas clearly and concisely to individuals or group in an engaging manner, helping them understand and retain the message.

·       Sound professional judgement – applied to problem solving, analyzing and decision making.

·         Innovation – ability to think creatively and share new ideas and concepts with team.

·         Tact, professionalism and diplomacy in dealing with others.

·         Ability to maintain a high-level of confidentiality.

·         Approach development with a high level of empathy, patience and understanding.

·         Dependability: personally responsible, completes work in a timely manner, and performs tasks accurately.

·         Motivation: must maintain a positive attitude and strong work energy.

·         Communication: excellent interpersonal and oral and written communication skills.

·         Creativity: makes constructive suggestions and creates novel solutions to problems; evaluates new technology as potential solutions to existing problems.

·         Leadership: demonstrated ability to lead people and get results through others.

WILLINGNESS TO TRAVEL:

This role is pivotal in ensuring that the company’s sales efforts are effective and aligned with its overall business objectives.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS/WORK ENVIRONMENT:

The physical demands and work environment characteristics described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit, stand, bend, reach and move about the facility. The environmental characteristic for this position is an office setting. Candidates should be able to adapt to a traditional business environment