Not if you want to stay in the midlands.
Recruitment is for an LEJ contract with no prospect of a return to EMA.
If you do not want to move don't bother. Commuting is hell. Especially on a young family.
For anybody who is thinking about it.
Fatigue. Chronic fatigue comes with the job. Night freight is hard on the body and mind. 5-6 hours sleep in 24 if you are lucky. 2-4 hours spent sitting around in the LEJ canteen, between sectors. There are not that many bunks. The last thing you want to add to that is trying to get yourself back to the UK after 5 days out. Your family will suffer as much as you when you get back.
All Standbys’ will be done in LEJ. Jump seats to and from the UK are full. You are expected to be in LEJ 12 hours before your duty and have somewhere other than the hub to get good rest before reporting.
The only way to get any quality of life is to move to LEJ if you have a family. You will get very little in the way of support from the company with your move and very little information on the in's and out's of life in Germany.
Pilots living in Germany will be subject to German taxes as of the beginning of April.
The Pound vs. Euro, Interbank rate currently £1 = €1.13
There are no direct passenger flights from LEJ. If your close family is in the UK they will be at least 6-7 hours travelling time from you and £150 - 300 average in travel costs.
It is blxxdy freezing in the winter.
LEJ was Soviet block until the early 90's. If you can't speak German, Russian would be your best bet if the person you are trying to communicate with is in their mid 30's or older. It is not West Germany, English speakers are not that common.
Having said this, if you live in LEJ, are of the right mindset and have the balls to make it work for you it could be just what you are looking for. If you have a family make sure your partner knows what they are in for and make sure they a prepared to learn German. There are some good language schools that will sort them out. Unfortunately for you, if you do not already have a grasp of German, picking up the language will be hard as the company does not provide any language support.
LEJ is a good city with money being spent on it, there are worse places you can be. Several places in the UK spring to mind for starters! It is a cultural city with an interesting history if that is your thing. In the summer it is a good place and people say it is good for a young family. Some good bars and nice restaurants. Good, but expensive shops.
You are not far from Prague and less than 2hours from Berlin.
The Christmas market is good especially if you like gluhwien! You are 5 hours by car from skiing in Austria.
Good Beer and Bratwurst!
The more people that move with their families the more support there will be. There are families already in LEJ and most likely more people will be moving out.
If you do get offered a job with DHL, before you start get your self and any significant other out to Leipzig and have a look at the place. I am sure the DHL HR dept could put you in touch with a few people who live out there.
Moving countries is not for the faint hearted. This is not the forces. You will have do everything yourself and there is a language barrier.
You might enjoy the challenge though! Depends on the sort of person you are!