Job Description
Roles and Responsibilities - Developing and instituting department policies and procedures - including basic company policies, procedures and objectives - into departmental functions
- Preparing annual operating budgets that include operating expenses, facilities, supplies, outside services, personnel, training, and capital expenses
- Monitoring an operating budget on a monthly, quarterly, and annual basis
- Reporting deviations between estimated expenditures and actual costs to higher management with appropriate explanations according to company procedure
- Establishing scheduling policies and procedures that provide effective control and management
- Establishing and maintaining liaisons with relevant company personnel
- Establishing, with the cooperation and assistance of company personnel and salary administration officers, minimum employment qualifications, hiring procedures, salary structure, performance appraisal procedures, grade structure and dismissal procedures
- Advising management on the status and requirements for aircraft and other equipment consistent with the company's transportation needs and goals
- Continuously reviewing department staffing needs against comparative aircraft studies and being creative to fully utilize each position
- Establishing measures of effectiveness and efficiency for the department
- Establishing and maintaining records as required by the FARs, manufacturers, and company policies
- Preparing short and long-range plans that include corporate and departmental objectives
- Developing department personnel to realize their full potential
- Ensuring that high levels of customer service are provided to the company and its customers
- Maintaining an operations policy manual to include flight, maintenance and pertinent company policies
- Ensuring that department personnel are thoroughly familiar and comply with company policies, appropriate FARs and pertinent operating manuals, practices and publications
- Establishing programs for pilots and maintenance technicians, including proficiency reviews, initial training, recurrent training and upgrade training
- Analyzing various training sources, which could include aircraft training flights, simulator training, en-route flight checks, ground school training and prepackaged learning courses
- Anticipating the need for upgrade training to meet additional or replacement needs
- Evaluating department personnel on an ongoing basis to ensure superior levels of performance
- Establishing standards and limitations to ensure safe and efficient department operations
- Establishing flight dispatch policies and procedures that govern the approval, delay, or cancellation of flight operations
- Monitoring the flight crew and dispatchers to ensure they comply with flight dispatch policies and procedures
- Coordinating the activities of the maintenance department with flight operations to achieve the company's goals and objectives
- Helping personnel understand the company's objectives and each other's needs
- Establishing and monitoring security procedures to protect the aircraft and company facilities
- Establishing and maintaining lists of aviation-related vendors that meet the highest level of aviation safety
- Representing the company in aviation matters through trade associations, the FAA, state or municipal aviation bodies, airport management, community organizations and contract agencies
- Maintaining high morale through an awareness of company and department policies, employee development programs and periodic department meetings for the two-way communication of ideas, goals and objectives
Required Skills - Ability to manage a team of approximately 25 people made up of full time and contract employees
- Strong experience working with VVIP travel - domestic and international
- Ability and experience managing with long term scheduling and adjusting to short-notice changes
- Thorough knowledge of all applicable Local, State and International requirements - both ICAO and FAR requirements
- Permanent residence within 60 minutes of KFTY
Qualifications and Education Requirements To perform this job successfully, the individual must be self-motivated and able to work independently while performing each essential duty and responsibility. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill and ability required.
- Bachelor's degree from an accredited institution plus 7 years' relevant experience OR equivalent combination of education and experience in leadership within a Corporate Flight Department
- MS Office Suite (Word, Excel, Outlook, Power Point) - version 2010 or later
- Permanent residence within 60 minutes of KFTY
- Available 24/7/365
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