Airworthiness and Operations Specialist

Job Opportunity: We are seeking a skilled and experienced Operations Manager to join our team.

As an Operations Manager, you will be responsible for managing and leading an on-shift team of engineering specialists. Your primary goal will be to ensure the airworthiness of our fleet, as well as optimizing aircraft availability, on-time performance, and AOG recovery.

Key Responsibilities:

• Manage and lead a team of engineering specialists
• Ensure the airworthiness of our fleet
• Optimize aircraft availability, on-time performance, and AOG recovery
• Be the primary escalation path, holder of decision rights, mediator, and operational focal for QE
• Work alongside the Manager IOC Operations to achieve business outcomes

Requirements:

• Extensive leadership and management experience
• Strong decision-making skills with ability to prioritize and mediate between conflicting demands/customers
• Highly motivated, lateral thinker, and planner capable of operating under pressure in a changing environment
• Articulate two-way communicator and negotiator, able to function successfully with all target audiences
• Committed to effective industrial relations, staff development, and coaching
• Ability to coach and mentor to support critical business decisions and cement succession plans
• Sound understanding of Civil aviation regulations and familiar with other regulations governing industrial workforce management (OH&S) industrial relations, EEO etc.
• Excellent communication skills both written and aural and proven people skills
• Experience/Line Maintenance experience on company and customer aircraft or significant airline engineering commercial/planning experience
• Tertiary training in Engineering/Business Management or Aircraft trained to LAME level
• Willing to work flexible roster for possible 7-day operational coverage

Why Choose Us:

You will join a team where creativity and passion are encouraged. Our people come together to allow us to dream big and deliver successfully.

There are many different opportunities across our team, which means you will be able to grow both personally and professionally at our organization. Your development is a priority for us – so that you can maintain the high standards our customers have come to expect and can continue to develop over time. You will be supported from day one with on-the-job training and coaching as well as our formal training opportunities. While you may start in this role, we have a great track record of supporting our people to take their career in many different directions, the destinations are endless.

Employee Benefits:

• Heavily discounted air travel within Australia and across the globe, both for you and your family and friends, as well as exclusive deals on accommodation and holidays
• Flexible leave options, including 18 weeks paid parental leave and the option to purchase additional paid leave for eligible employees
• Access to thousands of rewards through our partnerships, including discounts across shopping, food and wine, insurance, health and wellbeing, leisure and entertainment
• Salary packaging program including motor vehicles, eligible portable electronic devices, and professional memberships
• Wellbeing support, including learning to better support your own and others' mental health, our interactive wellbeing app, and your very own tailored nutrition plan

Equality and Diversity:

We are equal opportunity employers, encouraging diversity, supporting charities, and environmental initiatives. We encourage Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, as well as people of all backgrounds, to apply.

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