Flight Operations Manager Job ALS

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Role Profile

Reporting to the Head of Operations, the Flight Operations Manager is responsible for the safe and efficient functioning of the flight operations department of the company.

Key Responsibilities

• Ensuring that all licenses and documentation relating to the Company’s aircraft operations are current and valid at all times.
• Obtaining Police, Department of Defence, diplomatic, and all other relevant clearances as and when required.
• Acting as a liaison with all government bodies concerned with the operation of the company’s aircraft.
• Responsible for maintaining the discipline, welfare, and morale of flight operations officers and ground handling staff.
• Supervising general administration and, in conjunction with the relevant post holders, ensuring the efficient functioning of the flying section in accordance with statutory, industry and internal standards.
• Maintaining proper records relating to flight operations.
• Assigning crews to flights and preparing flight schedules in conjunction with the Crew Scheduling Officer.
• Ensuring that all contractual requirements relating to aircraft and crew are met.
• Serving as the company’s Dangerous Goods Coordinator.

Qualifications

• A minimum of three years’ experience as an Operations Manager in a commercial air transport organization.
• Computer literacy is required.
• Must have completed a Flight Dispatcher’s course.
• Thorough working knowledge of flight operations, KCAA, and ICAO regulations.
• Strong leadership skills to manage flight operations and ground staff, and to coordinate with maintenance and crew scheduling teams.
• Strong resource management skills to optimize aircraft utilization, fuel planning, ground handling, and overnight stops.
• Strong crisis response skills to effectively manage weather disruptions, clearance delays, and Aircraft on Ground (AOG) events.

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