
General Manager - Australia SYD
- North Sydney, NSW
- Permanent
- Full-time
- Manages and integrates all areas of flight operations covering customer services, ramp and baggage, operations, catering, security, premium services etc
- Directs and monitors procedures to ensure safe & efficient aircraft turnaround activities
- Assigns / delegates responsibility for specified work or functional activities and disseminates policy to supervisors
- Resolves service and operational issues escalated by the supervisor & team lead work groups
- Compiles reports on operrational irregularities and develops corrective action plans
- Manage critical situations including response to escalations and emergencies
- Builds effective working relationships with internal and external stakeholder groups
- Ensures company standards of safety and quality are always maintained, fostering continuous improvement to elevate performance & service delivery outcomes to drive improved NPS
- Takes overall responsibility for meeting strategic goals in operational performance & cost control
- Responsible for the preparation, monitoring and control of the station operating budget
- Negotiates on behalf of American Airlines with contractors, suppliers and airport authorities
- Deals with a wide range of issues that arise during daily operations and addresses negative performance with relevant teams and stakeholder groups
- Collaborates with other departments and stations to achieve efficiency
- Develop and build team engagement and team capability to improve team performance
- Supports employee hire, promotion, discharge, or transfer processes
- Performs other duties and project work as requested
- Travels regionally and to head office meetings as required
- Min 3 years management experience in airport operations, airline or ground service provider
- Demonstrated people leadership capability in complex operational environments
- Demonstrated ability to lead & manage cross-functional insourced & outsourced work groups
- Ability to manage multiple conflicting priorities and tasks
- Experience in managing projects including station openings and seasonal operations
- Excellent communication & negotiation abilities
- Strong people and leadership skills
- Highly motivated self-starter with ability to apply initiative & judgement and achieve deadlines
- Flexibility to work outside of regular hours to travel, manage disruptions & attend meetings
- Must hold or be able to obtain ASIC (Aviation Security Identification Card) & security clearances
- Must be available for reasonable domestic and international travel.