Airline Duty Manager - Customer Service
Hallmark Aviation is seeking a professional Airline Account Duty Manager for a prestigious International Airline. The Duty Manager assists with the management of the airline operational and administrative processes while coordinating with the airline client / station manager to meet high quality standards.
Department : Los Angeles, CA (LAX)
Full-Time / Regular
Requirements and Skills Needed :
- Oversee operation and resource allocation to ensure productivity, professionalism, punctuality, grooming and customer service standards are met
- Manage staff and delegate duties
- Acts as primary contact with Airline Management to ensure their satisfaction
- Ensure staff understand and abide by all company standards, policies and procedures
- Review activity reports to establish data required for planning stations operation
- Proactively seek workable solutions to operational challenges
- Monitor staff performance, identify areas that may require additional training to increase efficiency
- Conduct agent performance reviews, monitor attendance and requests for time off
- Coordinate activities with other departments and service providers to ensure operation meets company and government policies and regulations
- Enforce EEOC and unlawful policies, hostile work environment
- Ensure clean and neat work areas
- Give proper shift briefings
- Inform staff of new / revised policies and procedures
- Display positive customer service stance when dealing with clients and customers
- Ensure staff report and remain at assigned positions (boarding, check in counter, transit gate, arrivals, FIS)
- Remain approachable and accessible to agents and passengers during shift
- Monitor shift trade approvals, vacation time, seek volunteers for extra hours when needed
- Ensure that all Personnel Action Forms are completed and signed by all necessary parties then faxed to Human Resources
- Ensure that adequate security exists and that facilities throughout terminal comply with safety and environmental laws for all staff
- Complete required reports in a timely manner and distribute accordingly
- Promote a professional environment, monitor uniform standards
- Coach and counsel employees
- Visit lounge, if applicable, and ensure customer satisfaction
- Visit / monitor transit operations, if applicable, to ensure that queues are managed
- Plan and monitor oversold flights (transfers, DBC, etc)
Supervisory Responsibilities :
Entire station while on duty. Directs and coordinates all operational activities involved in managing the stations daily operation, primary contact with station manager to ensure client satisfactionPhysical Demands :
Long periods of standing and walking long distancesPeriods of long sitting at a deskOccasional lifting up to 70 lbsWorking various hours on a 24 hour clockRegular overtimeWork Environment :
Airline Station areaVarious lighting from natural sunlight to fluorescentNoise levels from passenger check in area, phone and radio communicationsRepetitive motion from PC keyboard and mouse useRequired Skills :
LANGUAGE SKILLS : Read, write and speak English fluently.
MATHEMATICAL SKILLS : Statistical and basic math
Qualifications :
Prior airline supervisor experienceProven ability to do extremely well when working under extreme deadlinesExcellent organizational skillsExcellent leadership skillsSuccessful completion of Duty Manager trainingRequired Experience :
EDUCATION and / or EXPERIENCE : Bachelor degree preferred or industry experience of 5 years