What are the responsibilities and job description for the Base Manager position at West Star Aviation, LLC?
What you can expect as a Base Manager at West Star:
The Base Manager will be responsible for the success of the base operation to ensure quality, schedule, budget and overall successful customer experience.
You will be ESSENTIAL to many FUNCTIONS including:
- Monitors all events related to customer aircraft, coordinates with appropriate Supervisors/Leads to ensure that customer commitments are met.
- Identifies event discrepancies and provides customer with appropriate options.
- Ensures company and customer maintenance protocols and procedures are being administered effectively and efficiently assigned
- Review customer invoices for accuracy of signoffs, labor, material issues and pricing. Ensures that pricing reflects customer commitments, and expectations. Resolves customer billing disputes.
- Managing the station profitability by Implementing effective work-flow processes that ensure a high level of efficiency and compliance.
- Ability to shift priorities and meet deadlines, while maintaining a professional demeanor, within a fast-paced, dynamic work environment.
- Maintain and enforce the policies and procedures outlined in the West Star Aviation Station Quality Control Manual (RSQCM).
- Hire / terminate employees utilizing proper internal protocol.
- Effectively and clearly communicate (i.e., speak, write, read) in English.
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Attention to detail and strong organizational and communication skills, both written and oral, along with budget and forecasting experience.
Travel both foreign and domestic as needed
Strong project management, team management and process workflow skills.
Outstanding decision-making skills, with strong problem-solving capabilities.
Demonstrated abilities in planning, prioritizing, and managing multiple projects.
What you'll need to bring with you:
Your Education:
High School Diploma or equivalent required
Bachelor of Science Degree in Business, Leadership or Aircraft related field preferred
Holds a valid FAA Airframe & Powerplant License
Your Experience:
10 years in Aircraft Maintenance, with management experience
At least 5 years of experience within in management capacity
At least 5 years of experience having direct involvement with FAR 135 and or 145 policies and procedures.
Your Initiative:
This position will build a “world class” organization respected by customers and the industry. They will develop and implement a strategic vision to upgrade their program into a consultative, continuous improvement-oriented organization with resources and staff skill sets that will lead to excellent quality outcomes.
Your Sense of Responsibility:
Unquestioned credibility, judgment, character, and ethics
Attend work every day as scheduled to include overtime, travel and weekend assignments
Must perform all work in accordance with Federal Aviation Administration guidelines
Follow all company and safety rules during performance of duties
Maintain customer-oriented work habits
Direct the work and flow of multiple projects
Requirements:Other Particulars:
Physical Requirements
Routine walking, bending and squatting or sitting
Routing or repetitive physical motion with arms and hands
Basic personal computer operations especially with Apple and Microsoft products (Outlook, Word, and Excel)
Mental Requirements
Understanding and implementation of regulations and guidelines
Work with others in a professional manner
Coordinate projects
Team management skills
Lists above includes the main items for this job position to be successful, but not limited to other things that might come about in time. The person applying for this position must understand that the objectives, responsibilities, and requirements could change for better success for the company and the person.
West Star Aviation is anequal opportunityemployer. All applicants will be considered foremploymentwithout attention to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran, or disability status
