Jet Aviation Staffing - Asst. Director Of Flight Operations

Responsibilities for this Position

Jet Aviation Staffing - Asst. Director of Flight Operations

Location: Houston, TX, US

Job Category: Flight Services

Career Level: Management

Requisition Id: 1628

Behind every seamless journey, is the perfect team. Since 1983, Jet Aviation Staffing has been supporting the industrys most prominent aviation companies by attracting and placing top talent. With thousands of direct hire placements of crew members, maintenance professionals, support staff, management and executive positions, and many more disciplines, we continue to perfect the art of staffing. When you want to find the very best career opportunity, you can rely on a team of dedicated professionals. On behalf of our external customers, Jet Aviation Staffing upholds in-depth and extensive standards to ensure we are recommending the best talent. Dedicated to the details, our expertise ensures a perfect career opportunity match for each of our candidates and a seamless experience for our customer.

We are seeking a full time Part 135 Director of Flight Operations. The right candidate for this position will be driven and passionate about delivering an exceptional customer experience and enjoy the challenge of being an integral part of a small, yet quickly growing business!

Essential Responsibilities:

• Formulates and implements departmental plans and policies

• Ensures and verifies that Company flight operations are conducted in accordance with applicable FARs and Company regulations and policies

• Maintains close liaison with the Director of Maintenance to ascertain the current status of aircraft and forecasts down-time

• Conducts interviews of Operations personnel, hiring and discharging as required, and establishes personnel duty hours

• Maintains and distributes the Company Operations Manual and appropriate revisions to required personnel, as applicable

• Ensures prompt reporting, filing, and follow-up action on required reports to appropriate governmental agencies

• Ensures that the proper entry, over-flight, and/or landing authorizations, when required, are obtained on flights scheduled to depart the United States

• Signs for the Company for the issuance and receipt of Operations Specifications

• Through the Schedules and Flight Following Supervisor and designated personnel, the Director of

• Operations is responsible for the coordination, scheduling, flight planning, dispatch/flight release,

• monitoring, and cancellation of all flights and exercises operational control over flight release

• Responsible for contract oversight

• Support BD operations as required