Assistant Director of Operations
Grandview Aviation, LLC, United States

Position Description

The primary duties of the Assistant Director of Operations are to provide leadership and coordination of the company Flight Operations functions.

An individual must be able to satisfactorily perform each essential duty listed below. The requirements listed are representative of the knowledge, skills, and/or ability required.

Duties, Responsibilities and Authority

The Assistant Director of Operations has the authority to exercise operational control in addition to his duties as follows:

• Formulates and implements departmental plans and policies
• Ensures and verifies that Company flight operations are conducted in accordance with applicable CFRs and Company regulations and policies
• Establishes operational, personnel, and performance standards
• Coordinates with the Director of Maintenance with the review, and resolution of all planned major repairs or modifications with the Inspection Department, and the FAA as required.
• Is responsible for departmental coordination between maintenance and flight operations, and coordination of all flights including training, positioning, and ferry flights.
• Maintains close liaison with the Director of Maintenance to ascertain 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 Operations Control Center and other 14 CFR Part 119 Management personnel, the Assistant Director of Operations is responsible for the coordination, scheduling, flight planning, dispatch/flight release, monitoring, and cancellation of all flights; exercises operational control over flight release as follows:
  • Is responsible for Initiation, Continuation, Diversion and Termination of a flight in compliance with regulations and Company Operations Specifications
  • Is responsible for canceling, diverting, or delaying a flight if, in his or her opinion or the opinion of another 14 CFR Part 119 management person or the PIC, the flight cannot operate, or continue to operate, safely as planned, or released. Further he or she is responsible for assuring each flight is monitored with respect to:
    • Departure from place or origin, and arrival at place of destination including intermediate stops or diversions there from
    • Maintenance and mechanical delays
    • Any known condition that may adversely affect the safety of the flight
• The Assistant Director of Operations may grant admission to the cockpit

The Assistant Director of Operations may delegate functions to other personnel as required, but he retains the responsibility.

Requirements

• Airline Transport Pilot Certificate Required
• Minimum of 3 years supervisory or managerial experience within the last 6 years in a position that exercised operational control over any operations conducted with large airplanes under Part 135.
• Bachelor’s Degree from four-year college or university, preferred.
• Work requires willingness to work a flexible schedule

Benefits

• Health Care Plan (Medical, Dental amp; Vision)
• Retirement Plan (401k)
• Paid Time Off (Vacation, Sick amp; Public Holidays)
• Family Leave (Maternity, Paternity)

Job Rewards and Benefits