Description:
Reporting to the Associate Director, Terminal Operations, the Manager, Operations Terminal is accountable for coordinating and leading the day to day operational and customer service activities at Toronto Pearson. Responsible in ensuring a seamless flow for the passengers, achieving service level agreements contributing to on time performance for our airline partners, this role leads a “day-of" operational team in a matrixed environment charged with delivering best in class customer service, operational excellence, safety and security.
Key Accountabilities:
Service Delivery
- Manage changing priorities and effectively oversee the management of emerging operational issues – communicate and mobilize the team for response.
- Identify operational trends, engaging the team to formulate solutions/recommendations and overseeing the planning and execution.
- Responsible for high level decision making for day-of operations and timely communication to day of team and other management as required.
- Identify, prioritize and execute against changing needs, assign resources as needed.
- Identify patterns, problem areas, and gaps in service delivery and make suggestions for improvement.
- Develop and implement effective solutions to drive performance and operational integrity.
- Delegating responsibilities, as required.
- Pro-actively anticipate issues and mitigate before issues impact passengers and customers.
- Resolve conflicts or complaints from customers and employees.
- Analyze information and processes and develop improvements to optimize the efficiency of the operations.
- Generate reports and present information to upper-level managers or other parties.
People Leadership
- Drive strategic clarity by ensuring people understand how the work contributes to the overall vision.
- Improve and innovate by listening to ideas and empowering decision-making capabilities.
- Influence by helping people navigate the organization to remove obstacles, barriers and build collaboration opportunities.
- Lead people by providing coaching and guidance through meaningful feedback on daily tasks.
- Execute flawlessly by clearly defining what expectations and success looks like in order to foster a positive, healthy and safe work environment in accordance with all appropriate legislation and regulations.
Relationship Management
- Develop and maintain strong relationships with customers and partners to drive operational performance.
- Provide effective and inspiring leadership for Toronto Pearson’s airlines, agencies, and partners that creates a shared vision and works with them to deliver results every day.
Qualifications:
- Must have a post-secondary degree or diploma in Aviation Management; Business Management or Logistics, and/or equivalent work experience
- Minimum 5 years demonstrated experience working in a large and sophisticated customer base
- Obtain and retain a Transportation Security Clearance