Operations Coordinator, Inflight - JFK (New York City, NY, US)

American Airlines • Operations Coordinator, Inflight - JFK (New York City, NY, US) • 1w ago

Intro

Are you ready to explore a world of possibilities, both at work and during your time off? Join our American Airlines family, and you’ll travel the world, grow your expertise and become the best version of you. As you embark on a new journey, you’ll tackle challenges with flexibility and grace, learning new skills and advancing your career while having the time of your life. Feel free to enrich both your personal and work life and hop on board!

Why you'll love this job

This job is a member of the Inflight Team, within the Customer Experience Division. Responsible for providing support to Flight Attendants and facilitating the enhancement of the customer experience by achieving on time departures through increased inter-departmental interaction, consistent communication, use of operational resources, and team member accountability.

What you'll do

As noted above, this list is intended to reflect the current job but there may be additional essential functions (and certainly non-essential job functions) that are not referenced. Management will modify the job or require other tasks be performed whenever it is deemed appropriate to do so, observing, of course, any legal obligations including any collective bargaining obligations.

Acts as the liaison with local and system departments, e.g. IOC, Control Center (Tower), Customer Care, Crew Scheduling, Customer Ops, Daily Ops, Catering, Cabin Appearance, Business Partners and the Flight Department
Oversee Flight Service base operational reliability by taking lead role in dependability engagement, communication, & accountability.
Handles operational events and proactively provides crew assistance or delay mitigation based on priority of engagement and operational impact.
Coordinates with Daily Operations/IOC to respond to Flight Attendant injuries and aircraft emergencies by providing appropriate base guidance and support.
Notifies rescheduled and reassigned Flight Attendants’ traveling through the base.
Provides status of department reliability and communicates irregularities which may impact the daily operation to Inflight, IOC, and Hub Control Center leadership.
Coordinates with Crew Scheduling/Tracking for pre-boarding of flights or re-crewing, if necessary.
Assists with administrative duties, such as delay investigations, daily and monthly reports pertaining to operational activities.
Investigates and documents delays including Right Start, IPD (International Premium), IFS (International Flagship Service).
Implements selected policies, as well as ensuring established guidelines are followed and enforced.
Coordinate and host base activities to support engagement initiatives
May conduct coaching and counseling as appropriate
Assists with Flight Attendant reasonable cause drug and alcohol testing.
Provides Flight Attendant EFB (Electronic Flight Bag) support.
Salary Range: $50,000.00-65,000.00

All you'll need for success

Minimum Qualifications- Education & Prior Job Experience

High School diploma or GED equivalency
PC, Sabre, DECS, and RES experience
Must be able to work shift work, including weekends and holidays.
Must be able to work on-site at assigned base/location.

Preferred Qualifications- Education & Prior Job Experience

Bachelors degree preferred/or equivalent work experience.
Strongly preferred to have completed Flight Attendant training as prescribed by the FAA and whose name appears on the current Flight Attendant System Seniority List
Current Passenger Service, Passenger Sales or Crew Scheduling experience.
Knowledge of company on-time performance goals and dependability metrics.
An understanding of working with a contract labor group is desirable.

Skills, Licenses & Certifications

Sound judgement and strong decision making skills
Ability to work independently as well as collaboratively
Ability to prioritize, multi-task and manage several events and situations simultaneously
Ability to work under demanding operational conditions
Excellent interpersonal, oral and written communication skills
Ability to work all shifts, holidays, and overtime as required
Requires rotation of shifts and days off
Must fulfill FAA criminal background checks to qualify for unescorted access privileges to airport security
identification display areas (SIDA) and secure US Customs security badge if applicable
Must Pass U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) mandated drug test

What you'll get

Feel free to take advantage of all that American Airlines has to offer:

Travel Perks: Ready to explore the world? You, your family and your friends can reach 365 destinations on more than 6,800 daily flights across our global network.
Health Benefits: On day one, you’ll have access to your health, dental, prescription and vision benefits to help you stay well. And that’s just the start, we also offer virtual doctor visits, flexible spending accounts and more.
Wellness Programs: We want you to be the best version of yourself – that’s why our wellness programs provide you with all the right tools, resources and support you need.
401(k) Program: Available upon hire and, depending on the workgroup, employer contributions to your 401(k) program are available after one year.
Additional Benefits: Other great benefits include our Employee Assistance Program, pet insurance and discounts on hotels, cars, cruises and more

Feel free to be yourself at American

From the team members we hire to the customers we serve, inclusion and diversity are the foundation of the dynamic workforce at American Airlines. Our 20+ Employee Business Resource Groups are focused on connecting our team members to our customers, suppliers, communities and shareholders, helping team members reach their full potential and creating an inclusive work environment to meet and exceed the needs of our diverse world.

Are you ready to feel a tremendous sense of pride and satisfaction as you do your part to keep the largest airline in the world running smoothly as we care for people on life’s journey? Feel free to be yourself at American.