- Develop and implement strategic plans for pilot roster planning & training planning to ensure optimal coverage while adhering to regulatory requirements.
- Lead a team responsible for creating and maintaining pilot rosters, providing guidance, support, and training as needed.
- Ensure all rostering activities comply with company policies, aviation regulations, and industry best practices.
- Monitor roster performance metrics, identify areas for improvement, and implement corrective actions as necessary.
- Serve as the primary point of contact for pilot crew roster planning & training planning matters, fostering open communication within the team and with other departments.
- Efficiently allocate pilot crew roster planning & training planning resources based on operational needs.
- Drive continuous improvement initiatives in roster planning & training planning processes to enhance efficiency and effectiveness.
- Address any issues or disruptions in pilot rosters promptly by making necessary adjustments in the upcoming rosters with the fleet approval.
- Develop long-term strategies for pilot roster planning to meet operational requirements, optimize resource utilization, and enhance overall efficiency.
- Ensure smooth operations by effectively managing pilot rosters using advanced software tools like Jeppesen Crew Pairing optimizer & Jeppesen Crew Rostering optimizer along with crew roster planning systems like CAE Crew Manager or any other crew rostering related tools.
- Monitor key performance indicators related to crew utilization, on-time performance, crew satisfaction, and other relevant metrics to identify areas for improvement.
- Collaborate with various departments such as flight operations, Training admin, network planning, administration-HR & Digital & Technology, and commercial to coordinate rostering activities effectively.
- Undertake projects and studies to improve pilot crew rosters.
- Accountable for the equal distribution of flights and flying hours amongst the crew.
- Ensuring fairness parameters are within range in JCR optimized rosters of pilot crew.
- Accountable for the timely release of rosters in compliance with rostering rules, including regulatory, company policies and welfare rules.
- Accountable for pilot crew annual leave bidding and assignment.
- Accountable for completion of pre-assignment tasks and any other carry forward non availability of crew within allocated time.
- Accountable for pilot crew short leave bidding and assignment within allocated time.
- Stay up to date with company policies, CAR requirements, OMD, OMA, DPM for ensuring compliance.
- Raise any red flags to the reporting manager.
- Work with in-house developers and IT team to improve the rostering efficiency, optimize processes, and enhancing roster quality.
- Accountable for timely release of all the mandatory reports related to post publishing of crew rosters.
- Assist the team in analyzing the historical data and forecast future needs to anticipate scheduling challenges and propose solutions.
- Participate in continuous improvement initiatives to enhance roster planning processes and efficiency.
- Development of training module & continuous assessment strategy for pilot crew planners on roster planning processes and systems.
- Handle any issues or challenges related to roster planning operations effectively and proactively.
- Timely escalation of issues to the reporting manager.
- Generate & analyze various reports of pilot crew rostering using the advanced business analytics & statistical software for management review.
- Working as part of a team of analysts yet being able to work independently using one’s own initiative to complete tasks.
- Problem solving using cost effective solutions.
- Assist team members in the tasks that are reasonably required to carry out the daily operation of the pilot crew rostering team.
- Any other additional responsibility could be assigned to the role holder from time to time as a standalone project or regular work.
Any other additional responsibility could be assigned to the role holder from time to time as a standalone project or regular work. The same would be suitable in the Primary responsibilities and agreed between the incumbent, reporting officer and HR.
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