Rostering Manager. Gatwick, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (the)

Ascend Airways | Rostering Manager
Bishops Stortford UK

UK AOC holder Ascend Airways are operating a fleet of Boeing 737 aircraft (NG and MAX) in the ACMI market, opening its first operational base at London Gatwick in early 2024. The company is part of Avia Solutions Group, the world’s largest ACMI (Aircraft, Crew, Maintenance, and Insurance) provider, operating a fleet of 221 aircraft on 6 continents.

The group also provides a range of aviation services: MRO (Maintenance, Repair, and Overhaul), pilot and crew training, ground handling, as well as a variety of associated aviation services. Supported by 14,000 highly skilled aviation professionals, the group is a parent company to over 250+ subsidiaries.

The Rostering Manager will play a crucial role within the Flight Operations team, taking responsibility for overseeing the scheduling and rostering of all flight crew, to ensure efficient and effective workforce management.

Responsibilities

• Producing monthly crew rosters that are:
  • Published a minimum of 14 days in advance of the duty or as per company policy.
  • In accordance with the planned flying and training program.
  • In compliance with OM A Ch. 4, 5 & 7 and Part ORO.FTL.
  • In accordance with Ascend Airways crew contracts, including where appropriate commuting, fixed pattern and part time contracts.
  • Appropriate for external cabin crew operating on Ascend Airways aircraft during damp lease, where required.
  • Incorporating Ascend Airways Fatigue mitigation policies.
• Optimise rosters to meet productivity, leave and fatigue targets.
• Liaising with the Crew Planning Manger to ensure resource available for Crew Control to operate the planned flying program.
• Liaising with the Training Rostering Manager to ensure efficient training integration of the Flying Training Schedule.

The successful candidate will have the following experience and attributes

• Experience in rostering planning, training planning preferably in the aviation industry.
• Knowledge of Resource management.
• Strong organisational and coordination skills.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Familiarity with regulatory requirements in the aviation industry.
• Ability to work effectively with cross-functional teams.
• Capable to handle conflict and settle disputes in a reasonable manner.
• Knowledge in Word, Excel.
• Proficiency in English as a second language would be desirable

At Ascend Airways, we offer an attractive and inclusive working environment that supports opportunity for career progression.
If you are interested in this position and would like to hear more, please reach out to [email protected]