Flight Operations Crew Resources and Planning Senior Manager

WELCOME TO THE WORLD OF OPPORTUNITY!

Wizz Air is a leading European low-cost airline. Our mission is to provide affordable and reliable air travel to everyone, everywhere, while minimizing our environmental impact. We are proud to foster a diverse and inclusive team of over 8,000 employees from more than 110 nationalities, who share our values of inclusivity, positivity, dedication, integrity, and sustainability.

As a rapidly expanding airline, we offer exciting career opportunities across a range of functions, from flight operations to engineering, customer experience, finance, and more. We provide extensive training and development opportunities to help our employees grow and succeed in their roles. Joining Wizz Air means joining a team that is passionate about aviation, dedicated to excellence, and committed to making air travel accessible and sustainable for all. If you are looking for a challenging and rewarding career in the aviation industry, we welcome you to explore our job opportunities and become a part of our success story.

Flight Operations Crew Resources and Planning Senior Manager 

Based in Budapest 

Purpose of the role:

Flight Operations Crew Resources and Planning Senior Manager is managing and developing the relevant Pilot Recruitment manager, Crew Recruitment Marketing and Branding Manager, Flight Operations Crew Planning Manager and is overseeing the crew resources processes.

What we offer:

• Base salary and employee bonus scheme
• Unlimited number of significantly discounted and confirmed seating tickets, giving access to a continuously growing network of destinations
• Relocation package (if applicable)
• Life insurance
• Instant impact, from any level of the organisation, exposure to C-suite management
• Fast career progression, internal mobility and talent management supported by training opportunities (Wizz Academy and bespoke trainings)
• True international and multi-cultural work environment, passionate, driven and diverse teams

Responsibilities:

• Take the lead in process and system improvement.
• Take part in cross functional projects in planning and recruitment.
• Ensure the safety, security, and regulatory compliance of the operations planning activities.
• Develop recommendations improving flight operations processes, from budgeting to communication, reporting, tracking and project management.
• In conjunction with Pilot Recruitment Manager oversee recruitments and sourcing and:
  • Develop, maintain, and run the Wizz Air Flight Crew recruitment strategy to deliver the recruitment targets
  • Develop, in cooperation with the team, strategy to achieve better efficiency while maintaining the highest Flight crew recruitment standards.
  • Manage the cross-department cooperation to automate and digitize processes and introduce innovative solutions enabling recruitment and planning at scale.
  • Establish and maintain recruitment and planning KPIs to achieve the strategic goals of the company.
  • Provide inputs to recruitment manuals.
• In conjunction with Flight Operations Crew Planning Manager:
  • Lead, oversight and accountability of the Flight Crew planning function in Wizz Air.
  • Optimize the Flight Crew roster to ensure highest Flight Crew productivity while adhering to safety and compliance requirements.
  • Ensure that Flight Crew operating activities are planned in compliance with FTL and other relevant regulations, and that required number of Flight Crew is allocated to enable to execution of commercial schedule in a productive and cost-efficient manner.
  • Ensure Flight Crew rosters maintain the FRM principles to reduce the fatigue risk of the operations.
  • Ensure high efficiency of built rosters.
  • Provide inputs to Crew Planning Manual (CPM).

Requirements:

• 4-6+ years working experience with 3+ years  experience in Flight Crew Planning and Recruitment area, or HR area
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• Completed university or college degree
• Fluent in English (both written and spoken)
• Growth mindset and can-do attitude
• Ability to synthesize information into recommendations
• Good oral and written presentations skills
• Team works and strong interpersonal skills
• Good people management skills

Trainings:

• CAE additional training
• EU OPS FTL trainings

When applying, please only provide valid information regarding your educational background and certificates, as the original documents will be requested during the hiring process.

We look forward to meeting you and learning more about your skills and experience. Join the Wizz Air team and discover the world of opportunities.