Senior Manager Flight Crew Training

Purpose of the role

Acting as ATO Head of Training, acceptable by the Competent Authorities

Responsibilities

Ensuring the safety and regulatory compliance of all approved training activities including all contracted activities under the ATO;
Ensuring that sufficient resources are allocated to the ATO training operations and raising any issues to the Head of Group Training (ATO Accountable Manager);
Ensuring the satisfactory integration of the flight, flight simulation and theoretical knowledge instruction into the ATO training programs;
Ensuring the execution of the flight crew training management activities for AOC defined under the service letter agreement.
In conjunction with the Chief Flight Instructor, ensuring the supervision of flight and/or flight simulation training instructors and the standardization of all flight simulation instruction under the scope of ATO approval.
In conjunction with the Chief Flight Instructor, developing and maintaining the AOC Flight Crew Instructor Standardization program, to ensure its compliance with the AOC requirements;
Assessing future potential risk through an active review of future demands in line with projected operational growth; and proactively identifying suitable resources, technologies, systems, or processes to mitigate the risk;
Ensuring that all personnel and activities comply with the Safety Management System procedures and processes, that he/she is aware of organizational risks and takes action to accept or reject according to the risk tolerability matrix;
Representing Wizz Air ATO in relevant industry bodies;
Participating in Meetings to align on team goals in accordance with the group training meeting matrix.
In conjunction with
The Chief Theoretical Knowledge Instructor, ensuring the supervision of the theoretical knowledge instructors and the standardization of all theoretical knowledge instruction under the scope of ATO approval.
The Flight Crew Training Program Manager, ensuring the implementation and development of the ATO training programs;
The Flight Crew Training Program Manager, ensuring that the AOC Flight Crew training programs are aligned with AOC’s operational procedures, safety standards, and performance expectations;
The Flight Crew Training Performance Manager, ensuring effective performance monitoring across AOC flight crew training programs;
The Flight Crew Training Performance Manager, ensuring effective performance monitoring across ATO training programs;

Liaising with

AOC Crew Training Managers on all training operations matters;
The Group Training Services Senior Manager on all training services matters;
The Group Training Operations Senior Manager on all training operations matters;
The Group Training Safety Manager on all safety matters;
The Group Training Compliance Monitoring Manager on all compliance matters;
The Crew Training Policy Manager in all ATO OM update related matters.
Group Training Planning and Resource Manager on all training planning and resources matters;
ATO Training Supervisor on all ATO matters;
The competent authority on all ATO training operations' matters;

Authorities

Nominate Chief Flight Instructor, Chief Theoretical Knowledge Instructor, ATO SFIs, ATO TRIs, ATO TKIs;
Approve ATO’s Operations Manuals and Training Manuals;
Suspend operation within the ATO area of scope if deemed reasonable;
Temporarily revoke ATO instructor’s qualifications, pending re-qualification or investigation of the instructor's performance standards;
Approve safety improvement actions;
Make decisions regarding risk tolerability in accordance with the risk tolerability matrix;
Make decision about the necessary actions in case of unsatisfactory trainee performance under the ATO training;
Make decision about the necessary training in case of ratings renewal;
Liaise with the authorities.

Experience

• 5-7+ years aviation management experience; 
• Hold or have held instructor/examiner qualification on all type/class operated at the ATO; 
• Being a current instructor/examiner on a type/class operated at the ATO; 
• Practical experience and expertise in the application of aviation safety standards and safe operating practices; 

Hard skills

• Specialized training as per GT OMM; 
• Be acceptable to the competent Authority as Nominated Person (ATO Head of Training). 

Education

Bachelor’s or Master’s Degree 

Language

Fluent english (both written and spoken) 

Skills and competencies

• Native or similar standard of spoken and written English; 
• Excellent interpersonal and organizational skills with focus on Teamwork; 
• Good knowledge of ATO operations; 
• Comprehensive knowledge of the applicable EU and UK regulations and associated requirements 
• Familiarity with management systems in the area of aviation; 
• Knowledge of presentation techniques; 
• Knowledge of feedback and coaching techniques; 
• Experience on computer programs relevant to the responsibilities (Word, Excel, PPT etc.); 
• Capable of motivating and developing others by providing support and guidance.