General Manager - Flight Crew

Flybe Airline United Kingdom

Flybe currently employs over 3000 staff at locations throughout UK, Ireland and France. With our vastly growing network Flybe further demonstrates its position as the UK's No.1 Domestic Airline. Managing growth is an ongoing challenge, key to which recruiting and retaining high quality employees across every discipline of the business. From pilots to engineers, customer service to cabin crew and management to administration, we are always looking for individuals with experience, personality and flexibility to add value to our operations.

If you do join us you will become part of a company committed to developing business by developing people. You can also expect excellent pay and benefits and real opportunities for career progression. All this, and you will be joining an industry which is predicted to continue its dramatic growth for the forseeable future.

General Manager, Flight Crew
Location: Exeter
ExperienceL Competitive Salary with excellent benefits and relocation

As Europe's largest regional airline, we employ pver 700 pilots to operate our fleet of Dash 8 Q400 and Embraer E-Jets from 13 crewed bases across the United Kingdom.

In this key senior managemetn role in both flight operations and within Flybe as a whole, you will build on our success, usign your expertise to manage our dispersed pilot workforce through a network of regional managers whilst overseeing our Flight Operations and HR policies. As well as plaing an active role in Industrial and Employee relations, we will rely on you to provide real career development for our pilots and operational managemetn staff. You will also be responsible for improving the efficiency of our office systems and ensuring effective line management of our pilot workforce.

First and foremose, you must be skilled manager, preferably from within the airline environment with extensive experience in people managemetn policies and regulation in the unique environment affecting pilots. In addition, you will possess the ability to work alone and organise a variety of complex personnel supervisory tasks within your own pilot management team. A valid APTL is required in order to fulfill flying duties around the network and undertake additional technical management tasks within Flight operations. it goes without saying that the ability to embrace change, outstanding interpersonal and team skills are of course, essential; and you must have the flexibility to travel to our different crew bases when necessary, often at short notice. Finally, you must also have the Right to Work in the UK, Isle of Man or Channel Islands.

In return we offer a competitive salary, excellent benefits and relocation package, should it be required. To find out more please visit our website.

Duration: Full Time Permanent
Contact: To apply please email CV and a covering letter stating why you consider you are suitable for the position to Sarah Plfrey, Human resources email: sarah@flybe.com quoting job reference 154/12. (Note: only those candidates who meet the criteria will be interviewed.)

Closign date: 28/11/2012