Director, Ground Operations Safety – Aviation
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Ground safety director overseeing Frontier Airlines’ airport operations, SMS, OSHA compliance, investigations, and emergency response. Leading safety strategy and teams for a U.S. ultra-low-cost carrier.
Responsibilities:
- Set the long-term strategy for Frontier Airlines ground operations safety through regular assessment and active mitigation of operational risks
- Lead and develop the safety team responsible for ground operations safety, OSHA compliance, employee injury management, and emergency response
- Build partnerships with management and improve Airport Customer Service and Maintenance safety performance
- Drive continuous improvement in Aircraft Ground Damage, including the AGD Review Board, initiatives, metrics, and analyses
- Develop and manage business partner safety standards
- Lead and improve the ground safety investigation process, including high-severity incidents, aircraft ground damage, and significant employee injury incidents
- Ensure procedures, processes, policies, equipment, and facilities support a safe and compliant work environment
- Represent Frontier Airlines to outside trade and government agencies on ground safety issues
- Oversee compliance with national and local occupational, industrial, and environmental requirements
- Ensure a robust Emergency Response plan is in place and actively tested
- Supervise the Senior Manager Emergency Response, Manager Occupational and Environmental Compliance, and Ground Safety Specialist
Requirements:
- Minimum of 8 years of aviation or airline industry experience
- Minimum of 5 years of leadership experience
- Bachelor’s degree, or an additional two years of relevant training/experience in lieu of a degree
- Demonstrated experience leading airport/ramp operations with improved safety performance
- Experience and understanding of Safety Management Systems (SMS)
- Ability to develop risk-responsive plans and accurately assess operational risks
- Ability to work collaboratively across work groups and manage conflict
- Ability and willingness to travel 30% of the time
- Outstanding verbal, written, listening, and presentation skills
- Ability to work remotely from home with access to a high-speed internet connection, if remote
- Ability to follow Frontier’s remote work policies, if remote
- DOT safety-sensitive applicants are subject to pre-employment drug testing
Benefits:
- Flight benefits for you and your family to fly on Frontier Airlines
- Buddy passes for your friends
- Discounts throughout the travel industry on hotels, car rentals, cruises and vacation packages
- Discounts on cell phone plans, movie tickets, restaurants, luggage and over 2,000 other vendors
- ‘Dress for your Day’ business casual environment
- Flexible work schedules that support work/life balance
- Competitive base salary
- Short term incentives
- Long-term incentives
- Paid holidays
- 401(k) plan
- Vacation/sick time
- Medical, dental, and vision insurance beginning the 1st of the month following your hire date
- HOPE League financial assistance during catastrophic hardship
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