Vice President Of Aircraft Cleaning Operations

Job Title: Vice President of Aircraft Cleaning

Location: Charlotte, North Carolina (KCLT, Charlotte/Douglas International Airport).

Job Type: Full-time

Overview:

We are seeking a highly skilled and experienced professional to join our team as the Vice President of Aircraft Cleaning. This key leadership role involves overseeing and managing all aspects of Aircraft Cleaning Operations, ensuring the highest standards of cleanliness and hygiene for our fleet.

Responsibilities:

• Responsible for the region's business development efforts including proposals, presentations, and transitions for new locations.

• Responsible for developing client relationships and business retention.
• Identifying high potential employees to support the organization's continued growth.
• Monthly review of profit/loss and budget of CLT
• Responsible for the oversight of the annual budget preparation and presentation process for CLT
• Organize and narrate management skills for General Managers, Directors of Operations and Managers by teaching internal curriculum.
• Understand, implement, and deliver all requirements that are outlined within the contractual agreement between Foxtrot Aviation Services (FAS) and our clients.
• Daily, Weekly, Monthly, and Annual financial and operational reports as required.
• Implement and complete other projects, programs, and initiatives that may arise from the operation of assigned region.
• Review and edit proposed agreements or amendments, maintenance, etc.
• Implementation and completion of other projects, programs, and initiatives that may arise from assigned region.
• Responsible for collaborating with the management team on establishing and enforcing policies and procedures that ensure safe and reliable operation of the location.
• Create and sustain a highly effective and efficient operational infrastructure that will support and scale with rapid growth.
• Collaborate with the management team to develop and implement plans for the operational infrastructure of systems, processes, and personnel.
• Providing day to day leadership to each department that mirrors the adopted mission and core values of the company.
• Directing and managing each department to meet their respective operational and financial goals.
• Establishing performance goals, allocating resources, and assessing policies for each department
• Overseeing short-term and long-term planning and budget development for each department to support the company's strategic business goals.
• Measuring and monitoring the effectiveness of each department internal and external processes
• Providing timely, accurate, and complete reports on the operating condition of each respective department.
• Spearhead the development, communication, and implementation of effective flight operations growth strategies, and aircraft moment and processes for each department and for each departmental employee.
• Develop, organize, schedule, and facilitate appropriate training for departmental managers and employees and ensuring that learning is a continual part of their development.
• Maintain highly effective communication; consistently shares information in a timely manner.
• Establish strong relationships amongst peers and company leadership and be able to manage a variety of personalities effectively.
• Measure effectiveness and efficiency of operational processes both internally and externally and find ways to improve processes.
• Team with sales and marketing to create innovative and highly effective operational support solutions.
• Work closely with Executive Team to implement corporate strategic initiatives and integrate acquisitions.

Education

• Bachelor's Degree required.
• MBA preferred.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Aviation Management, Business Administration, or related field (Master's degree preferred).Proven experience in Aircraft Cleaning Operations, with at least 8-10 years in a leadership role. Strong knowledge of aviation industry regulations and standards. Excellent organizational and problem-solving skills. Exceptional leadership and team management abilities. Effective communication and negotiation skills. Ability to work in a fast-paced and dynamic environment.

Skills

• Comprehensive leadership skills encompassing realistic target development, ownership and accountability mindset, key metrics use and results delivery.
• Tenacious business development, negotiation and sales skills to retain and grow existing business portfolio.
• Sophisticated financial ability for insightful operations analysis and pro forma development.
• Broad accounting ability including budgeting, controlling, reporting and forecasting to ensure sound business operations.
• Ability to seek improvement and create an environment of idea sharing and creative problem solving.
• Strong customer service and client management skills and abilities.
• Ability to be approachable and facilitate coaching conversations with employees and managers.

• Demonstrated leadership skills including management development skills and mentoring ability.
• Ability to encourage open expression of ideas and opinions.

Physical Demands

• Willingness to work in the elements – heat, wind, snow, rain, etc.
• Ability to lift, push and pull at least 25 pounds.
• Ability to stand, walk and run for extended periods of time.
• Ability bend, stoop, squat and lift frequently throughout a shift.

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with qualified disabilities to perform the essential duties/functions. FLSA Status: Exempt

To be hired, all candidates must submit to a background check and pre-employment drug screen.

Foxtrot Aviation Services is an equal opportunity employer. In all our employment practices, including hiring, we are firmly committed to provide equal employment opportunity (EEO) to all persons, regardless of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, age, genetics, Vietnam era, special disabled, recently separated and other protected veterans, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local law. No question in our application process is used for the process of limiting or excluding any applicant's consideration for employment on such grounds.

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If you are a results-oriented and strategic leader with a passion for maintaining the highest standards of cleanliness in the aviation industry, we invite you to apply for this exciting opportunity!