Flight Operations Manager

About Us:

AAR’s purpose is to empower people to build innovative aerospace solutions today so you can safely reach your destination tomorrow. The company’s mission is to go above and beyond to provide value-driven aerospace aftermarket solutions to meet the evolving needs of our customers worldwide. AAR constantly searches for the right thing to do for its customers, employees, partners and for society.

The Worldwide Aviation Support Services (WASS) program, an AAR business, headquartered in Rockledge, FL, provides global, world-class expeditionary and conventional aviation solutions to the US Department of State Air Wing.

Role Description:

Responsible for the Worldwide Aviation Support Service WASS Program to the DoS INLA customers in support of their aviation program requirements, primarily RW aircraft training and support. Provides management and administrative functions necessary for the safe, efficient, effective operation of Aviation Support Services at the main operating base MOB and forward operating locations FOL supporting the Nationalization effort. Perform instructor pilot IP duties.

Key Responsibility:

• Manage the operations of a training fleet.
• Ensure operational and Nationalization training requirements are safely accomplished in accordance with customers established standards, training and operating procedures.
• Serve as the Operations subject matter expert.
• Responsible for the leadership of the operations team and direction of all operational activities and resources assigned.
• On behalf of the Country Site Manager, manage aircrew, security, life support equipment and personnel assigned to the program.
• Ensure Air Tasking Requests and training missions are consistent with and in support of contract requirements.
• Coordinate with functional leaders to ensure personnel, aircraft and equipment are properly prepared and configured for scheduled flight operations and available when and where required.
• Ensure required operational reports are submitted to the functional managers in a timely manner to meet company and customer requirements.
• Represent and perform the duties of the Country Site Manager when directed and in his absence.
• Maintain strong relationships with key operations customers, teammates and vendors.
• Perform flight duties as an Instructor Pilot and or Maintenance Pilot as directed in an INLA aircraft.
• Perform coordination between operations, maintenance, and logistics to support program training and standardization mission.
• Perform instructor pilot IP duties.
• Assume the duties of the Site Manager in his absence.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

NATIONALIZATION DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Provide a Monthly Flying Hour Usage Report to include but not limited to, flight hours by flight hour usage code, country, passengers organization and aircraft type.
• Provide Daily Operations Reports to include but not limited to, missions requested, scheduled, flown, canceled and aborted by aircraft type, aircraft identification and tail number, hours flown, sensitive items, mission detail, significant events, and personnel strength to include, authorized, assigned, boots on ground, break and TDY.
• Provide a monthly report to include but not limited to, all counter-narcotics operations requested, scheduled, flown and cancelled by aircraft type, missions, sorties, flight hours, agency supported, passengers, illicit drugs captured or destroyed.
• Provide initial notification of hostile fire within 30 minutes of incident and a monthly hostile fire report to include but not limited to country, coordinates, aircraft type and tail number, pilot, altitude, damage to aircraft, type weapon, mission type, impacts and incidents by day, month and year.
• Provide management and administration functions necessary for safe, efficient, and effective training and operations of this aviation program.
• Provides an efficiently staffed cadre of technical advisors to augment operations and conduct ongoing training and qualification of assigned SVA staff members.
• Conducts current and future Ops planning.
• Ensure all mission requests regardless of source will be documented and tracked in the MIS by approval, disapproval, rescheduled and reason.
• Perform OPSCO duties at remote FOLs.
• Provide Host Nation training in support of and conduct Passenger and Cargo Processing.
• Provide Host Nation training in support of and acquire and provide readily available intelligence and information for operational planning.
• Provide Host Nation training in support of and oversight to ensure compliance with USG directives and safe execution of counter narcotic operations.
• Provide Host Nation training in support of and conduct maritime and land-based detection and monitoring.
• Provide Host Nation training in support of and conduct CASEVAC support.
• Provide Host Nation training in support of and conduct VIP mission support.
• Provide Host Nation training in support of and conduct contingency operation missions.
• Provide Host Nation training in support of and perform emergency response and humanitarian missions.
• Provide Host Nation training in support of and perform surge operations.
• Provide Host Nation training in support of and perform representational event support missions.