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SalaryLocation: RAF Valley, Holyhead
Salary: £Competitive
Contract Type: Permanent
Closing Date: Monday 08 April 2024 - subject to change without notice
A little bit about us
Ascent Flight Training is an established, yet growing aerospace and training company which operates across the UK, delivering flying training services to the UK Government.
We want to attract and work with innovative, adaptable and proactive people to help us achieve One Mission as One Team.
We offer the opportunity to work in a flexible, dynamic and diverse environment within our Training Support Hub and on our operations sites.
You will bring expertise and fresh ideas to an environment where your contribution is really valued.
At Ascent, our values are rooted in respect – for our employees, our partners and our customer. That’s why championing diversity and inclusion is so important to us; when we embrace different perspectives and give everyone the chance to be the best they can be, we can think in new, creative ways that grow and enhance our business. We are committed to equal opportunities for all.
A day in the life of an Ascent Scheduling Manager
As a Scheduling Manager, you will be part of a dedicated, experienced and focused team delivering outstanding and vital support to flying operations.
This is an exciting opportunity for a candidate who is enthusiastic, customer focused, has strong attention to detail and is passionate about leading a hardworking, high performing team in order to achieve the scheduling and delivery of the Flying Training Programme (FTP). This role is ideal for someone who is confident working within a fast-paced environment with complex and sometimes conflicting priorities to manage.
If you are interested in joining our exceptional scheduling team, keep reading to find out more details on this exciting role.
You will:
- Provide effective Line Management support to your team of experienced Schedulers based at Valley, including regular 1:1s, performance management, absence management and objective setting. This will ensure each individual within your Scheduling team are high performing, engaged and feel valued within their role and as part of the business.
- Generate and deliver, with appropriate notice, the Scheduling team roster, ensuring that staff meet the company outputs, ensuring the safe and efficient support of the FTP and ensure the most efficient use of the training system.
- Key to this post is the cohesion provided by comprehensive communication between all stakeholders in order to ensure that your Scheduling Team are well-informed and that Instructors are able to engage so as to deliver the most efficient and effective FTP. Liaise throughout the delivery period with both internal and external Stakeholders ensuring expectations are met and strong customer service skills are displayed.
- Oversee the use of and be competent in the use of TMIS to schedule classes for Live, Synthetic and Classroom training as directed by the Training Manager. Ensure effective resource planning with all appropriate parties.
What will make you successful?
You will already have a breadth of experience working within a similar complex and fast-paced environment. You will have a genuine desire to be part of a dedicated, forward thinking team and the commitment to act as a role model for peers across the business, coupled with a breadth of previous experience of scheduling or resource planning and also confidence using both Excel and Word.
It would be great, however not essential if:
- You have effectively led a team before
- You have had experience within a military aviation environment or alternatively experience within aviation, operations or Air Traffic Control.
- Previous experience of TMIS or similar computer Information Management systems may be beneficial.
What can we offer you in return?
- Competitive salary
- Equivalent to 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays (Extra days with length of service)
- Private AXA health care for you and your family
- Pension plan (Up to 6% matched)
- Life Assurance (Up to 3 times your annual salary)
- Flexible benefits (Buying and selling of holiday, BUPA dental, cycle2work scheme, retail discounts)
- Enhanced maternity and paternity leave and pay
- Enhanced company sick pay which increases with length of service
- Employee Assistance Programme (24/7 free and confidential legal and wellbeing advice)
- Annual reviews of your salary and individual learning and development plan
- Mental Health Support and subscription to the Unmind platform for you and a plus one
- Free eye tests for DSE users and money towards any subsequent corrective glasses.
