Job Description:

Pegasus Aviation Services, LLC, an Akima Company, is headquartered at Anchorage Int’l Airport in Alaska, the preeminent International Cargo crossroad for Transpacific Freighter activity. Pegasus serves the global aviation industry Domestic and International Passenger and Freighter Airlines and has an established reputation for quality aviation services. Our personnel enjoy competitive benefits packages and challenging roles in work environments committed to safety, diversity and opportunity for career growth. As an Alaska Native Corporation (ANC), 100% of our company’s profits go back to our more than 14,000 Iñupiat shareholders that have resided near and above the Arctic Circle for more than 10,000 years. Our business helps support their way of life and contributes to the survival of a culture that has thrived in a challenging environment.

The Director of Ground Handling is responsible for the overall management of work shift activity and coordination of customer support and for assisting the company meet goals through the provision of services to our customers. They represent the company in routine daily interactions with customers, airport officials, regulatory agencies and other interested parties. They participate in the development and implementation of operational policies and procedures and identify operational needs and participate in the formation of plans to address them.

This position is a Salaried-exempt position with salary dependent upon experience and job performance. Schedule will be flexible and based upon needs of service.  Reports directly to the Company President.

Responsibilities:

• Represent the company in routine daily interactions with customers, airport officials, regulatory agencies and other interested parties.


• Participate in the development and implementation of operational policies and procedures in regards to the Ground Handling Department.


• Identify operational needs and participate in the formation of plans to address them.


• Schedule will be flexible and based upon the needs of service.

Miscellaneous duties as assigned.

Minimum Qualifications: 

• Must have prior leadership experience.


• Must have prior airline experience.


• Must have prior ground handling experience.


• Be at least 18 years of age.


• Must be willing to work in inclement weather.


• Good communication skills.


• Ability to lift 60 pounds comfortably.


• Able to fluently read, write, speak and understand English.


• Friendly and outgoing personality.


• Ability to work under stressful situations and tight time constraints.


• Self-motivated, team player.


• Required to work nights, weekends, holidays, and varying schedules.

Language Skills:

• Read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals.


• Write routine reports and correspondence.


• Speak effectively one-to-one and before groups of customers or employees of the organization.

Math skills:

Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals. 

Reasoning Abilities:

Apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram form. Deal with problems involving a few concrete variables in standardized situations. Physical Demands: moderate.

The Director of Ground Handling on occasion may lift or move with help up to 200 pounds, and/or more frequently lift or move 70 to 100 pounds, and constantly lift or move up to 50 pounds. The Director of Ground Handling is regularly required to use hands, talk, hear, bend, stoop, kneel, and is frequently required to stand, walk. The Station Manager may be required to climb, sit, and balance.

Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to focus.

The Director of Ground Handling may work outside which would expose them to all types of weather conditions with a seasonal range of temperatures which include rain, snow, wind and extreme temperatures.

The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate but can vary dramatically depending on location and time of day. Occasionally high noise levels where hearing protection is required and provided.   

Fair Labor Standards Act Status: Salaried-Exempt Position

The above is not intended to list all possible essential functions or requirements as they are subject to change.  The employer reserves the right to revise or change this description.  This description does not constitute a written or implied contract of employment.   All employees are expected to work varying hours of compensated overtime to accomplish various duties.  To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to satisfactorily perform each of the above essential duties and meet the physical demands.  Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to meet these conditions.

The duties and responsibilities listed in this job description generally cover the nature and level of work being performed by individuals assigned to this position.  This is not intended to be a complete list of all duties, responsibilities, and skills required.  Subject to the terms of an applicable collective bargaining agreement, the company management reserves the right to modify, add, or remove duties and to assign other duties as may be necessary.  We wish to thank all applicants for their interest and effort in applying for the position; however, only candidates selected for interviews will be contacted.

 

We are an equal opportunity employer. All applicants will receive consideration for employment, without regard to race, color, religion, creed, national origin, gender or gender-identity, age, marital status, sexual orientation, veteran status, disability, pregnancy or parental status, or any other basis prohibited by law.

 

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