Airline Ground Handling Regional Manager

Trego-Dugan Aviation Inc; Fort Lauderdale (FL); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Trego-Dugan Aviation Inc is seeking a senior operations leader to oversee multi-station airline operations, HR, and profitability efforts. The role demands strong leadership, extensive travel, and collaboration with airline partners to meet performance targets.

The candidate will manage budgets, staffing, safety compliance, and client relationships while driving continuous improvement across stations and departments.

Qualifications

• Excellent leadership skills.
• Flexible availability, weekends/holidays/overtime.
• Frequent travel is required.
• Ability to build and maintain relationships with airline station managers.
• Excellent communication and presentation skills (oral and written).
• Proficient in MS Office, Excel, and PowerPoint.
• Able to manage multiple tasks under pressure.
• Organized, creative, and resourceful with entrepreneurial mindset.
• Fluent in English (written and oral).
• Must have at least ten years in airline operations with five in management.

Responsibilities

• Leads and coordinates activities with Trego Dugan Aviation and airline partners' operations and admin functions.
• Leads stations, oversees personnel records, recruitment, training, and HR tasks; coordinates with head office departments.
• Ensure stations operate within budget and contracted hours; monitor billable hours and profitability.
• Ensure compliance with company policies; guide station managers and develop future leaders; interface with airport authorities.
• Identify service inhibitors and maintain KPI targets; audit Quality Assurance quarterly and report progress to customer station manager.
• Oversee safety programs, new procedures, FAA/TSA compliance, and reporting.

Skills

Leadership

Travel readiness

Communication

MS Office

Tools

MS Office

Excel

PowerPoint

Job description

Selected applicant must be domiciled in the greater RDU area, or greater FLL area (Raleigh-Durham NC, or Fort Lauderdale FL).

The position requires extensive travel.

General Purpose Of Job

Leads, directs, and coordinates all activities involved with Trego Dugan Aviation and airline business partners' operational and administrative functions.

Administration

Leads and manages stations, oversees personnel file maintenance, recruitment, uniform supply and storage, training efforts, and all general HR functions. Coordinate with all departments at Trego Dugan Aviation head office to ensure that internal and external customer needs are satisfied (Payroll, Operations, Training, Human Resources, Quality Assurance, and Marketing).

Profitability

Ensure that each Station operates within budget and within the contracted labor hours and that all hours and re-chargeable hours are billed properly. Ensure that costs are strictly controlled and adhered to. Review operational records to the projected budget to determine future profitability. Ensure agreed contract between the client and Trego Dugan Aviation is executed efficiently and profitably for both the client and TDA Aviation Services. Analyze the marketing potential of existing accounts and recommend additional services.

Operations

Ensure compliance with established company policies, procedures, and standards such as safekeeping of company funds and property, personnel, and grievance practices. Effective and visible leadership - guide and assist all station Managers. Identify and develop future leaders for supervisor and management positions. Interface with airport authorities. Ensure adequate staffing levels at all account locations.

Service

Identify and resolve service inhibitors, including on-time performance, staffing assignments, and recruiting schedules. Audit Quality Assurance Quarterly; follow up with an action plan and present a progress report to the customer station manager. Ensure that all accounts achieve the Key Performance targets.

Safety

Review all aspects of safety to include new procedures and training as required. Ensure the notification process and necessary follow up for maintaining compliance with any FAA/TSA mandated safety and security policies.

Customer Relations

Establish and maintain a strong relationship with TDA customers' operational management. Meet with Business Managers and Station Managers regularly to review operational and administrative objectives.

Corporate Culture

Responsible for the overall Station staff morale. Ensure continuous communication with TDA customer airline managers and their staff. Conduct Town Hall meetings quarterly for each business unit. Encourage the celebration of "small wins" and activities, which foster camaraderie. Build and encourage strong leadership within the management team.

Required Qualifications

• Excellent leadership skills
• Flexible availability, able to work weekends, holidays, and overtime.
• Frequent travel is required.
• Ability to build and maintain strong relationships with airline station managers.
• Excellent communication and presentation skills (oral and written).
• Reading & comprehension of reference materials, instructions, policies & procedures.
• Minimum of ten years of airline operations experience in progressive leadership with five years in an airline management position.
• Energetic, motivated, enthusiastic, self-starter, with strong integrity.
• Proficiency in MS Office, Excel, and PowerPoint.
• Ability to cope well with pressure and to manage multiple tasks with minimal direction.
• Organized, creative, and resourceful, with an entrepreneurial mentality.
• Comfortable with various cultures and their associated business practices.
• Must be fluent in English in written and oral form.
• Excellent critical thinking and analytical skills with basic statistical and math knowledge.
• Necessary Math Skills: Adding, Subtracting, Multiplying, and Dividing.
• Able to stand, bend, squat, reach, grasp, and pick up items; occasional lifting up to 70lbs-100lbs.

Other Requirements And Qualifications

• Valid US work authorization.
• Valid Driver's License.
• Professional demeanor and exceptional presentation.
• Flexible schedule & availability.
• Background check, fingerprinting required, and drug screen.