Ground Operations Supervisor - Customer Service & Safety

Pacific Aviation; Seattle (WA); On-site; USD 24,796 - 34,440; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hourly Pay Rate

Medical, Dental, Vision

401k

Paid Time Off

Uniform

Parking discount

Paid Training

Job summary

Pacific Aviation's Cathay Pacific is seeking a bright, ambitious supervisor to lead our ground staff in Seattle, delivering outstanding customer service and efficient flight handling through thoughtful frontline leadership. You will oversee schedules, verify staff presence, coordinate handovers with account managers, and ensure safety and compliance in daily operations, with regular early shifts.

This role reports to account managers and requires adaptability, English proficiency, and a

Qualifications

• 6 months in passenger and customer service experience.
• Expert knowledge of company methods, general procedures and airline policies.
• Adaptability to the constraints of the operation and to customers.
• Efficiently and effectively satisfy customer demands.
• Show reflection of actions to be taken when faced with an unexpected event.
• Preferable able to speak English/Japanese.
• Availability to work 5 days a week.
• Shift-time 6:40 AM to 1:10 PM.

Responsibilities

• Manage and optimize ground staff allocation.
• Verify staff presence and manage schedules.
• Oversee the integration of all methods necessary for flight handling.
• Act as the commercial representative for the Airlines accounts.
• Manage the efficient and on-time set up of staff with all required equipment.
• Ensure the surveillance of check-in equipment.
• Prepare and assist in team briefings and debriefings.
• Ensure a smooth flight turnaround, from flight opening to flight departure.
• Verify all flight actions.
• Actively deliver on expected Quality Department objectives.
• Follow operations procedures and applicable guidelines during and after the flight for which they are responsible.
• Inform the Account Manager of any error relative to flight handling.
• Work with the account manager to inform Airlines of any errors that may prevent a high-quality flight turnaround.
• Effectively apply the special circumstances and airline procedures while taking into account final operating handover instructions and service notes.
• Report flight data on the support sheets and necessary documentation for the Airline.
• Be the guarantor during sessions where safety and security rules are enforced.
• Monitor and ensure the professional appearance of agents as well as the proper maintenance and storage of equipment.
• Assist in flight briefings and debriefings of staff each day.
• Tactfully and effectively resolve any team conflicts or exceptions to work standards.
• Enforce and oversee compliance with our Safety policy and provide all the necessary tools to respective frontline staff, enabling continuous improvement of our Safety performance and our corporate Safety culture.
• Lead in fact-finding investigations arising from incidents/accidents in the workplace and/or operations concerning employee health and safety and/or general aviation Safety.

Skills

Passenger & customer service exper.

Airline procedures knowledge

Adaptability

Customer-focused service

Bilingual English/Japanese

Availability 5 days/week

Job description

Pacific Aviation's Cathay Pacific is seeking a bright, ambitious supervisor to lead our ground staff in Seattle, delivering outstanding customer service and efficient flight handling through thoughtful frontline leadership. You will oversee schedules, verify staff presence, coordinate handovers with account managers, and ensure safety and compliance in daily operations, with regular early shifts.

This role reports to account managers and requires adaptability, English proficiency, and a