Job Title: General Manager (DFW)

Department: Airport Passenger Handling / Above the Wing Operations

Reports To: Vice President of Operations

FLSA Status: Exempt

SUMMARY

Leads, directs and coordinates all activities involved with Hallmark’s operational and administrative functions for Hallmark Aviation Services in Dallas, TX.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

Administration:

Coordinates with all departments at Hallmark head office to ensure internal and external customers’ needs are satisfied (Payroll, Operations, Training, Human Resources and Marketing).

Leads and manages the administrative tasks for DFW, responsible for coordinating with the HR Dept to secure personnel files, oversee the uniform supply and storage, and general HR functions including local recruiting efforts.

Profitability:

Ensure that each business unit 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 projected budget to determine future profitability.

Ensure agreed contract between client and Hallmark Aviation Services is executed efficiently and profitably for both the client and Hallmark Aviation Services.

Analyze marketing potential of existing account 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 Business Managers.

Identify and develop future leaders for supervisor and management positions.

Interface with the airport authorities

Ensure efficient 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 action plan and present progress report to 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 HAS customers operational management.
Meet with Business Managers and Station Managers regularly to review operational and administrative objectives.

Corporate Culture:

Responsible for the overall staff morale.

Ensure continuous communication with HAS customer airline managers and own staff.

Conduct Town Hall meetings on a quarterly basis for each business unit.

Encourage the celebration of “small wins” and activities, which foster camaraderie.

Build and encourage strong leadership within management team.

QUALIFICATIONS

• Excellent leadership skills
• Flexible availability, able to work weekends holidays.
• Requires some night and weekend work.
• Ability to build and maintain strong relationships with the customer airline’s station managers.
• Excellent communication and presentation skills (oral and written)
• Minimum 5 years of passenger handling experience or airline experience in airport operations with 3 years in a management position.
• Energetic, motivated, enthusiastic, self-starter, with strong integrity
• Proficiency in MS Office, Excel, PowerPoint
• Ability to cope well with pressure and to manage multiple tasks with minimum direction.
• Organized, creative and resourceful, with 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.

Required Skills

Basic Requirements

• At least 18yrs old, with a High School Diploma or G.E.D.
• Basic Math Skills: Adding, Subtracting, Division, and Multiplying
• Computer Literate
• Able to stand, bend, squat, reach, grasp and pick up items; occasional lifting up to 70lbs-100lbs
• Reading & comprehension of reference materials, instructions, policies & procedures

Essential Requirements:

• Valid US work authorization
• Professional demeanor and exceptional presentation
• Flexible schedule & availability
• Background Check, Fingerprinting required.
• Drug Screen required on day of hire.

Required Experience