Senior Airport Lead

Cathay is a leading premium travel lifestyle brand based in Hong Kong, offering products and services across four lines of business –Premium Travel, Cargo, Low-Cost Travel and Lifestyle. The Cathay Group comprises premium full-service airline Cathay Pacific, cargo business Cathay Cargo, low-cost airline HK Express, express all-cargo carrier Air Hong Kong, and various other subsidiaries.

Cathay Pacific was founded in Hong Kong in 1946. The Group has been deeply committed to its home base, extending to the rest of Greater Bay Area, and making substantial investments to develop Hong Kong as one of the world’s leading international aviation centres.

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Airport Operations Manager

Join our team and lead excellence in airport operations.
We are looking for a motivated Senior airport Lead to oversee daily team activities, ensuring efficient operations in line with established safety and security standards, while consistently delivering a high-quality airport service experience that makes every customer feel valued and recognized.

You will gain valuable leadership and operational experience in a fast-paced airport environment, developing strong people-management and decision-making skills.

• Manage and Oversee Ground Handling Agent teams dedicated to Cathay flight operations to achieve operational excellence of being on time and error free
• Assist in ensuring and maintaining operational and productivity performance conformance to standards
• Support airport management to conduct regular Quality Control checks on station performance including provision of service by suppliers as required
• Conduct flight briefings as required
• Ensure people and team are up to date with the latest product knowledge and support the team to effectively utilize products and services to provide the highest possible quality of experience for our customers across all touch points
• Familiarity with all contingency plans and manual fall-back procedures to meet the required standards
• Effectively manage flight disruptions and irregularities and support airport management as required
• Ensure our customers are cared for, informed and given choice where possible through the use of disruption management tools
• Support the Airport Operations Manager to work with external parties in the best interests of the Company – authorities, suppliers and service providers, Oneworld Partners, and other airlines

• Post-secondary school education is desirable
• High school graduation
• Strong command of written and spoken English and Spanish
• Right to live and work in Spain
• At least 3 years’ solid Customer Service experience, preferably in airlines or airport services
• Ability to work under pressure
• Ability to work independently with good decision-making skills
• Very strong customer service mentality with strong interpersonal skills
• Tickets restaurant
• Transportation bonus
• Medical insurance (50% discount for Cathay’s employees)
• 25 days of annual leave per year

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