Director, Ground Operations Safety – Aviation

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⛰️ Colorado – Remote

⛰️ Colorado – Remote

💵 $123.5k - $163.9k / year

⏰ Full Time

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Frontier Airlines

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5001 - 10000 employees

Founded 1994

✈️ Travel

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🚗 Transport

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Frontier Airlines is a U. S. -based low-cost commercial airline that operates scheduled passenger flights across domestic and select international routes. It provides online booking and trip management, a frequent-flyer program (FRONTIER Miles), ancillary services (bag fees, seat selection, bundles like Discount Den and GoWild Pass), co-branded credit card offers, and customer support and travel tools. The airline emphasizes cost-conscious travel, promotions and sustainability initiatives (branding as a green airline).

📋 Description

• Set the long-term strategy for Frontier Airlines ground operations safety through regular assessment and active mitigation of operational risks • Lead and develop the safety team responsible for ground operations safety, OSHA compliance, employee injury management, and emergency response • Build partnerships with management and improve Airport Customer Service and Maintenance safety performance • Drive continuous improvement in Aircraft Ground Damage, including the AGD Review Board, initiatives, metrics, and analyses • Develop and manage business partner safety standards • Lead and improve the ground safety investigation process, including high-severity incidents, aircraft ground damage, and significant employee injury incidents • Ensure procedures, processes, policies, equipment, and facilities support a safe and compliant work environment • Represent Frontier Airlines to outside trade and government agencies on ground safety issues • Oversee compliance with national and local occupational, industrial, and environmental requirements • Ensure a robust Emergency Response plan is in place and actively tested • Supervise the Senior Manager Emergency Response, Manager Occupational and Environmental Compliance, and Ground Safety Specialist

🎯 Requirements

• Minimum of 8 years of aviation or airline industry experience • Minimum of 5 years of leadership experience • Bachelor’s degree, or an additional two years of relevant training/experience in lieu of a degree • Demonstrated experience leading airport/ramp operations with improved safety performance • Experience and understanding of Safety Management Systems (SMS) • Ability to develop risk-responsive plans and accurately assess operational risks • Ability to work collaboratively across work groups and manage conflict • Ability and willingness to travel 30% of the time • Outstanding verbal, written, listening, and presentation skills • Ability to work remotely from home with access to a high-speed internet connection, if remote • Ability to follow Frontier’s remote work policies, if remote • DOT safety-sensitive applicants are subject to pre-employment drug testing

🏖️ Benefits

• Flight benefits for you and your family to fly on Frontier Airlines • Buddy passes for your friends • Discounts throughout the travel industry on hotels, car rentals, cruises and vacation packages • Discounts on cell phone plans, movie tickets, restaurants, luggage and over 2,000 other vendors • ‘Dress for your Day’ business casual environment • Flexible work schedules that support work/life balance • Competitive base salary • Short term incentives • Long-term incentives • Paid holidays • 401(k) plan • Vacation/sick time • Medical, dental, and vision insurance beginning the 1st of the month following your hire date • HOPE League financial assistance during catastrophic hardship