Crew Logistics Analyst (Workforce Planning)
Sector: Operations and Facilities Management, Transport and Logistics
Contract Type: Permanent
Hours: Full Time
Job Details
Hours: 37.5 per week, Monday - Friday
Location: Hybrid remote working, with 3 days a week in our VHQ, Crawley, West Sussex
Contract: Fixed Term Contract/Secondment 12 months
Closing Date: 16th February 2025
In a nutshell
At Virgin Atlantic Airways, we believe that everyone can take on the world, and it's our vision to become the most loved travel company. We're searching for a proactive and detail-focused Analyst for Crew Logistics on a fixed term contract for 12 months to join our incredible team. In this role, you'll take charge of delivering timely, accurate, and cost-effective crew pairings to the Roster Production team, ensuring everything aligns seamlessly with EASA regulations, FRM principles, and industrial agreements.
Your expertise will be key to keeping our Crew Logistics operations efficient, compliant, and fully in tune with Virgin Atlantic's vision.
Day to day
One of your key responsibilities will be to provide analytical support to our Workforce Planning team. Your day-to-day will also include:
* The timely, accurate, robust, and cost-effective creation and maintenance of crew pairings for future planning month.
* Ensuring compliance to regulatory and union agreements including FRM evaluation, making recommendations as appropriate.
* Providing relevant and accurate pairing information, standby and crew hotel requirements to support establishment planning and rostering.
* Ensuring that Roster Production, Pilots, and Cabin Crew are provided with up-to-date, robust pairing plans, compliant with EASA, FRM, and Industrial agreements.
* Data analysis to support establishment planning activities (trip days/hours/days off, etc.).
* Continuous improvement of AIMs pairings generator to ensure optimal crew pairings are derived.
About you
We're on the lookout for someone with experience in crafting and managing crew pairings while supporting establishment planning. Here's what we'd love you to bring to the role:
* Utilisation of advanced Excel functions and complex formulas to analyse and interpret data efficiently.
* Experience of using optimisation tools in Jeppesen, AIMs, or other crew management systems is preferable.
* Experience of using either Power BI or Tableau is preferable.
* Experience in data visualisation, modelling, and handling large data sets.
* Exceptional attention to detail and a proactive approach to managing priorities in a fast-paced environment.
* Ability to work independently and make informed decisions.
* A passion for innovation and supporting a forward-thinking team.
* Works effectively under pressure to meet deadlines.
Be yourself
Our customers come from all walks of life and so do our colleagues. That's why we're proud to be an equal opportunity employer and actively encourage applications from all backgrounds.
To make your journey with us accessible and individual to you, we encourage you to let us know if you'd like a little extra help with your application, or if you have any individual requirements at any stage along your recruitment journey.
Company
Richard Branson founded Virgin Atlantic in 1984 with the intention of shaking up the aviation industry. Since then, we’ve grown from a small team, one 747 plane and a single route, to a global network that employs thousands of wonderful people worldwide.
We’re not just your average airline. We’re a family-centric one who recognises togetherness as a hugely important aspect of life. We support and care about our employees and their families, which makes Virgin Atlantic a special place to work.
When it comes to our people, they’re a passionate lot, united in creating something different.
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