Description
There’s never been a more exciting time to join United Airlines. We’re on a path towards becoming the best airline in the history of aviation. Our shared purpose – Connecting People, Uniting the World – is about more than getting people from one place to another. It also means that as a global company that operates in hundreds of locations around the world with millions of customers and tens of thousands of employees, we have a unique responsibility to uplift and provide opportunities in the places where we work, live and fly, and we can only do that with a truly diverse and inclusive workforce. And we’re growing – in the years ahead, we’ll hire tens of thousands of people across every area of the airline. Our careers include competitive benefits package aimed at keeping you happy, healthy and well-traveled. From employee-run “Business Resource Group” communities to world-class benefits like parental leave, 401k and privileges like space available travel, United is truly a one-of-a-kind place to work. Are you ready to travel the world?
Flight Operations
Get ready for a career at the leading edge of the airline industry! Our Flight Operations team works hard to connect people and unite the world safely, reliably and efficiently every single day. From industry leadership and pioneering technologies to next-level training — our Flight Ops team hires, trains, qualifies and supports the best pilots in the industry. The moments we share in the air and on the ground with our customers and our colleagues make United a special place to work and a great way to fly, together.
Job overview and responsibilities
The PBS Planner will be responsible for the creation of monthly pilot schedule awards. Along with the creation of the monthly pilot schedule awards, the PBS Planner will work across other departments to ensure the schedules made are the most accurate possible. The PBS Planner will also be responsible for testing different outcomes for each bid period to see which outcome plans for the most operational success. We are looking for a planner that will bring a strong passion to the role, with a desire to continuously improve system and personal knowledge.
+ Pre-test monthly schedule production scenarios to find the best possible outcome for the month
+ Participate in monthly pilot schedule production by following the monthly schedule process to include: adjusting pilot assignments and reserve coverage, interacting closely with Pilot Workforce Planning, Pilot Training and Execution and Pairing Production teams as well as our ALPA representatives to ensure accuracy
+ Work on monthly schedule scenarios as needed to provide insight into solvability
+ Follow the post award PBS process, which includes dispute resolution and schedule repair
Qualifications
Required
+ Bachelor’s degree
+ Intellectual curiosity and self-motivation to heed signals in data and want to understand root causes
+ Comfortability doing the right thing and taking a tough stance especially when it might be unpopular
+ Ability to build and maintain positive relationships with immediate team members, pilots, and Labor Representatives
+ Analytical and technical skills
+ Must be legally authorized to work in the United States for any employer without sponsorship
+ Successful completion of interview required to meet job qualification
+ Reliable, punctual attendance is an essential function of the position
Preferred
+ Master’s degree in Finance, Mathematics, Engineering, Business, Supply Chain, Aviation/Aeronautics, Statistics, Operations Research
+ 3 years of experience working in aviation
+ Knowledge of airline planning and scheduling software (Jeppesen, Sabre, Navblue, or other)
+ Knowledge of optimization software
+ Knowledge related to CFR FAR 117
United Airlines is an equal opportunity employer. United Airlines recruits, employs, trains, compensates and promotes regardless of race, religion, color, national origin, gender identity, sexual orientation, physical ability, age, veteran status and other protected status as required by applicable law. We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform crucial job functions. Please contact JobAccommodations@united.com to request accommodation.
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