Company Alaska Airlines

The Team

Guided by our purpose, core values, and leadership principles, we are creating an airline people love. Our corporate teams set the strategies and operational plans to ensure the success of our company. Whether we use our expertise in accounting, human resources, finance, planning, legal, marketing, or any of our operational divisions, our shared passion for travel and our guests is what motivates us to achieve excellence each day. If you share our passion for creating an airline people love, we want to hear from you.

Role Summary

The Maintenance Resource Planning, Director is the sole subject matter expert and thought leader in overseeing the financial performance and execution of staffing for Maintenance employees at Alaska Air to ensure that the workgroup is properly resourced to support the operation. As an individual contributor, this role designs and implements innovative solutions to address balancing costs, productivity, operational reliability, and staffing constraints for maintenance technicians, stores agents and other frontline groups within the Maintenance and Engineering division.

Key Duties

• Establishes strategic goals and direction for the resource planning team to execute on staffing which has a direct operational impact.
• Optimizes the use of tools and systems to leverage automation, create efficiencies and improve the company’s planning and execution of the bidding and awarding process for ground-based employees.
• Improves upon the use of monitoring, analytics, and metrics to measure the health of staffing and planning-related processes.
• Directs analysis related to our staffing strategy to ensure the staffing model is aligned with future growth and/or realignment.
• Drives process improvement mindset across the Maintenance and Engineering team, leveraging project management and change management skills to deliver results.
• Foster collaboration, transparency, and a results-oriented mindset.
• Forges strong relationships and communicates/consults with a range of stakeholders, including senior management, FP&A, maintenance training department, station leaders, and union leadership.
• Models and encourages open, honest, and direct communications and open debate to achieve optimal solutions.

Job-Specific Experience, Education & Skills

Required

• 10 years of resource planning, station operations, or related area.
• Bachelor’s degree with a focus in business administration, finance, or a related area, or an additional two years of relevant training/experience in lieu of this degree.
• High energy, positive presence, and top-notch written and verbal communication skills.
• Excellent organization, project management, interpersonal, and leadership skills.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities and thrive in a rapidly changing, collaborative environment.
• Ability to facilitate a cooperative relationship both within the division, with other divisions of the company, and with AMFA union representatives.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office applications (e.g., Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook).
• High school diploma or equivalent is required.
• Minimum age of 18.
• Must be authorized to work in the U.S.

Preferred

• Experience building and coordinating cross-functional teams.
• Staffing and productivity experience.
• Knowledge of the airline industry.
• Working knowledge of Alaska Airlines (AS) AMFA contract.

Job-Specific Leadership Expectations

• Embody our values to own safety, do the right thing, be kind-hearted, deliver performance, and be remarkable.
• Strong communication (e.g., verbal, written, presentation) and interpersonal skills, with the ability to create collaborative relationships that drive outcomes in the best interest of the company, with others in the organization, and with key external business partners.
• Proven ability to leverage business acumen and analytic capability to position the organization as a critical business partner.
• Ability to engage with and establish credibility with business partners at the most senior/executive level.

Salary Range

Salary Details

The pay range and total target compensation package listed above is the expected pay offered for this position at the start of employment. Your pay will be based on multiple factors, including and not limited to location, your relevant experience/level, experience level, and skillset while balancing internal equity relative to other Alaska/Horizon employees. Alaska/Horizon is committed to fair, unbiased compensation along with competitive benefits in all locations in which we operate.

Total Rewards

Alaska Airlines and Horizon Air pay and benefits can vary by company, location, number of regularly scheduled hours worked, length of employment, and employment status.

• Free stand-by travel privileges on Alaska Airlines & Horizon Air with high priority status
• Select number of confirmed travel credits provided annually
• Comprehensive well-being programs including medical, dental and vision benefits
• Generous 401k match program
• Quarterly and annual bonus plans
• Generous holiday and paid time off

For more information about Alaska/Horizon Total Rewards please visit our career site and view benefits.

Apply by 7:00 PM Pacific Time on 5/29/2023

Employment Type Full-Time

FLSA Status Exempt

Regular/Temporary Regular

Requisition ID 2023-10652

Equal Employment Opportunity We are proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) and Affirmative Action (AA) employer that is committed to diversity, equity, and inclusion. We take affirmative action to ensure equal opportunity for all qualified applicants and employees and do not discriminate based upon race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, reproductive health decisions, or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, national origin, age, protected veteran or disability status, genetic information (including family medical history), political views or activity, or other legally protected characteristics. We also consider qualified applicants with criminal histories, consistent with applicable federal, state, and local law. We may use your information to maintain the safety and security of Alaska Airlines and Horizon Air, its employees, and others as required or permitted by law. People of color, women, LGBTQIA+, immigrants, veterans, and persons with disabilities are encouraged to apply.