TOCC Customer Controller

TUI Group is the world’s number one integrated tourism business. Within TUI Group, TUI Airline groups all airline activities across UK, Nordics, Belgium, The Netherlands, Germany, Spain, Morocco, France, and the Dutch Antilles.

• Personal benefits:
  Attractive remuneration, discretionary bonus schemes, generous travel benefits, extensive health & well-being support, and more
• Flexible working:
  Work is something you do, not somewhere you go. We encourage a healthy work-life balance with a dynamic working environment
• A career to shape:
  Access the TUI Learning Hub to level-up and reach your ambitions
• Broaden your network:
  We champion intercultural collaboration and provide opportunities to work on global projects and teams
• Community:
  Get involved with incredible local charity and sustainability initiatives like the TUI Care Foundation

As TOCC Customer Controller, you’ll be responsible for:

• Delivering real-time customer support during disruption and BAU, including welfare, accommodation, and transport arrangements
• Managing customer communications via digital platforms (e.g., 15
  
  Below, SMS, app), ensuring clarity, empathy, and consistency
• Monitoring the flying programme and proactively identifying customer impact, taking swift action to minimise disruption
• Liaising with Ground Handling Agents, Tour Operators, Musement, and Market teams to ensure customers are kept fully informed
• Making timely decisions on welfare provision, balancing customer needs with financial and regulatory considerations
• Providing subject matter expertise on EU261, visa/passport requirements, and dangerous goods acceptance
• Maintaining accurate records of disruption events for financial reconciliation and customer case resolution
• Supporting incident response by escalating issues, attending calls, and following predefined processes
• Coordinating with suppliers to secure services during disruption and ensuring timely updates to stakeholders
• Managing out-of-hours onboard catering issues, escalating where necessary
• Contributing to continuous improvement by identifying service gaps and sharing feedback with the wider team
• Acting as a brand ambassador, ensuring the customer is at the heart of every operational decision
• Coordinating unruly customer reports and actioning in accordance with security protocols
• Managing immigration refusals and advising GHA on passport and visa requirements & irregularities

• Experience in a customer-facing or operational role, ideally within aviation or a similarly fast-paced, regulated environment
• Strong decision-making skills under pressure, with the ability to balance customer experience, compliance, and cost
• Excellent communication both written and verbal and interpersonal skills, with the ability to collaborate across diverse teams and cultures
• A proactive, solutions-focused mindset with a passion for delivering outstanding customer service
• Familiarity with EU261 and other customer welfare regulations, and confidence in applying them in real-time scenarios
• Comfortable using digital tools and airline systems (e.g., DCS, reservation platforms, Microsoft Office)
• Commercial awareness and the ability to make financially responsible decisions
• Resilience and adaptability in a 24/7 shift-based environment
• A team player who thrives in a collaborative, high-performance culture

From a workplace to a place to belong. At TUI we embrace diversity, equity, and inclusion, encouraging everyone to come as you are, because together, our potential is limitless.

We are committed to supporting candidates with disabilities and impairments so if you require any support, please do let us know.

At TUI, safety is our top priority. We conduct thorough background checks on all employees who join our Airline. Rest assured; we’ll guide you on the necessary information you need to provide at each stage.

Please note that if you are applying for a role in the UK, you must ensure you can provide a full 5 years referencing, plus a criminal record check for all countries you’ve resided in for more than 6 months in the past 5 years (some costs may apply).