Assistant Facilities Manager

The Assistant Facilities Manager (AFM) serves as the lead for hangar operations. Their role is to ensure the facility and aircraft are mission-ready while maintaining a constant feedback loop with the Facilities Manager to ensure alignment with company standards and safety protocols.

• Operational Execution: Directs the daily movement and servicing of aircraft and the upkeep of the hangar floor.
• Proactive Reporting: Maintains "eyes on" the facility to identify needs before they become issues, conferring with the Facilities Manager on all non-routine actions.
• Safety & Security: Monitors hangar security and utilizes the Safety Management System (SMS) to proactively identify hazards and implement robust safeguards against workplace incidents.

• Flight Readiness: Directly supervises the “departure or arrival" process, ensuring aircraft are moved, fueled, and stocked according to the daily flight schedule, and the Vaerus Way.

• WEP Preparation: Monitors local weather forecasts and identifies potential threats to the facility or aircraft.
• Collaborative Execution: In the event of forecasted weather, the AFM will develop a proposed staging and protection plan and confer with the Facilities Manager for approval prior to initiating the Weather Event Plan (WEP).
• Implementation: Once the plan is approved, the AFM oversees the physical movement of aircraft and securing of the facility.

• Access Control: Assists in the oversight of the security of the facility, ensuring all gates and hangars are locked and monitored.
• Event Support: Manages the logistical flow of hangar events, ensuring flight departures and arrivals are handled safely amidst event activities.

To ensure operational continuity, the Assistant Manager is required to confer with and receive direction from the Facilities Manager on the following:

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Non-Routine Assignments: Prior to beginning any project or task outside of standard daily "Launch and Recovery" duties, the AFM will brief the Facilities Manager on the scope and timeline.

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Resource Allocation: Conferring on the use of specialized equipment or additional manpower for large-scale hangar projects.

3.
Conflict Resolution: Reporting any client service friction or personnel issues immediately to the Facilities Manager for joint resolution.

• Policy Deviations: Any situation requiring a departure from the General Operations Manual must be cleared through the Facilities Manager and processed through the SMS system.