Senior Associate - CC Base Operations

Location:  Bengaluru
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Aug 14, 2025

Job Description

Position Title: Senior Associate- CC Base Operations
Function: Cabin Crew Ops
Location: Bengaluru

A. Key Accountabilities

Base Operations & Performance:

  • Operational Excellence Contributing towards the maintenance of defined OTP levels
  • Coaching and counselling allocated crew.
  • Conducting daily crew briefings as defined in performance indicators – creating a service focus and customer delight with each crew set. Meeting with crew post-flight to enquire about the flight and customer feedback.
  • Assisting in the implementation of measures to improve NPS ensuring timely corrective action.
  • Communicating with crew – sharing ways to provide outstanding service, grooming excellence, appreciation for acts of service on board, willingness to cooperate during exigencies etc.
  • Assisting in managing crew availability as defined in performance indicators.
  • Assisting in conducting inquiries on discipline cases as per the defined process.
  • Highlighting delays in grounded crew.
  • Sharing appreciation and ensuring updating to crew files.
  • Providing objective and timely inputs as defined in the process of crew promotion, contract renewal, and probation confirmation.
  • Assisting with situational/operational exigencies, over and above day-to-day operations, as and when required.

Safety:

  • Reiterating safety updates to allocated crew.
  • Contribution towards adherence to DGCA regulations, and conformance to audits.
  • Escalating violations based on defined SOPs.

Crew Engagement:

  • Ensuring attendance by allocated crew and ground teams in periodic engagement activities.
  • Understanding and addressing day-to-day crew concerns – including but not limited to hotel, transport, compensation, uniforms etc.
  • Monitoring inputs by crew on internal communication platforms, recommending corrective action where required.

Rostering: 

  • Communication of emergency leave requests by crew.
  • Crew Training: Assisting in the implementation of planned interventions 

Administration:

  • Maintaining smooth operations at respective base and adherence to SOPs
  • Liaising with inter and intra departmental stakeholders for enhanced effectiveness
  • Coordinating with all stakeholders – internal and external – on matters related to crew and operations

People Management & Development:

  • Managing and developing crew and ground reportees
  • Providing objective inputs based on performance and potential for the growth and development of reportees.

B. Skills/Qualities Required

Functional Competencies Behavioural Competencies
Knowledge of Inflight Base Operations Excellent Communication skills – body language, oral, written
Knowledge of Cabin Crew operations Empathic; even temperament; respectful and builds trust

C. Educational and Experience Requirements

Education Mandatory:  Graduate in any discipline
Preferred: Postgraduate in Management | Ops
Experience:  Minimum of 1 years in in-flight people management roles, preferably with flying experience as a cabin manager