About Sun Country Airlines

Were not your average airline. Were agile, resilient, and full of unique opportunity. Here, you can grow as part of an ambitious team that safely and collectively supports each other, our travelers, and our community. Together, were making travel more attainable.

With more than 40 years of Minnesota roots, were a unique hybrid low-cost carrier offering diverse services including scheduled flights to destinations across the U.S., Canada, Central America, and the Caribbean, as well as charter and cargo operations around the world. At Sun Country, youll be part of a growing airline and an enthusiastic team focused on connecting our community with their favorite people and places.

Sun Country Airlines provides the resources and support our employees need to succeed. Besides working at a great and growing company, as a Manager of Strategic and Technical Pricing youll enjoy these benefits and more:

• Comprehensive benefit package including dental and vision
• PPO and high deductible health plans
• Health savings accounts (HSA and FSA)
• Dependent Care
• Starting day one free standby and discounted travel privileges for employees, family, & friends
• 401(k) match
• Paid Time Off
• Paid holidays
• Life and AD&D Insurance
• Employee Assistance Program including counseling for employees and their family
• Fitness incentive and Stop Smoking Support

Job Summary:

The Pilot Training Coordinator is responsible for the oversight and scheduling of Pilot related training. This position will work closely with internal stakeholders to ensure that the training of pilots is done in a cost-effective manner and in accordance with all applicable rules, regulations, and policies.

Essential Functions:

• Responsible for the scheduling of all pilot training (excluding ground training) system wide to include, simulator training (new hires, upgrades, return to work pilots, new instructors, and recurrent), Initial Operating Experience, and FAA observations
• Manage irregular operations in coordination with other internal departments relating to training activity. Such as simulator malfunctions, instructor / student sick calls, students incompletion of lessons, weather or mechanical disruptions. Reschedule students in the most cost-effective manner while keeping students progress and continuity of training at the fore front of their decisions
• Create monthly instructor schedules adhering to pilots collective bargaining agreement, FARs, instructor preferences, and company policies
• Exercise judgement on adding simulator and instructor resources to ensure all required training events are completed in an efficient manner
• Publish open training events to maintain training schedules and award requests based on pilots collective bargaining agreement
• Develop monthly training bid package to be published to pilot group
• Award monthly training assignments by seniority and collective bargaining agreement
• Oversee instructor monthly pay, including processing instructor pay to Payroll, investigate and resolve any discrepancies brought forward by instructors to ensure they are paid accurately
• Ensure flight training events and assignments adhere to FAA regulations, Company policies, and the collective bargaining agreement
• Communicate with instructors, students, FAA, and other internal departments to facilitate pilot training
• Perform on call duties during non-business hours
• Administer any out of base training and coordination of students and instructors travel accommodations
• Any other duties assigned by management

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITY

None

QUALIFICATIONS AND EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS

• HS Diploma or GED
• Highly organized and detail oriented
• Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written
• Proficient in Microsoft Office

PREFERRED SKILLS

• Experience working in a scheduling environment
• Previous airline experience
• Data Entry experience

WORK ENVIRONMENT

This job operates in a professional office environment. This role routinely uses standard office equipment such as computers, phones photocopiers, filing cabinets.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk or hear. The employee frequently is required to stand; walk; use hands or finger, handle or feel; and reach with hands and arms. The employee is occasionally required to sit; climb or balance, and stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl. The employee must frequently lift and/or move up to 10 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus.

AAP/EEO STATEMENT

Sun County Airlines respects and values every employees contribution to our business. We believe that an important part of our strength comes from our people and their array of perspectives. 

It is the policy of Sun Country Airlines to provide equal employment opportunity (EEO) to all persons regardless of age, color, national origin, citizenship status, physical or mental disability, race, religion, creed, gender, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, genetic information, marital status, status with regard to public assistance, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local law.

OTHER DUTIES

Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties, or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time with or without notice.

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