Company DescriptionCathay is a leading premium travel lifestyle brand based in Hong Kong, offering products and services across four lines of business – Premium Travel, Cargo, Low-Cost Travel and Lifestyle. The Cathay Group comprises premium full-service airline Cathay Pacific, cargo business Cathay
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Company Description

Cathay is a leading premium travel lifestyle brand based in Hong Kong, offering products and services across four lines of business – Premium Travel, Cargo, Low-Cost Travel and Lifestyle. The Cathay Group comprises premium full-service airline Cathay Pacific, cargo business Cathay Cargo, low-cost airline HK Express, express all-cargo carrier Air Hong Kong, and various other subsidiaries.

At Cathay, we are committed to moving people forward in life — whether through travel experience, lifestyle products or career growth. Being part of Cathay is more than just a job, it’s a meaningful career journey toward realising your ambitions. Your skills will become a bridge that connects the world, opening up infinite possibilities along our customers’ life journeys. If you are seeking an opportunity to take flight, let your ambitions propel you higher and further.

Make Your Career Move, together with Cathay.

Notes:

  1. All Chinese mainland based positions are subject to local terms and conditions.
  2. Applicants must have the right to live and work in Chinese mainland.
  3. Once employment is confirmed, the employment contract and personnel file will be arranged through a local third-party human resources agency designated by Cathay Pacific.
Role Introduction

To supervise and support the daily assigned team member functions to ensure overall operations run smoothly and efficiently during the operational shift whilst conforming to established safety and security standards.

To deliver the best possible operation and airport service experience to ensure our customers always feel special, valued and recognised regardless of circumstance.

Key Responsibilities

Safety First, Quality Always

  • Execute corporate safety, security and quality policies to ensure the station, employees and suppliers are fully compliant with all regulatory requirements and quality standards
  • Achieve absolute operational integrity with zero safety defects and security infringements
  • Support local airport management to identify and mitigate personal, safety and security risks in the workplace for employees (suppliers included) by promoting and developing a culture of zero tolerance on safety and security incidents

Operational Excellence

  • Supervise and support Ground Handling Agent teams dedicated to Cathay flight operations to achieve operational excellence of being on time and error free
  • Assist to implement innovative ideas and strive to do things differently and better in all aspects of airport operations
  • Assist in ensuring and maintaining operational and productivity performance conformance to standards
  • Support airport management to conduct regular Quality Control checks on station performance including provision of service by suppliers as required
  • Conduct flight briefings as required
  • Willing to take up extra responsibilities (e.g. projects) and work shift duties
  • Undertake any other reasonable task as required

Outstanding Product and Services

  • Ensure team are up-to-date with the latest product knowledge, support the team to effectively utilise products and services to provide the highest possible quality of experience for our customers
  • Support the team to deliver ‘Service Straight From The Heart’ on a daily basis to create genuine connection and memorable experiences for our customers across all points of contact
  • Support the use of new technologies in the provision of customer service
  • Give recognition to our highest-value customers (front-end and elite Marco Polo members)

Crisis Management capability and preparedness

  • Familiar with all contingency plans and manual fall-back procedures to meet the required standards
  • Effectively manage flight disruptions and irregularities, support airport management as required
  • Ensure our customers are cared for, informed and given choice where possible through the use of disruption management tools

People and team

  • Motivate the frontline team (suppliers included) to enable supportive and collaborative teamwork
  • Support the on-boarding process and probation of new hires as required
  • Support and encourage the team to learn and develop through role modelling, mentoring or on-the-job coaching
  • Support the team to adopt new challenges and changes
  • Monitor day-to-day team and/or individual team member performance and raise suggestions for improvemen

Supplier Management

  • Assist in monitoring and conducting performance review meetings with suppliers
  • Support the Airport Operations Manager to implement any action plan efficiently and keep track of progress with documented records

Cost efficiency and productivity

  • Monitor team daily productivity and flexibility in resource deployment
  • Support the Airport Operations Manager to drive down costs in daily operation
  • Support station administration duties

Represent Cathay interests in the Airport Community

  • Support the Airport Operations Manager to work with external parties in the best interests of the Company – authorities, suppliers and service providers, Oneworld Partners, and other airlines
  • Ensure competition compliance involvement in airport-related industry affairs (i.e. AOC)

E&A

  • Emergency and Accident and Crisis Response responsibilities as required
Requirements

Academic qualifications

  • College degree or above

Knowledge, skills, training and experience

  • Good command of written and spoken English is mandatory with the local language being an advantage
  • 1-2 years solid Customer Service experience, preferably in airlines or airport services
  • Ability to work independently with good decision-making skills
  • Self-motivated and committed leader who enjoys teamwork
  • Strong customer service mentality with strong interpersonal skills
  • Good technical knowledge and capability (multi-skilled) to perform each airport job function (requirement to pass all training arranged by ASD)
  • Good understanding of Company policies and international regulatory procedures and all required local regulatory matters
  • Ability to handle different operational modes such as normal operations, disruption, Emergency & Accident and contingency situations
  • Adapts to and embraces constant change
Personal & Application Information

Cathay Pacific is an Equal Opportunities Employer. Personal data provided by job applicants will be used strictly in accordance with our Applicant Personal Information Collection Statement and for recruitment purposes only. Candidates not notified within eight weeks may consider their application unsuccessful. We keep records of your data for no longer than is necessary for the purpose for which we obtained them and any other permitted linked purposes. If your application is unsuccessful, we will keep your details on file for as long as is necessary to process your application or for the purposes of further job opportunities if you agree to such longer periods. 

 

Company Details
Cathay Pacific
Cathay Pacific City
8 Scenic Road
Hong Kong, Hong Kong (SAR) Hong Kong (SAR), International .. International
www.cathaypacific.com
194 Open Jobs Available
Founded in 1946 Cathay Pacific is the largest airline in Hong Kong with worldwide facilities in areas such as the United States, Australia, France, Peru, and many more.

Benefits:
Please inquire

Supported Manufacturers:
Airbus, Boeing

Supported Models:
A330-300, A340-300, A350-900, A350-1000, 777-300ER, 747, 747-400, 7779X
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Job Info
Location
Chengdu, Sichuan, China
Type
Permanent
Company Details
Cathay Pacific
Cathay Pacific City
8 Scenic Road
Hong Kong, Hong Kong (SAR) Hong Kong (SAR), International .. International
www.cathaypacific.com
194 Open Jobs Available
Founded in 1946 Cathay Pacific is the largest airline in Hong Kong with worldwide facilities in areas such as the United States, Australia, France, Peru, and many more.

Benefits:
Please inquire

Supported Manufacturers:
Airbus, Boeing

Supported Models:
A330-300, A340-300, A350-900, A350-1000, 777-300ER, 747, 747-400, 7779X

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