Job Description
Kia ora!
Take your leadership to new heights as our next Flight Planning Manager. In this critical role, you’ll lead a highly skilled team delivering safe, accurate, and efficient flight planning services, directly impacting the performance and reliability of our airline operations and those of our customer airlines.
At Air New Zealand, we connect friends and whānau across Aotearoa and the world. As part of our whānau, you’ll thrive in a dynamic environment, focused on doing the basics brilliantly to deliver an experience that makes every journey special. Based at our Airport Campus at Auckland Airport, this leadership role sits within our Airline Operations team and plays a vital part in ensuring operational excellence.
How you’ll make an impact
Based in our Integrated Operations Centre at Auckland airport, you’ll be responsible for:
- Leading and developing our high-performing, Auckland-based Flight Planning team to deliver consistent, compliant, and safe flight planning services
- Building and maintaining strong, customer-focused relationships with key internal and external stakeholders
- Overseeing infrastructure supporting flight planning, including database management, policies, training, and process documentation
- Aligning procedures, standards, and training to support a fully integrated Flight Planning function
- Driving continuous improvement across flight planning operations through effective collaboration, risk management and operational insight
- Liaise and coordinate with our union partners to ensure the ongoing success of the partnership
- Ensure operational budgets, resourcing needs and regulatory compliance are on track and all risks are managed effectively
What we’re looking for
Our ideal candidate will bring:
- Proven experience leading and developing operational teams in complex environments
- Deep understanding of flight planning processes, systems, and aviation operations
- Strong communication and relationship management skills to work collaboratively across the business
- A forward-thinking mindset with a focus on continuous improvement, safety, and service excellence
- Confidence working with a range of internal teams, as well as union and external partners
How we look after our whānau
We want our people to live their best lives and access great benefits that support their lives outside work. In this role, you’ll enjoy:
- Staff travel benefits for you and your whānau to explore the world
- A workplace savings scheme with up to 4% matching contributions
- Access to Southern Cross health insurance at group discount rates
- Life and terminal illness insurance cover (for NZ-based permanent employees under 65)
- A wellbeing hub and support services including EAP and peer networks
- Numerous development opportunities
Your journey starts here
This is your chance to lead a key operational function and drive real impact across our airline and customer services. Join a passionate team at the heart of safe, efficient aviation and take your next career step with us.
Applications close: 10th September 2025
Additional Information
At Air New Zealand, we are proudly committed to diversity, equity and inclusion and believe in creating a truly inclusive workplace where everyone can be themselves and thrive. Our people are our greatest asset – because while everything else we do in our operation can be replicated by our competitors, it is our people that truly set us apart. We are firm believers in celebrating the differences and diversity of thought our people bring to their roles.
Whāia te pae tawhiti kia tata. Ko te pae tata whakamaua, kia tina.
"Seek to bring distant horizons closer. Once near, seize them and make them your reality."
