Crew Scheduling Operations Lead
Republic Airways · Carmel, IN · 1 mo ago
ManagementFull-time
We need to output HTML fragment with sections only if real content. Use for headings: About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule. We need to parse the job posting.
We need to include sections: About the role (position purpose), Responsibilities (essential duties), Requirements (required knowledge, skills, abilities), Qualifications (maybe education/experience?), Skills (language skills, reasoning/problem solving, decision making?), Benefits, Pay, Schedule. The posting includes: Physical demands, Work environment, Travel requirements, Equal opportunity boilerplate (remove). No explicit Benefits, Pay, Schedule given. There's Travel up to 10% of the time, varied schedule including nights, weekends, holidays. That could be Schedule section. No explicit Pay or Benefits. So we should not include Pay or Benefits sections because no specific content. Also we should not include sections with placeholder like "not specified". So we include About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications?, Skills?, Schedule.
But we need to decide what goes where. The instructions: Use headings for section headings (e.g. About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule). So we can choose which to include.
We have content:
- Position purpose: At Republic Airways, Crew Scheduling Operations Leads play a pivotal role... That's About the role.
- Essential Duties: list of duties (many bullet-like sentences). That's Responsibilities.
- Required Knowledge, Skills And Abilities: includes education/experience, knowledge, abilities. That could be Requirements (or Qualifications). The heading "Requirements" could capture required knowledge, skills, abilities. Then "Qualifications" could capture preferred education/experience? But we might combine. However we need to avoid thin sections. Perhaps we put all under Requirements (including required and preferred). But we have separate sections for Required Knowledge, Skills And Abilities and PREFERRED EDUCATION And/or EXPERIENCE. Also Language Skills, REASONING/PROBLEM SOLVING ABILITY, DECISION MAKING, PHYSICAL DEMANDS, WORK ENVIRONMENT, Travel Requirements. Those could go under Skills or Requirements.
We need to preserve all substantive information. So we need to include all those details somewhere.
We could structure:
for headings: About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule. We need to parse the job posting.
We need to include sections: About the role (position purpose), Responsibilities (essential duties), Requirements (required knowledge, skills, abilities), Qualifications (maybe education/experience?), Skills (language skills, reasoning/problem solving, decision making?), Benefits, Pay, Schedule. The posting includes: Physical demands, Work environment, Travel requirements, Equal opportunity boilerplate (remove). No explicit Benefits, Pay, Schedule given. There's Travel up to 10% of the time, varied schedule including nights, weekends, holidays. That could be Schedule section. No explicit Pay or Benefits. So we should not include Pay or Benefits sections because no specific content. Also we should not include sections with placeholder like "not specified". So we include About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications?, Skills?, Schedule.
But we need to decide what goes where. The instructions: Use headings for section headings (e.g. About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule). So we can choose which to include.
We have content:
- Position purpose: At Republic Airways, Crew Scheduling Operations Leads play a pivotal role... That's About the role.
- Essential Duties: list of duties (many bullet-like sentences). That's Responsibilities.
- Required Knowledge, Skills And Abilities: includes education/experience, knowledge, abilities. That could be Requirements (or Qualifications). The heading "Requirements" could capture required knowledge, skills, abilities. Then "Qualifications" could capture preferred education/experience? But we might combine. However we need to avoid thin sections. Perhaps we put all under Requirements (including required and preferred). But we have separate sections for Required Knowledge, Skills And Abilities and PREFERRED EDUCATION And/or EXPERIENCE. Also Language Skills, REASONING/PROBLEM SOLVING ABILITY, DECISION MAKING, PHYSICAL DEMANDS, WORK ENVIRONMENT, Travel Requirements. Those could go under Skills or Requirements.
We need to preserve all substantive information. So we need to include all those details somewhere.
We could structure:
About the role
...
Responsibilities
- ... ... (list each duty)
- ... ... (list required knowledge, skills, abilities, education/experience, etc.)
- ... ... (language skills, reasoning/problem solving, decision making)
- for any list of duties/requirements/benefits. For prose, use
. Thus:
About the role
At Republic Airways, Crew Scheduling Operations Leads play a pivotal role in guiding the real-time performance of our scheduling team. Positioned at the heart of our System Operations Control (SOC), Operations Leads oversee the daily workflow of dedicated task-centered workgroups, ensuring that Crew Scheduling Operations Specialists are supported, empowered,
Requirements
Skills
Schedule
...
(work environment, travel, varied schedule) We should not include Benefits, Pay. We must not repeat job title as heading. Not include Job ID. We must remove boilerplate: EEO, etc. We must preserve all substantive information: include details about education, experience, FAR knowledge, etc. Let's extract content. Position purpose paragraph: "At Republic Airways, Crew Scheduling Operations Leads play a pivotal role in guiding the real-time performance of our scheduling team. Positioned at the heart of our System Operations Control (SOC), Operations Leads oversee the daily workflow of dedicated task-centered workgroups, ensuring that Crew Scheduling Operations Specialists are supported, empowered, and aligned with operational goals. Leads work within a dedicated pod of Crew Scheduling Operations Specialists, serving as the primary resource for escalated phone calls, providing real-time guidance, and ensuring task alignment across the team. They make swift, informed decisions to preserve schedule integrity, support crewmembers, and maintain operational efficiency, while keeping the Crew Scheduling Operations Supervisor informed of emerging issues." That's About the role. Responsibilities: list of essential duties. Let's extract each bullet-like sentence. From "Essential Duties" section: - Serve as a Subject Matter Expert (SME) in Crew Scheduling, providing advanced knowledge of scheduling systems, FAA regulations, and labor agreements to support decision-making, resolve complex operational challenges, and mentor team members on best practices. - Fierce focus on exceeding Republic’s Flight Plan Operational KPI initiatives - Proactively monitor assigned pod for emerging operational issues, providing real-time guidance to Crew Scheduling Operations Specialists. - Collaborate with Crew Scheduling Operations Supervisor to implement timely strategies that minimize operational impact and maintain efficiency. - Maintain active communication with fellow Crew Scheduling Operations Leads and the Crew Scheduling Operations Supervisor to identify larger-scale operational challenges, coordinate cross-pod solutions, and support system-wide recovery efforts. - Serve as the primary point of contact for escalated operational concerns from crewmembers, resolving issues with professionalism and urgency. - Oversee the performance and workflow of your assigned scheduling pod, prioritizing and delegating tasks to Crew Scheduling Operations Specialists to ensure smooth operations. - Provide real-time coaching and mentorship to Crew Scheduling Operations Specialists, fostering development and operational excellence. - Make decisions daily on the use of resources, performance, and budgets. Decisions could require additional expenditure of resources if not sound decisions - Participate in daily Crew Scheduling Operations briefings, presenting the status of each pod and anticipated operational issues; communicating the shift outlook to your team and implementing specialized plans as needed. - Ensure Pilots and Flight Attendants are scheduled in full compliance with FAA regulations, collective bargaining agreements, and company policies. - Assign legal and qualified crew members to open trip pairings to support on-time performance, crew legality, and operational reliability - Monitor crew connections and proactively replace crews to avoid delays and preserve schedule integrity - Utilize critical decision-making ability to resolve conflicts and recover open flying caused by irregular operations, crew unavailability, or legality constraints - Make high-impact, time-sensitive decisions to preserve schedule integrity and minimize operational delays - Monitor crew connections and proactively replace crews to avoid delays and preserve schedule integrity (duplicate) - Collaborate with Dispatch, Maintenance, and other operational departments to resolve real-time challenges - Communicate schedule adjustments to crewmembers with clarity, professionalism, and urgency - Provide 24/7 support to crewmembers, including schedule modifications, travel logistics, and contract-related inquiries - Review and align daily reserve coverage to ensure maximum utilization and cost-effectiveness - Contribute to the onboarding and development of new Crew Scheduling Operations Specialists through hands-on training and mentorship - Maintain expert-level knowledge of federal aviation regulations and applicable labor agreements - Operate multiple specialized software systems to track and solve complex scheduling problems, while handling a high volume of phone calls and chat communications - Uphold Republic's BEST guiding principles and contribute to a culture of safety, efficiency, and accountability - Performs other duties as assigned or required. We need to deduplicate duplicate line about monitor crew connections appears twice; we can keep one. Now Requirements: The "Required Knowledge, Skills And Abilities" section includes: - EDUCATION And/or EXPERIENCE. A college degree is preferred, however a combination of high school diploma/GED and relevant professional experience and can provide an equally valuable foundation for success in this role. - 1 year Crew Scheduling experience, or demonstrated high performance in a similar role - Comprehensive knowledge of FAR 117 and FAR 121 - Thrive in a high-stress, high-volume working environment - Able to make timely and informed operational decisions - Critical thinking with a passion for problem-solving and attention-to-detail - Previous experience delivering exceptional customer service in a fast-paced, high-volume operational setting - Multitask while maintaining a sense of urgency and follow-through - Excellent verbal and written interpersonal communication skills - Comfortable working with a variety of variables in situations where only limited standardization exists - Interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form - Self-motived and able to work individually and within a team environment - Able to speak, read, understand, and write English - Stable work history with reliable attendance - Able to sit or stand at a workstation for 10-hour shifts Also "PREFERRED EDUCATION And/or EXPERIENCE": - Bachelor's degree in aviation or a related discipline - 2+ years of Crew Scheduling experience - Knowledge of Republic Pilot and Flight Attendant Union contracts - Experience with SOC software, including CAE Crewtrac and Movement Control - Desire to expand operational knowledge and grow professionally within Republic Airways Also Language Skills: - Ability to read and comprehend simple instructions, short correspondence, and memos. - Ability to write simple correspondence. - Ability to effectively present information in one-on-one and small group situations to customers, clients, and other employees of the organization. - Able to deliver negative information in a tactful and professional manner. REASONING/PROBLEM SOLVING ABILITY: - Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out detailed but uninvolved written or oral instructions. - Ability to deal with problems involving a few concrete variables in standardized situations. - Able to deal with conflict effectively while treating all employees with respect. DECISION MAKING: - Makes limited decisions and determines best methods to solve problems by referring to established precedents and policies. - Impact of decisions is moderately low. PHYSICAL DEMANDS: - Able To Move About The Work Environment. - Frequently required to stand, walk, sit, talk and hear. WORK ENVIRONMENT: - Typically not exposed to extreme environmental conditions. - Must be able to work a varied schedule including nights, weekends and holidays. Travel Requirements: - Travel up to 10% of the time, including nights, weekends, holidays, and overnight stays. We need to include Schedule section: varied schedule including nights, weekends, holidays; travel up to 10% etc. We should not include Benefits or Pay. Now we need to decide where to put each piece. We could put Required Knowledge, Skills And Abilities under Requirements heading. Preferred under Qualifications? But we have both Required and Preferred. Could combine under Requirements (including both). But we also have Language Skills, Reasoning/Problem Solving, Decision Making, Physical Demands, Work Environment, Travel. Those could go under Skills or Requirements. Given the instruction to prefer a few substantive sections over many thin ones, we could combine many into Requirements and Skills. Let's define: - About the role: position purpose paragraph. - Responsibilities: list of essential duties. - Requirements: includes education/experience (required and preferred), knowledge of FAR, ability to thrive, decision making, critical thinking, customer service, multitask, communication skills, comfort with variables, interpret instructions, self-motivated, English, stable attendance, ability to sit/stand 10-hour shifts, plus language skills, reasoning/problem solving, decision making (maybe as part of requirements). But decision making is also a skill. - Skills: maybe language skills, reasoning/problem solving, decision making, physical demands, work environment, travel? But those are more like abilities. Alternatively, we could have: - Requirements: education/experience, knowledge, core abilities. - Skills: language skills, reasoning/problem solving, decision making. - Schedule: work environment, travel, varied schedule. - Physical demands maybe under Skills or Schedule? Could be under Requirements as physical ability. But we need to avoid too many sections. Perhaps we can have: About the role Responsibilities Requirements (includes required/preferred education/experience, knowledge, abilities, language skills, reasoning/problem solving, decision making, physical demands) Schedule (work environment, travel, varied schedule) That's four sections. Let's craft. We need to use