Aviation Operations Manager at Puma Energy

Main Purpose/Function:

• To lead and manage all the technical, operational, commercial and product quality aspects of Puma Aviation’s non - operated sites in Africa. These are a combination of 3rd party managed and joint venture. This covers operations at 23+ airports in 10 countries including Joint venture airport operations and oversight of product quality at inland and ocean terminals which handle aviation fuels.
• Encourage the implementation of Group HSSEQ framework, culture and reporting to ensure that operations are fully compliant with group and legislative requirements.
• To ensure that EI / JIG 1530 product quality is rolled out to midstream terminals where aviation fuels are handled and distributed.
• To work in partnership with the commercial team to maximise commercial value derived from Aviation operations and deliver HSSE and operational excellence for customers at airport locations.

Key Responsibilities

• To lead, inspire and develop the operations staff to meet future operational requirements and to manage technical knowledge bank to provide technical support to the global business. Drive initiatives to improve efficient use of assets and human resourcesKnowledge Skills and Abilities, Key Responsibilities:

Product Quality

• Has ownership of the Puma Aviation Product Quality regime ensuring compliance to the relevant fuel specifications. Compliance to these standards is incorporated in our commercial Aviation Fuel Supply Agreements ( AFSA’s) with airline customers and is a contractual obligation.
• To ensure that the product quality requirements are rolled out to all drum filling locations, airport depots and Joint venture operations.
• Has decision rights on aviation fuel quality throughout the supply chain.

Airport Operations (JV And 3rd Party)

• To provide a support service to ensure that the necessary training and guidance is provided to each country so that product receipt, storage and into – plane deliveries are performed in accordance with Puma aviation standards.
• Ensure that JV ( Joint Venture) core principles are implemented at JV locations
• Support to the management of the operations through the establishment of guidelines on effective reporting on Opex, Capex , incidents , Inventory control and KPI’s.
• Ensure world class contractor management
• Forecasting manning requirements for each location and planning work schedules to ensure workable solutions. Ensure tight overtime management.
• Share Puma aviation bulletins.

People Management

• Convene and lead the team to prioritise work plans as part of performance management plans and establish the pace and timing of implementation.
• To lead, inspire and develop Operations staff to meet future operational requirements. Drive initiatives to improve efficient use of assets and human resources.
• Ensure regular staff engagement and communication on progress, ensure robust feedback loop.
• To ensure that aviation staff is trained in accordance with Puma Aviation standards, JIG and IATA standard into plane refueling requirements in accordance with Puma airline customer contractual obligations.
• Ensure that a succession plan is in place to provide business continuity

Aviation Equipment- Standards And Engineering Assurance

• To ensure that the necessary preventative maintenance programs are introduced to prevent fueling disruptions through equipment failure.
• Has sign off responsibilities for all design of new aviation installations and acceptance / hand over sign off on completion of new projects.
• Working with Procurement, ensure robust contractor management and that global framework agreements are negotiated and in place for key supply chain categories.

Inspections And Operational Assurance

• To ensure that all airport depots be audited on an annual basis in accordance with the Puma aviation inspection checklist.
• Upstream ocean and inland terminals that store, handle and distribute aviation fuels aviation fuels to be audited against EI 1530 compliance.
• To ensure that 3rd party laboratories employed in the testing of aviation fuels are audited against EI 1530 compliance.
• To ensure that recommendations arising from previous, Aviation JIG audits, IFQP audits and Puma internal audits ( Geneva ) are closed within a reasonable time frame.

Inventory Management

• To ensure that inventory levels at all locations is maintained at a satisfactory level to accommodate customer requirements and to ensure that loss gain performance is managed within acceptable limits with traffic light reporting system at airports.
• Ensure monthly reporting of stock gains and losses at depots and in transit with proactive investigation and follow up as required.

HSSE

• To ensure that all Puma operated airport depots conform and apply the Puma SAPS management system in addition to the aviation specific operating and quality control requirements.
• Drive a safely culture campaign at operator and contractor level to ensure a "chronic unease" culture.
• Ensure incident reporting is recorded in RIVO.
• To ensure that the necessary HAZOP and risk analyses are carried out and mitigating of risk is implemented or appraised to senior management.

Cost Management

• Manage in all operational and capital budgets planning and expenditure.
• To monitor operating costs with a view to improving operational efficiency and cost reduction at all airport depots and into-plane operations.
• Drive business efficiencies for the eAviation platform.

Business Development

• Play a leading role in the support of new airport and country entries by ensure fit for purpose and innovative approaches to growing the airport network.
• Support with new business leads and customer opportunities.
• Ensure proper Management of Change to deliver safe and Puma compliant operations at new airport operations.

External Stakeholders

• Managing relationships with IATA, JIG, EI and other technical service and operational partners to ensure that Puma Energy remains abreast of latest develops and changes in codes of practice with a view to implementing best practice across the business.