Position Summary
The Manager Continuous Improvement & Project Management Office (CI&PMO) is responsible for day-to-day managing of large scale/enterprise wide, cross-functional programs that create efficiencies and process improvements aimed towards solving key structural and cost challenges as well as programs that are strategic or otherwise critical for the company’s success, utilizing methodologies of Six Sigma and Project Management Professional tools and techniques. The Manager must be effective in managing the large team and responsibilities of all crewmembers on it. The Manager is an influential leader who is comfortable with maintaining a public profile and is skilled at building and maintaining relationships throughout the company at all levels, and exhibits the JetBlue values of Safety, Caring, Integrity, Passion, and Fun.
Essential Responsibilities
- Execute project improvement initiatives resulting in high quality deliverables completed consistently on schedule, resulting in quantifiable results/savings.
- Work with other members of the team to distribute workload and define project expectations
- Manage project improvement initiatives with the larger team on a day-to-day basis, within deadlines set during scoping.
- Continually and proactively communicate updates on project statuses and issues to Corporate Affairs Director and other senior leaders, via regular communications and status reports
- Ability to further other crew members’ growth within their role and within the company
- Manage the implementation of postmortem program monitoring and track key metrics to measure success and foster continuous improvement
- Assist with the identification and prioritization of opportunities where process redesign/improvement can significantly impact efficiency, compliance, quality, profitability, competitive position and customer satisfaction.
- Observing real-time processes and conducting time studies in the field at BlueCities or Other Airlines (OALs)
- Need to work flexible hours and be available to respond on short notice based on operational and/or project needs
- Recommend alternative solutions and translate complex concepts into simplified and understandable examples
- Show a passion to get the job done
- Take a significant role in the development of crewmembers to support their engagement, growth, and goal achievement
- Other duties as assigned