Senior Airport Performance Specialist

Kia ora!

As we connect New Zealanders to each other and New Zealand to the world, the future is only possible by ensuring we have the right people with the right skills, in the right place at the right time. To support this, applications are now open for a Senior Airport Performance Specialist within our Airports Whanau.  

The role:

The Senior Airport Performance Specialist will identify, analyse, develop and implement initiatives to enhance and optimise operational performance across Airports. This role leads continuous improvement strategies in collaboration with multiple stakeholders in operations and across the business, to ensure the delivery of superior agreed outcomes for Airports, our business and our customers. 

What we are looking for:   

• Proven ability to lead, influence and deliver strategic change with large workgroups and across multiple and complex business areas and senior leaders, including Union partners. 
• Ability to deliver end-to-end resource planning, operational design and implementation through robust analysis and validation of current practices, service level agreements, and data and insights. 
• Experience in leading improvement strategies to leverage cost and efficiency gains, understanding the bigger picture and end-to-end impact. 
• Ability to clearly articulate and measure value, identify and mitigate risks, ensure successful and sustainable adoption of changes. 
• Awareness of operational integrity, safety and compliance requirements in an operational environment. 
• Understanding of shift work and the demands of an operational environment. This is a challenging position that requires a flexible and determined approach tailored to the 24/7 nature of the business.   
• Strong Team Player who is open minded, flexible and comfortable challenging the status quo. 

To apply for this role, please submit your application and CV online via the Careers site.

Applications close on Friday, 23rd May 2025. 

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."