Position Title: Manager Duty, International
Position Summary
The Manager Duty, International (International MOD) is responsible for leading the safe, compliant, and efficient execution of international airport operations during assigned shifts. The International MOD serves as the senior on-site operational leader for international arrivals and departures, ensuring regulatory compliance, operational performance, and consistent customer experience.
This role acts as the primary on-shift point of contact for Customs and Border Protection (CBP), Transportation Security Administration (TSA), airport authorities, vendors, and internal partners supporting international operations, and provides real-time leadership to supervisors and crewmembers assigned to international functions.
Essential Responsibilities
- Serve as the senior on-site operational leader for all international operations during assigned shifts.
- Lead end-to-end execution of international arrivals and departures, including Federal Inspection Site (FIS), baggage, gate, and customer processing activities.
- Monitor and manage international flight operations and irregular operations, escalating issues as appropriate.
- Ensure compliance with all CBP, TSA, airport authority, and Company requirements.
- Monitor TSA inline baggage screening and CBP processing to support timely customer and baggage flow.
- Leadership visibility to ensure meeting performance metrics.
- Act as the on-shift liaison with CBP, TSA, airport authorities, and international operations vendors.
- Maintain effective working relationships to facilitate smooth operational execution.
- Participate in on-shift airport coordination meetings and international operations briefings.
- Communicate operational status, constraints, and risks to station and regional leadership.
- Provide on-shift leadership, coaching, and direction to supervisors, crewmembers, and vendors supporting international operations.
- Ensure crewmembers assigned to international functions are prepared, informed, and aligned to procedures.
- Monitor vendor performance during shifts and report service gaps or compliance concerns.
- Resolve crewmember and customer issues with professionalism and urgency.
- Provide shift summaries, incident reports, and operational feedback related to international operations.
- Identify recurring risks, process gaps, and improvement opportunities and escalate to leadership.
- Participate in ad hoc reviews, audits, and procedural updates related to international operations.
- Be accountable for safety and security performance during assigned shifts.
- Take a significant role in the development of crewmembers to support their engagement, growth, and goal achievement.
- Other duties as assigned.