Jet2 UK Jobs – Jet2 UK Test Manager Careers Opportunity

The Test Manager for Business Applications Development will focus on the recruitment and development of our Test Analysts/Test Engineers and driving forwards our processes to ensure we produce high quality, robust applications.

Working collaboratively with other Test Managers and Test Specialists in the UK and our Jet2 Travel Technologies colleagues based in India, the successful candidate will be an excellent communicator, possessing a clear vision for this role and able to demonstrate a track record for developing and managing people and processes.

Key Responsibilities:

• Providing vision to the future of test practices, processes and people within a fast-paced software development environment.
• Defining, implementing and advancing the overall test strategy including automation and large-scale browser/device testing.
• Applying active governance around quality, rules, standards and processes for projects and work items.
• Liaising and collaborating with our onshore and offshore Test Leads; driving best practise and improvements to assist in delivering overall team output and quality.
• Implementation of multi-faceted automation strategy through all development and test engineering resources.
• Ownership of issues and risks surrounding planning, delivery and environments.
• Manage test resource requirements and driving strong team performance to meet project requirements.
• Provide input and guidance on test status and changes to issues, risks, estimates or schedule across multiple deliveries.

Skills & Experience:

• Commercial experience of leading large scale projects from inception to delivery.
• Experience of working across multiple teams with complex integrations.
• Excellent stakeholder communication and interpersonal skills.
• Strong understanding of manual and automated approach to project delivery.
• Experience of leading large teams.
• Ability to think in a pressured environment and react quickly to business-critical situations.

The Operations Coordinator is responsible for monitoring the operational flying programme and coordinating support from all teams ensuring we are operating safely and in accordance with all Company and statutory requirements. This role plays a vital role in the achievement of Jet2.com’s ‘On Time Performance’ targets.
The Operations Control Centre (OCC) operates 365 days a year, 24 hours a day and this role is predominantly a 4 on, 4 off (2 days, 2 nights) 12 hour shift pattern working in our Operations Control Department.

What will you do in the role?

As our Operations Coordinator, you will provide support to all flying operations with particular attention to weather, aircraft serviceability, crewing status and other potential issues that may have an adverse impact. In this role no day or night is the same due operational challenges, but you will find a great sense of achievement overcoming these as part of a great team. You will also;

• Maintain a flight watch of all Company flights and ensure accurate tracking of each aircraft as well as ensuring all flight information is completed and correctly entered and distributed as required.
• To overcome challenges, you will need to think outside of the box but also follow company procedures and policies to ensure the safety of colleagues, customers, and company assets.

What are the key skills / experience you’ll already have?

The successful candidate will ideally have previous experience working within an airline operations environment. Any experience within Ground Operations, Passenger Handling, and flying would be an advantage. Experience as a supervisor or manager in a customer facing or non-airline operational role would also be considered. In addition;

• You must be able to demonstrate an understanding of the importance of ‘On Time Performance’ with experience of working under your own initiative and to tight timescales, as well as being a supportive and effective team worker.

What Can We Offer You?

We have been recognised as one of the Top 50 Best Places to Work in the UK on Glassdoor and offer our valued colleagues a range of benefits including:

• Free Car Parking
• Contributory pension scheme
• 29 days holiday entitlement per annum (pro rata dependent upon contracted hours)
• 3 x salary life assurance
• Generous Discretionary Profit Share Scheme
• Cycle to Work Scheme
• Buy and Sell of Annual Leave
• Career progression opportunities
• Access to Mental Health First Aiders
• Employee Assistance Programme including professional counselling
• Annual pay review
• Colleague discounts on Jet2holidays and Jet2.com holidays and flights

This is a great opportunity to be part of an exciting forward thinking business. We operate scheduled leisure flights to leisure destinations in the Mediterranean, the Canary Islands and to European Leisure Cities from our 10 UK bases.