Job Description

Wizz Air is a leading European low-cost airline. Our mission is to provide affordable and reliable air travel to everyone, everywhere, while minimizing our environmental impact. We are proud to foster a diverse and inclusive team of over 8,000 employees from more than 110 nationalities, who share our values of inclusivity, positivity, dedication, integrity, and sustainability.

As a rapidly expanding airline, we offer exciting career opportunities across a range of functions, from flight operations to engineering, customer experience, finance, and more. We provide extensive training and development opportunities to help our employees grow and succeed in their roles. Joining Wizz Air means joining a team that is passionate about aviation, dedicated to excellence, and committed to making air travel accessible and sustainable for all. If you are looking for a challenging and rewarding career in the aviation industry, we welcome you to explore our job opportunities and become a part of our success story.

Flight Crew Planner

Based in Budapest

Purpose of the role

To plan and manage crew rosters that allow the company to operate its commercial program efficiently, safely, and in compliance with regulations. This includes driving system and process improvements while ensuring the wellbeing of crew members.

Responsibilities

• Building crew schedules based on the commercial program and duty time limitations
• Optimizing crew rosters to ensure the highest crew productivity while adhering to safety and compliance requirements
• Oversight of crew resources available to ensure program coverage, operational resilience, and targeted crew utilization levels
• Cross-functional cooperation with various stakeholders (Cabin and Flight Operations, Training Department, Human Resources, Recruitment)
• Responsibility for roster fatigue and wellbeing of over 900 crew members
• Tracking, monitoring, and modifying cockpit and cabin crew rosters
• Taking the lead in process and system improvements, including oversight of the HP bidding and Roster Preferences module
• Continuous cooperation with the Training Department and Crew Training Planning to align rostering principles with training requirements
• Ensuring compliance with industry regulations (duty and flight time limitations, Fatigue Risk Management)

Experience

• 1-3+ years of overall work experience
• Knowledge of AIMS, Jeppesen and CAE Crew and Ops system and understanding of Working Rules Limitations and Rest Requirements are advantages

Hard skills

Strong analytical and problem-solving skills

Education

Bachelor’s or Master’s degree

Language

Fluent English (both written and spoken)

Skills and competencies

• Growth mindset and can-do attitude
• Ability to synthesize information into recommendations
• Good oral and written presentation skills
• Teamwork and strong interpersonal skills
• Ability to live and work in Budapest, Hungary
• Flexibility to travel as required away from the Head Office

When applying, please only provide valid information regarding your educational background and certificates, as the original documents will be requested during the hiring process.

We look forward to meeting you and learning more about your skills and experience. Join the Wizz Air team and discover the world of opportunities.