Front of House Manager

Department: AZI Hospitality
Location: Abu Dhabi
Reporting To: Director of Hospitality

Company Overview:


Join Jetex, an award-winning global leader in executive aviation with a unique ecosystem of more than 30 destinations around the world whose success always springs from the engagement and talent of teams who create flexible, best-in-class trip support solutions. The company provides exceptional private terminals (FBOs), aircraft fueling, ground handling and global trip planning. It caters to both owners and operators of business jets for corporate, commercial and personal air travel. With professions that span our entire value chain from trip planning to indulging passengers with exceptional hospitality Jetex offers a vast range of career opportunities around the world. Committed to being an employer of choice, Jetex encourages employees to pursue their aspirations thanks to concrete development and learning opportunities, including personalized career itineraries, contribution to entrepreneurial projects and other initiatives.


Department Overview:

AZI Hospitality specializes in providing luxury hospitality services to clients. The department offers a wide range of services, including event management, catering, and customers' handling. AZI Hospitality works with clients to create bespoke experiences that cater to their specific needs and preferences.


About the Role:


Key responsibilities include (but not limited to):

  • Meet and greet VIP customers
  • Ensuring high levels of customer satisfaction through excellent service.
  • Overseeing daily operations of the front of the house.
  • Ensuring adherence to safety regulations.
  • Preparing VIP Report for CEO
  • Hiring, training, and supervising front-of-house staff.
  • Creating and managing staff schedules.
  • Conducting performance evaluations and providing feedback.
  • Coordinate front-office activities and events
  • Monitor overall customer comfort and dealing with customer complaints and comments
  • Address problems in the utmost professional manner
  • Ensure events and conferences run smoothly
  • Coordinate with operations team to ensure meticulous planning and organization
  • Supervise maintenance, renovations and furnishings of FBO when required
  • Ensure high level of quality in all facilities, including cleanliness and upkeep
  • Enforce adherence to quality standards within the FBO operations
  • Carry out inspections of facilities and services provided in FBO
  • Responsible for the development and maintenance of the SOPs relating to all functions and activities in the department/FBO
  • Ensuring consistency in service and product quality.
  • Conducting regular inspections and evaluations.
  • Implementing improvements based on customer feedback.
  • Providing development opportunities for staff.
  • Keeping up to date with industry trends and best practices.
  • Encouraging professional growth and development within the team
  • Building relationships with regular customers.
  • Encouraging customer loyalty through personalized service
  • Gathering and analyzing customer feedback for continuous improvement.
  • Recruit, manage and train employees to achieve the 5* brand of Jetex
  • Any other duties that may be assigned by the Line Manager.


REQUIREMENTS:

EDUCATION
  • Bachelors Degree from recognized University or Professional Qualification from Hospitality School
EXPERIENCE
  • Minimum 5 years experience in aviation / airline / hotel industry
  • Minimum 2 years experience in managerial position
  • Knowledge of another language is a big plus
SPECIFIC/ TECHNICAL SKILLS
  • Great interpersonal and communication skills 
  • Excellent in customer service
  • Good knowledge in IT Skills (MS Office and database management)
  • Professional look

PERSONAL SKILLS

  • Effective interpersonal and communication skills.
  • Maintains a good energy level
  • Attention to detail with the ability to work under own initiative
  • Excellent experience working closely with clients
  • Effectively organizing and prioritizing workloads
  • Ability to multitask, take initiative, work efficiently, and be flexible with quick turnaround projects if they come up
  •  Time management and organizational skills are a must
  • In depth information about the work area

COMPETENCIES

INTELLECTUAL:

  • Manages difficulty and complexity
  • Acts with integrity

TRANSFORMATION:

  • Innovates/introduces improvements
  • Designs plans for alternative actions
  • Attentiveness

RESULTS: 

  • Solutions driven
  • Uses analytical techniques
  • Delivers against obstacles

TEAM: 

  • People orientated
  • Effective communicator
  • Builds and promotes the value of team collaboration
  • Acknowledges and gives credit to others