Kia ora!
At Air New Zealand, our people are at the heart of everything we do. We’re proud to be a world-class airline, and we’re looking for an experienced Airport Operations Manager to join our Wellington Airport team and help us deliver seamless, safe, and customer-focused operations every day.
About the role:
As an Airport Operations Manager working on shifts, no two days are the same. You will be supporting and leading your team through the many challenges that working in a fast-paced Airport environment brings. You will be responsible for leading the daily airport operations to ensure On Time Performance (OTP), safety, and customer satisfaction targets are consistently met, capturing lessons from disruptions to improve and refine recovery plans. You’ll lead with a strong safety mindset, proactively identifying risk, encouraging open reporting, and ensuring controls are embedded in everyday decision-making.
Leading from the front with your strategic thinking, you will help to bring our Air New Zealand strategies to life by delivering better basics, driving continuous improvements and ensuring we achieve operational excellence.
This role is about building talent and teams, having a strong customer focus with the ability to identify operational challenges and implementing efficient solutions. We are looking for a leader who can demonstrate their ability to collaborate and work as part of a cohesive team, while having experience in operational delivery in a complex regulatory environment.
Key responsibilities include:
What are we looking for?
Why join us?
At Air New Zealand, we’re more than just an airline, we’re a team of passionate individuals committed to delivering exceptional experiences. You’ll be part of a supportive and inclusive culture where your ideas and contributions are valued. Please note this is a shift-based role, and we offer competitive benefits, career development opportunities, and the chance to be part of an iconic Kiwi brand.
Applications close on Thursday 12 February 2026.
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."