National Customer And Crew Manager

KiwiRail Ltd

Wellington, New Zealand
On-site
Lead onboard experience
Develop and design processes
People leadership and operational oversight
As National Customer & Crew Manager, you will lead the onboard experience across Great Journeys New Zealand’s scenic services, ensuring every journey delivers a high-quality, memorable experience for our customers

Job Summary

  • As National Customer & Crew Manager, you will lead the onboard experience across Great Journeys New Zealand’s scenic services, ensuring every journey delivers a high-quality, memorable experience for our customers.
  • You will guide onboard crews and leaders, building a culture focused on safety, service, and continuous improvement, combining people leadership, operational oversight, and commercial thinking.
  • At KiwiRail, you will be part of a team that plays a vital role in connecting New Zealand, offering a competitive salary and benefits package, and opportunities to grow your leadership career.

Matching Summary

As National Customer & Crew Manager, you will lead the onboard experience across Great Journeys New Zealand’s scenic services, ensuring every journey delivers a high-quality, memorable experience for our customers.

Skills & Requirements

Must-have

  • Lead onboard experience
  • Develop and design processes
  • People leadership and operational oversight
  • Improve service delivery
  • Manage people or teams
  • Rostering shift workers effectively
  • Lead, inspire and develop teams
  • Focus on safety and wellbeing
  • Work with data to support decisions
  • Build positive relationships

Nice-to-have

  • Workforce planning knowledge
  • Food and beverage operations knowledge
  • Familiarity with SAP and MS Office
  • Understanding NZ employment law
  • Experience in unionised environment

Key Requirements

  • Experience managing people in hospitality or tourism
  • Working knowledge of rostering shift workers
  • Proven experience leading teams
  • Strong focus on safety and wellbeing
  • Confidence working with data
  • Clear and effective communication skills
  • Ability to build positive relationships
  • Practical approach to problem-solving
  • Comfort working in changing environments

Work Rights

Not specified

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