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Lepani Baleinausori

Waitakere,New Zealand

Summary

Working in the service Industry (Hospitality and Aviation has given me the opportunity to focus on a specific set of skills and abilities. Performing tasks and completing jobs related to these skills and abilities each day has helped me become better at what I do which is to be of service to my customers. Experienced Supervisor leads team members to complete jobs on-time. Assigns tasks, trains employees, and implements company procedures. Excellent communication and listening skills. Provides leadership and vision, driving teams to meet goals.

Overview

9
9
years of professional experience

Work History

Manager on Duty

Time Zone Bowling
07.2024 - Current
  • Trained employees in essential job functions.
  • Responded to customer concerns by providing friendly, knowledgeable support, and maintaining composure and professionalism.
  • Handled employee-related issues to improve performance, professional conduct, and attendance reliability.
  • Provided exceptional customer service, addressing concerns promptly and ensuring repeat business from satisfied clients.
  • Enhanced customer satisfaction through consistent monitoring of service quality and staff performance.
  • Collaborated with other managers on strategic initiatives, sharing best practices to achieve common goals across the organization.
  • Improved team productivity by implementing efficient scheduling and task delegation processes.
  • Increased sales revenue by identifying growth opportunities and implementing effective marketing strategies.
  • Applied strong leadership talents and problem-solving skills to maintain team efficiency and organize workflows.

Flight Management Unit Officer

Lulutai Airlines Limited
01.2021 - 01.2024
  • Line of communications to All passengers related to Flight Disruptions via direct telephone calls, emails and social media
  • Liaise with our stakeholders within our entire networks to coordinate on the Recovery plan to accommodate Disruptions
  • Provide Disruption and Recovery updates to management
  • Preflight of All flights using the 72hrs, 48hrs and 24hrs window
  • Publish and load schedules to the reservation system TTI ZENITH
  • Ensure that all airport staff are fully advised of all SSR bookings (Medical cases, WCHR,UMNR)
  • Handling Charters and ADHOC flight requests
  • Publish and load schedules on Takeflight for Cargo, engineering and Flight operations
  • Handlight Reservation(online bookings, online payments)
  • Reviewing bookings for accuracy such as dates, times and making adjustments where needed
  • Answering telephone calls, emails and social media for bookings, enquiries, recommendations, answering questions, solving problems and making adjustments or changes
  • Serving customers face to face in regards to bookings, attending to their enquiries, answering their questions, solving their problems, taking their complaint seriously, report and record
  • Report and record all risks and incidents to the Quality Assurance and Safety department
  • Teaching junior staff on selling techniques, importance of Tariffs, to follow safety rules and always deliver Best and Quality Customer Service.

Ticketing and Sales Consultant

Lulutai Airlines
01.2019 - 01.2021
  • Serving customers face to face at the front counter
  • Always offer help and recommendation to customers with their travel options (routes, air-fares, availabilities, air-craft type)
  • Issue Domestic airline tickets via walk-ins, emails, telephone and also referrals
  • Help the marketing team with road shows and outer island trips
  • Use selling techniques to encourage customers with our promotions (packages)
  • Handle cash and reconciliation of the daily sales summary
  • Reach revenue targets that are required by the revenue department
  • Handle unforeseen problems and complaints uncounted at the frontline.

Food & Beverage Supervisor

Tanoa International Dateline Hotel
01.2016 - 01.2019
  • Overseeing inventory, including food and beverages, supplies and other restaurant equipments
  • Managing daily beverages stocks
  • Liaise with Food & Beverage Manager on daily tasks
  • Check and signs off Cashiers daily sales summary
  • Choosing a wide range of beverages to be served
  • Monitoring employee productivity to ensure that goals are being met
  • Coordinating staffs schedules, including shift changes and absence
  • Ensure that All Food and Beverage staff are well trained for best Customer service and Safety procedures
  • Conduct staff appraisals and performance for monthly and quarterly
  • Helping in taking food and beverage orders from customers
  • Handling guests and staff complaints.

Education

Diploma in leadership & Management -

APTC, TONGA CAMPUS
02.2019

Occupational Health and Safety Modules I & II for safety Representatives and Committee Members -

TPAF, Nadi, Fiji
09.2007

Hospitality Management & Supervisory Module I -

TPAF, Nadi, Fiji
02.2007

Skills

  • Great problem solving
  • Ability to demonstrate professional Customer Service and go an extra mile
  • Excellent Communication skills via emails, social media, verbal and writing
  • Attention to details
  • Ability to collaborate effectively with the Team
  • Work under pressure
  • Computer Literature

References

  • Mr. Poasi Tei, Chief Executive Officer, Lulutai Airlines Limited, Tonga, 676-8707534
  • Mrs. Moana Kupu, Human Resources Manager, Lulutai Airlines Limited, Tonga, 676-7750949

Languages

Fiji, Tonga and English
Full Professional

Timeline

Manager on Duty

Time Zone Bowling
07.2024 - Current

Flight Management Unit Officer

Lulutai Airlines Limited
01.2021 - 01.2024

Ticketing and Sales Consultant

Lulutai Airlines
01.2019 - 01.2021

Food & Beverage Supervisor

Tanoa International Dateline Hotel
01.2016 - 01.2019

Diploma in leadership & Management -

APTC, TONGA CAMPUS

Occupational Health and Safety Modules I & II for safety Representatives and Committee Members -

TPAF, Nadi, Fiji

Hospitality Management & Supervisory Module I -

TPAF, Nadi, Fiji
Lepani Baleinausori