Dispatcher

About This Role

Dispatching flights according to government and company regulations is the core of this role, ensuring the safety and expediting of all flights. This position suits an individual who can authorize, regulate, and control flight operations.

Responsibilities

• Request amount of fuel, oil, and deicing needed for line service from students or instructors, and ensure compliance with fuel regulations prescribed by the Federal Aviation Agency
• Guide and direct students in scheduling flight operations and utilization of aircraft
• Be responsible for arrival/end-of-day security inspection
• Schedule, plan, and control the dispatch of aircraft, report all schedule changes, and student/instructor "no shows" daily
• Review documentation to release flights for takeoff, including financial means to pay for flight scheduling
• Coordinate with instructors to ensure students are ready for flight
• Coordinate with the Director of Maintenance on requirements and estimated time in commission (ETIC)
• Ensure aircraft maintenance schedules and aircraft time in service comply with ADs and 100-hour inspection intervals
• Prepare a log of flights, delays, and cancellations, and list reasons for changes in schedule or flight plans
• Complete reports as required
• Maintain the dispatch area in a professional manner and enforce the Student Code of Conduct rules while maintaining a positive, customer-friendly attitude
• Work a flexible schedule when required due to business necessity
• Ensure compliance with all Spartan policies and procedures related to flight and dispatch operations
• Perform other incidental duties as may be assigned

Requirements

• High School diploma or GED required
• One (1) year of related experience preferred

Benefits

• Tuition reimbursement/employee scholarship

Physical Demands

• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand, walk, use hands to lift, handle, or feel; talk and hear
• The employee frequently is required to reach with hands and arms
• The employee is occasionally required to sit; climb or balance, stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl
• The employee must frequently lift and/or balance up to ten pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to fifty pounds
• Specific vision abilities required by the job include close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, and depth perception