DISPATCHER

Dispatcher

IAA Flight - West Chicago, IL 60185

Overview

Salary Range $17.00 Hourly Position Type Full-Time/Part-Time Education Level High School Travel Percentage Up to 25% Category Education

Description

Authorizes, regulates, and controls flights according to government and company regulations to expedite and ensure the safety of flights.

Essential Functions

• Request amount of fuel, oil, deicing needed to line service from student or instructor, and fuel regulations prescribed by Federal Aviation Agency.
• Guide and direct students in scheduling flight operations and utilization of aircraft.
• Responsible for arrival/end-of-day inspection of the for security.
• Schedule, plan, and control the dispatch of aircraft, report all schedule changes, and student/instructor "no shows" daily.
• Review documentation to release flight for takeoff including financial means to pay for flight scheduling flight.
• Coordinate with instructors to ensure students for flight.
• Coordinate with Director of Maintenance on requirements and estimated time in commission (ETIC).
• Ensure aircraft maintenance schedules and aircraft time in service does not ADs and 100-hour inspection intervals.
• Prepare log of flights, delays, and cancellations, and list reasons for changes in schedule or flight plans.
• Complete reports as required.
• Maintain dispatch area in a professional manner and enforce the Student Code of Conduct rules while 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.

Qualifications

Education and Work Experience

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

Certificates, License, Registrations

• None

Supervisory Responsibilities

• None

Physical Demands

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand, walk, use hand 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.

AAP/EEO Statement

Spartan provides equal employment opportunity to all individuals regardless of their race, color, creed, religion, gender, age, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by state, federal, or local law. Further, the company takes affirmative action to ensure that applicants are employed, and employees are treated during employment without regard to any of these characteristics. Discrimination of any type will not be tolerated.

In keeping with the above conviction, Spartan is committed to assuring that:

All recruiting, hiring, training, promotion, compensation, and other employment related programs are provided fairly to all persons on an equal opportunity basis without regard to race, creed, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, disability, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

Employment decisions are based on the principles of equal opportunity and affirmative action; and all personnel actions such as compensation, benefits, transfers, training, and participation in social and recreational programs are administered without regard to race, creed, color, sex, age, national origin, disability, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

Benefits

Tuition Reimbursement/Employee Scholarship

Sick Paid time off