Flight Dispatcher

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Compensation: $18.20

Worksite Location: NCAT Campus

Overview / Job Summary:

The Flight Dispatcher plays a critical role in managing and overseeing flight operations and logistics, ensuring the safety and efficiency of all flight activities. This position involves working closely with pilots, air traffic control, and other personnel to coordinate flight schedules, monitor weather conditions, and ensure adherence to regulations.

Your day-to-day responsibilities will vary, but are not limited to:

• Maintain an accurate and updated record of maintenance performed on each aircraft and coordinate with maintenance personnel to schedule aircraft for periodic inspections and unscheduled maintenance.
• Maintain aircraft maintenance logbooks and associated entries.
• Work extensively with the flight instructors, check airmen and Program Director to assess student needs and schedule them accordingly.
• Invoice all flights and manage student flight accounts.
• Update aircraft avionics systems on a monthly basis.
• Coordinate storage of aircraft during inclement weather.
• Manage and track aircraft/asset usage and generate weekly reports.
• Serve as a medium between student pilots and fuel service organization to ensure timely refueling of aircraft.
• Keep an inventory of aircraft oil usage and replenish oil stock as necessary.
• Works collaboratively with all college departments to ensure faculty and student success
• Enforces and maintains compliance with all federal, state and local laws and ordinances
• Operates all job-related equipment, machinery, tools and other aids as required or needed