Flight Dispatcher

Job summary

The Flight Dispatcher is responsible for coordinating aircraft scheduling, monitoring flight operations, and ensuring all ramp activities are conducted safely. They also manage administrative tasks such as maintaining logbooks, processing payments, and providing support to students and staff.

Job details

Built upon nearly 90 years of innovation and growth, MFC Training is Canada's largest private flight school. An industry leader, MFC Training operates teaching facilities in Fredericton, NB, Moncton, NB, and London, ON. As a member of the PAL Group family, MFC team members are cultivating the next generation of pilots through innovation, reliability, and purpose. Whether you dream of commercial cockpits or adventurous skies, we prepare future aviators to lead the way in the evolving world of Aviation and Aerospace. MFC Training is currently looking for Part Time Dispatchers to join our team in London, Ontario! Our Operations: * MFC Training is a Transport Canadian Approved Maintenance Organization (AMO), carrying out recurring inspections, line maintenance, and heavy maintenance checks; * MFC Training currently maintains a fleet of various training aircraft; and * Offers a great learning environment where you will touch on almost every aspect of aircraft maintenance. Duties and Responsibilities: * Coordinate scheduling of aircraft with maintenance department and flight operations staff and students * Dispatch and release aircraft for all training and rental flights * Radio communication and monitoring of daily flights * Flight following of aircraft in accordance with the Flight Training Operations Manual (FTOM) * Respond in timely manner to any aircraft occurrences, adhering to Emergency Response Manual (ERP) * Monitor weather conditions, update hourly weather details * Coordinate and record fuel deliveries and daily inspections * Distribute and maintain oil inventory * Distribute items necessary for flight preparation: Canadian Flight Supplements, Fuel strainers, measuring gauges, etc * Ensure all Aircraft Journey Logbooks are kept up to date as flights are completed * Supervise and coordinate all ramp activities for all aircraft and as required for vehicles * Ensure aircraft on the ramp and hangar are secure when not in use * Collection of payments from students, rental pilots and other payments as required * Monitor and record cancellations for flight operations senior staff * Responsible for welcoming students and visitors, answering calls and performing follow up as required * Balance daily float and verify shift reports * Update, maintain, and/or improve aircraft and operational checklists where necessary * Communicate and coordinate across multiple base locations as needed * Other duties as assigned Qualifications and Skills: * Proven ability to work under pressure in a fast-paced environment * Ability to receive and apply performance feedback * Strong written and verbal communications skills * Must be flexible to work all shifts and adapt to fluctuations in shift times due to operational and/or unforeseen situations * Hold an Industry Canada Restricted Radio certificate * Eligibility to obtain and maintain a security clearance What We Offer: * Comprehensive health benefits including medical, dental, vision, and life insurance * RRSP with Company Matching * Employee Stock Purchase Plan * Employee and Family Assistance Program * Personal travel privileges * Employee Tuition Assistance Program * Great work/life balance and career development opportunities MFC Training is committed to fostering an inclusive work environment that celebrates and encourages diversity, equity, and inclusion whereby individuals are recognized, supported, and respected. Candidates of all backgrounds are encouraged to apply. Only those candidates selected for an interview will be contacted. Thank you #MFCTraining

What you’ll do

The Flight Dispatcher is responsible for coordinating aircraft scheduling, monitoring flight operations, and ensuring all ramp activities are conducted safely. They also manage administrative tasks such as maintaining logbooks, processing payments, and providing support to students and staff.

Requirements

Candidates must possess strong communication skills and the ability to work effectively in a fast-paced environment. An Industry Canada Restricted Radio certificate and the ability to obtain a security clearance are required.

Benefits

• Health insurance
• Medical insurance
• Dental insurance
• Vision insurance
• Life insurance
• RRSP with company matching
• Employee stock purchase plan
• Employee and family assistance program
• Personal travel privileges
• Employee tuition assistance program

Listed skills

• Customer service · Preferred
• Communication · Preferred
• Inventory management · Preferred

Other relevant skills

Identified from the job description. Confirm important requirements above.

• Flight dispatching
• Aircraft scheduling
• Radio communication
• Flight following
• Weather monitoring
• Ramp supervision
• Inventory management
• Payment collection
• Customer service
• Operational checklists
• Emergency response
• Communication
• Emergency Response
• Workplace Inclusivity
• Aircraft Maintenance
• Teaching
• Flight Training
• Checklists
• Oil and Gas
• Innovation
• Operations
• Scheduling
• Security Clearance
• Reliability

Job areas

• Transportation
• Administrative
• Logistics
• Education
• Security & Safety
• Flight Dispatcher
• Transportation Traffic Controller
• Air Traffic Controllers

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