Candidate Services

Flight Schedulers

Date Posted: February 25, 2010
Location: Afghanistan Afghanistan

Prime Objective: To ensure Aviation customers’ cargo is scheduled in the most efficient manner possible, within aircraft capabilities, maintenance constraints and required delivery timelines.

Key Tasks:

  • Coordinate the departure and arrival of all aircraft
  • Ensure aircraft capabilities are maximized to decrease operational costs
  • Coordinate with Logistics Manager to ensure all necessary permissions and paperwork are arranged for scheduled flights
  • Obtains aircraft Prior Permission Required’s (PPRs) when necessary
  • Create and distribute tentative and final flight schedules
  • Monitor, record and report actual flight details to all necessary personnel, e.g., administrative personnel, logistics personnel, operations personnel, etc.
  • Create truck loading diagrams for personnel
  • Ensure all contractual obligations towards aircraft suppliers are fulfilled,i.e., minimum guaranteed hours

Essential Skills and Qualifications:

  • Prior experience living and working in a conflict or war zone
  • Prior technical or supervisory role in logistics
  • Extremely well organized
  • Ability to multi-task
  • Prior US/UK/AUS (or equivalent) Military Flight Ops Specialist
  • Understanding of NOTAMS (Notice to Airmen) and SPINS (Special Instructions)
  • Proven experience working within a multicultural environment
  • Excellent written and spoken English
  • Well developed computer skills

Preferable Skills and Qualifications:

  • Russian language abilities
  • Expert ability to run QRCs (Quick Reaction Checklists)
  • Expert knowledge of MS Access/Excel or flight planning software, i.e., PEXS, AIMS, etc
  • Experience in an aviation related field

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