Flight Follower Lead

Kalitta Air, LLC•Ypsilanti Charter Township, MI

2d•Onsite

About The Position

The Flight Following Lead will be responsible for assisting with the supervision of the Flight Following Department on a daily basis. The Flight Following Lead must be a current, qualified Flight Follower on the Seniority List.

Requirements

High school graduate; some college and/or technical school desirable.
FAA Dispatcher’s certificate is required.
A minimum of one (1) year experience as a fully qualified Flight Follower in an FAR 121 Operations Control Center, with substantial international operations is required.
Ability to read, write and understand spoken and written English.
Ability to write routine reports and correspondence.
Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions and decimals.
Ability to convert between different units of measure.
Must be authorized to work in the United States

Responsibilities

Help with the implementation and maintenance of a quality assurance process for the Flight Following department that will identify any changes that will enhance quality, reliability and safety
Assists in the execution of random audits to help identify weaknesses to enhance quality, reliability, and safety within the Flight Following Department.
Work in conjunction with the Flight Following Trainer designing and developing an ever changing training program
Supervise Flight Followers during the shift offering support, guidance and solutions
Assist with the coordination of all duty schedules for Flight Followers to ensure coverage is sufficient for the scheduled operations (sick days, vacations, etc.) and distribute the workload evenly
Ensures Flight Followers are performing duties to effectively plan flights and exercise operational control.
Reviews airport suitability for ADHOC charters and administers guidance to the Flight Followers in areas of flight planning, performance and database updates.
Encourage effective communication with all departments in OCC.
Monitor ETOPS Airport Suitability, weather trends and airport NOTAMS to ensure safety.
Maintain detailed shift notes of irregularities and be prepared to assist in CAPA responses for ETQ Reliance
Assists with providing payload forecasting to customers and sales.
Monitors significant weather events and airspace closures and coordinates with other departments to revise routing and/or flight schedule.
Provide Flight Follower coverage when necessary
Perform other duties as assigned.