Flight Follower - 121

Primary Responsibility:

The Flight Follower’s primary responsibility is to the Safety of Flight. Flight Followers are delegated the authority for operational control by the Director of Operations and exercise operational control jointly with the PIC.

Flight Followers prepare and distribute domestic and international flight releases, runway analysis, and weather data in accordance with existing policies and procedures, in support of scheduled and ad-hoc flights.

The duties and responsibilities consist of and include, but are not limited to, the following:

• Monitors the status of planned and in progress flights from the point of origin to the final destination
• Releases flights in accordance with all Kalitta Charters II applicable policies, procedures, and regulatory requirements
• Collects and disseminates weather and aeronautical information to the PIC by preparing Flight Operations paperwork
• Ensures all ground handling, deicing, fuel, landing/departure slots, and landing/overfly permits are in order before releasing a flight
• Identifies, anticipates, and takes corrective action to minimize actual/potential delays due to weather, scheduling, operations, crew legality, and maintenance issues
• Advises appropriate personnel of potential/actual delays and conditions affecting the safety of the flight
• Coordinates with Maintenance Control to ensure that MEL/CDL limitations or restrictions are evaluated and complied with
• Determines airport suitability/risk assessment; performs other related duties as requested

Education Requirements:

• Candidates must have a High School Diploma or GED

Qualifications, Certificates, Licenses & Document Requirements:

• A valid unrestricted driver’s license
• FAA Dispatch certificate preferred

Experience & Professional Skills:

• Experience in a FAR 121/135 flight operations center is preferred
• Knowledge of Part 121 Supplemental regulations is preferred

Work Environment & Culture Skills:

• Intermediate MS Office knowledge, computer software & internet proficiency
• Candidate must pass DOT/FAA pre-employment drug screen and a DOT/FAA compliant background check
• Candidate must be able to understand, read and write English
• Candidate should be motivated, resourceful, energetic, organized and able to manage and be managed
• Candidate must be reliable, punctual and flexible
• Candidate must be able to multi-task, respect and maintain confidentiality
• Candidate must be ethical, trustworthy with sensitive information
• Candidate must be service oriented and able to work at a fast pace and handle stress and problematic issues well with a good attitude
• Candidate must be able to communicate effectively and work within a team-focused environment
• Candidate must be respectful of diverse populations and cultures
• Candidate must have an outgoing personality with expertise at developing relationships

Physical Requirements:

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.

• Employees are regularly required to, stand, sit, talk, hear and use hands and fingers to operate a computer and telephone keyboard
• The duties assigned to this position generally performed in a professional office environment while in a sitting position at a desk, but requires occasional standing, walking, climbing stairs, reaching, pulling and bending

Location Requirements:

• Operation based in Ypsilanti, MI at Willow Run Airport (YIP)
• There is no ability to work from home
• There will be no relocation package for this position

Shift Requirements:

• Must be available for assigned shifts; including nights, weekends and holidays

Other Requirements:

• Must be at least 18 years of age
• Must be legally authorized to work in the United States

Benefits:

• Medical/Prescription/Vision/Amwell
• Dental
• Short Term Disability
• Employee Assistance Program
• Travel Assistance Program
• Life Insurance/Voluntary Life Insurance - Employee, Spouse, and Child
• Unum Accident/Critical
• Flexible Spending Medical/Dependent Care
• Fidelity 401k with an employer match