Dispatch Coordinator - Urgent Hire

We are looking for a hardworking Dispatch Coordinator to join our productive team at California Aeronautical University in Bakersfield, CA.
Growing your career as a Full Time Dispatch Coordinator is a terrific opportunity to develop productive skills.
If you are strong in planning, leadership and have the right experience for the job, then apply for the position of Dispatch Coordinator at California Aeronautical University today!

Excellent Customer service and attention to detail a must. Dispatching experience not required. We will train the right person for this position. Must be willing to work weekend shifts.


The Dispatch Coordinator will assist with a wide variety of administrative and office activities. This position participates in a busy organization and help complete special projects and events as well as day-to-day activities and duties. The Dispatch Coordinator must uphold the philosophy and mission of the University while instilling a positive and progressive attitude in all students and employees. JOB REQUIREMENTS include but are not limited to the following: COMPLIANCE:

• Responsible for compliance with all local, state, accreditation and federal regulations
• Ensure completeness, accuracy, and security of campus files, documents, and reports
• Assurance that all FAA required documentation and endorsements are current and available in the dispatch computer system and in the student file
• Ensure and maintain compliance with all company policies and procedures
• Responsible for complete and accurate timekeeping

ESSENTIAL DUTIES:

• Conduct all duties and responsibilities ethically and professionally
• Maintain the highest ethical and professional standards in education
• Conduct all duties and responsibilities to achieve a win-win situation for students and the University
• Possess a mastery of California Aeronautical University history, features, benefits and program information
• Acquire a broad understanding of FAA requirements in accordance with FAR part 91 and FAR part 141 flight training operations.
• Job duties as assigned pertinent to opening, mid-shift and closing shift duties.
• Ramp in and out of all flight student training activities
• Keeps an accurate and timely dispatch logistics sheet that reflects actual times flown, upcoming maintenance and any discrepancies and maintenance cycles at all times.
• Periodically review the following days’ pending schedules and send out notification to Instructor and student if any scheduling conflicts noted.
• Maintaining a complete and accurate dispatch log by annotating all extraordinary dispatch event beyond regular ramp-out and ramp-in procedures
• Process all cancellation requests
• Record all aircraft discrepancies and refer to the maintenance department
• Ensure that all open activities are being completed by the scheduling instructor or reminds the instructor to submit cancellation requests for past open activities that remain unramped
• Assign cross-country destinations to all cross-country students
• Assign destinations to students to organize resources are moving between different CAU sites as needed
• Work closely with the line department to ensure efficient operations including fuel and oil orders, communicating any flight changes if applicable and any other line department coordination.
• Ensure San Diego aircraft are fueled nightly or the following morning at beginning of each shift at the latest.
• Notify Dispatch supervisory staff of all emergencies declared
• Post schedule prior to dispatch closing and assign aircraft according to remaining monthly resource hours.
• Ensure that all aircraft with upcoming maintenance events are made available to maintenance and communicate any upcoming maintenance or repairs with the maintenance supervisor.
• Assist students and instructors with general flight scheduling questions and refer specific flight scheduling change requests to dispatch supervisory personnel.
• Record any Private Pilot Course First Solo Flights, collect and forward solo pictures to appropriate departments
• Greet visitors, ascertain nature of business, and direct to the appropriate department.

Benefits of working as a Dispatch Coordinator in Bakersfield, CA:

● Company offers great benefits
● Advancement opportunities
● Advantageous package