Assistant Dispatcher

The Dispatcher’s primary role is to provide the highest level of safety and service to Spirit Airline’s flight crews and passengers.

Responsibilities

Dispatcher will be responsible for planning daily flight operations in accordance with government regulations, company standards, passenger comfort and on-time performance.

Dispatcher must ensure all flights are planned with due consideration given to meteorological conditions, aircraft discrepancies and performance limitations.

Dispatcher will proactively flight-follow aircraft, providing flight crews with timely updates to changes in dispatch parameters and take action to deal with unplanned events/situations.

Dispatcher will assure all stakeholders are informed of significant changes in flight status, aircraft substitutions, delays, unscheduled landings, diversions or cancellations.

Requirements

FAA Aircraft Dispatch Certificate required.

Thorough knowledge of applicable regulatory requirements including two years of dispatch experience with a Part 121 or Part 135 carrier.

Thorough knowledge of weather theory, charts, and reports in METAR format.

Satisfactory completion of the training, testing and checking requirements as defined in Spirit Airline’s Flight Operations Training Manual (FOTM).

Bachelor’s degree preferred.

Willingness to work rotating shifts, rotating days-off, weekends and holidays.

Must pass a ten (10) year background check and pre-employment drug test.

Must be a highly motivated self starter.