Hiring for Dispatcher

Smithfield, NC | Full Time

Job Overview:

Started in 2012 by husband and wife team, Blue Line Aviation is a professional pilot school currently located in at Raleigh-Durham International Airport with our corporate office located in Morrisville. We strive to push the status quo in flight training while providing quality and innovative training to our students. 

We are seeking a full-time dispatcher for at our corporate office in Morrisville. Responsibilities include:

• Dispatch flights per regulatory, risk management, and policy guidelines
• Track dispatched flights, monitoring for weather, late flights, or unusual situations.
• Assist in maintaining training and maintenance records.
• Coordinating logistics of parking planes in hangars and the flight line.
• Other duties as assigned.

We are proud to offer employer paid medical, optional dental, and vision insurance; and paid time off to all full-time staff members. This position is full-time.

Dispatcher Qualifications/Skills:

• Excellent verbal communication,
• Highly organized,
• Professional demeanor,
• Detailed oriented but able to see big picture,
• Able to work in dynamic, fast-paced environment,
• Customer focused mindset,
• Able to quickly assess and solve problems.

Education, Work Experience, Etc.:

• 1 year customer service experience,
• 1 year scheduling or planning experience,
• FAA certified pilot or a good understanding of general aviation and flight training,
• Understanding of safety and risk management principles and procedures,
• High School Degree required – college degree in aviation preferred,
• Apple iOS,
• Microsoft Office.

Equal Opportunity Employer:

Blue Line Aviation provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment including but no limited to recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, transfer, leave of absence, compensation and training.

Veteran Hiring Preference:

At Blue Line Aviation, we provide preference to eligible veterans in the initial employment offering, subsequent promotions, reassignments, horizontal transfers and reduction-in-force situations.

A veteran is defined as a person who served in the Armed Forces of the United States on active duty, for reasons other than training, and was discharged under honorable conditions.

An eligible veteran is defined as:

• A veteran who served during a period of war; or
• The spouse of a disabled veteran; or
• The surviving spouse or dependent of a veteran who died on active duty during a period of war either directly or indirectly as a result of such service; or
• A veteran who suffered a disabling injury for service-related reasons during peacetime; or
• The spouse of a veteran who suffered a disabling injury for service-related reasons during peacetime; or
• The surviving spouse or dependent of a person who died for service-related reasons during peacetime.

To claim veterans’ preference, all eligible persons shall submit a DD Form 214, Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty to their supervisor or Human Resources. The supervisor and/or Human Resources will then verify. Eligible veterans must meet the minimum training and experience requirements for the position and must be capable of preforming all of the duties assigned to the position.