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Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University
Flight Dispatcher
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What they do
A Transportation Traffic Controller monitors vehicle movement at airports, seaports, rail yards and stations, and large distribution centers. Monitors the takeoff and landing routes and schedules for airplanes at a commercial airport or military airbase. Coordinates the movement of large merchant vessels or cruise ships in and out of port.
$107,104 / year median in Florida
+1% projected growth
Job Description
Job Description The Opportunity The Flight Department at our Daytona Beach Campus is currently accepting applications for a Flight Dispatcher/Customer Service Representative.
This position is responsible for several support functions associated with flight course activities, including dispatching, data collection, flight following, customer service, and controlling the flow of fleet aircraft for maintenance both scheduled and unscheduled, as well as line service and ramp security. (Work shift to be determined.) Job Duties Operate the interface between flight dispatching and the control of aircraft maintenance to maximize aircraft availability. Collect and accurately record data from flight activities and oral room assignments to ensure proper billing and to facilitate scheduling of fleet maintenance daily. Provide a high level of customer satisfaction and maintain a department image appropriate to ERAU as the leader in Aviation Education. Assist in ensuring the inspection programs are complied with and repairs are properly documented before aircraft are dispatched. Assist in flight following of all ERAU aircraft while engaged in flight to ensure all aircraft can be accounted for at any given time and to help coordinate the logistics for aircraft problems away from home base. Provide training and coordinate the activities of the Student Employee labor force supporting flight operations and customer service requirements. Perform scheduling operations after normal scheduling hours. Maintain hardware on ramp to ensure aircraft security. Conduct ramp inspections to remove foreign object debris. Drive company van and golf cart transport Other duties as assigned About us For nearly 100 years, Embry-Riddle has been the world's leading aviation and aerospace university, educating more than 30,000 students across residential campuses in Daytona Beach, Florida, and Prescott, Arizona, as well as through a global network of Worldwide locations and online programs. With more than 165,000 alumni around the world, our impact reaches every corner of the aerospace, aviation, defense and technology industries. Today, our faculty, researchers and professional staff are advancing innovation across aviation, space, artificial intelligence, cybersecurity, autonomous systems and next-generation engineering. Working alongside industry leaders, government agencies and innovators, they are solving real-world challenges and shaping the technologies that will define tomorrow. Whether you are an educator, researcher, administrator, technologist or industry professional, your work at Embry-Riddle will contribute to something bigger than a job. Join a community driven by discovery, purpose and excellence—and help shape the future of aerospace.
This position is responsible for several support functions associated with flight course activities, including dispatching, data collection, flight following, customer service, and controlling the flow of fleet aircraft for maintenance both scheduled and unscheduled, as well as line service and ramp security. (Work shift to be determined.) Job Duties Operate the interface between flight dispatching and the control of aircraft maintenance to maximize aircraft availability. Collect and accurately record data from flight activities and oral room assignments to ensure proper billing and to facilitate scheduling of fleet maintenance daily. Provide a high level of customer satisfaction and maintain a department image appropriate to ERAU as the leader in Aviation Education. Assist in ensuring the inspection programs are complied with and repairs are properly documented before aircraft are dispatched. Assist in flight following of all ERAU aircraft while engaged in flight to ensure all aircraft can be accounted for at any given time and to help coordinate the logistics for aircraft problems away from home base. Provide training and coordinate the activities of the Student Employee labor force supporting flight operations and customer service requirements. Perform scheduling operations after normal scheduling hours. Maintain hardware on ramp to ensure aircraft security. Conduct ramp inspections to remove foreign object debris. Drive company van and golf cart transport Other duties as assigned About us For nearly 100 years, Embry-Riddle has been the world's leading aviation and aerospace university, educating more than 30,000 students across residential campuses in Daytona Beach, Florida, and Prescott, Arizona, as well as through a global network of Worldwide locations and online programs. With more than 165,000 alumni around the world, our impact reaches every corner of the aerospace, aviation, defense and technology industries. Today, our faculty, researchers and professional staff are advancing innovation across aviation, space, artificial intelligence, cybersecurity, autonomous systems and next-generation engineering. Working alongside industry leaders, government agencies and innovators, they are solving real-world challenges and shaping the technologies that will define tomorrow. Whether you are an educator, researcher, administrator, technologist or industry professional, your work at Embry-Riddle will contribute to something bigger than a job. Join a community driven by discovery, purpose and excellence—and help shape the future of aerospace.