Dispatch Coordinator

**Job Specification**

**Position**:Dispatch Coordinator

**Team/Department Ground Operations**

**Location**:Gamston Airport

**COMPANY OVERVIEW**

DEA is a full service aircraft operator with extensive ISR flight capability backed up by a skilled in-house aviation engineering team. This powerful combination puts us at the forefront of our industry, both in the air and on the ground. It also ensures we are able to deploy and support quickly and efficiently, even in the world’s most challenging environments.

**Reporting To**:
Head of Ground Operations.

**Main Purpose of Role**

To coordinate and maintain the lists of items for dispatch according to the tasking to be performed.

**Key Duties and Responsibilities**
- To maintain the lists of items to be dispatched on any DEA tasking for all customers and training flights
- To liaise with stores to ensure replacement and replenishment of items is requested in a timely manner
- To maintain communications with the deployed crews to anticipate replenishment and maximize opportunities for logístical support.
- To ensure that all items for dispatch are correctly identified, labeled and weighed.
- To assist the aircraft captain in loading the aircraft accurately within weight and balance limitations.
- To liaise with the systems team with regard to the equipment to be dispatched both in aircraft and for delivery to various locations.
- To liaise with systems with regard to the allocated mobile telephone number and ensure that operations are updated with any change which are to be notified to crews.
- On a monthly basis to check the ‘staff information’ pages to validate all published contact numbers.
- On a monthly basis, provide HoGO with a summary of activity to include number of dispatch, number of inventories checked and highlighting the ‘Hot Spots’ which are of concern.
- Provide assistance to Flight Operations to manage and distribute the Electronic Flight Bags
(EFB)
- When appropriate, act as the courier or arrange courier for the delivery or recovery of aircraft or systems parts
- Notify & Update Navigational aircraft software of DEA Fleet
- To support when required ramp coordinator duties

**Technical Experience and Qualifications**

To be able to operate safely in and around aircraft operation both in the hangar and when deployed.

To demonstrate the safety-first culture in all working processes.

To develop a sound working relationship with DEA engineering team in order to work seamlessly to prepare aircraft for dispatch.

To develop a sound working relationship with the stores team in order to work seamlessly to prepare aircraft for dispatch.

To develop an understanding of the recently introduced tracking software for DEA items.

To develop the PPG for dispatch and assist in improving the process generally.

To capture all of the lessons learned through dispatch and propose steps to improve the ways of working.

**Skills Profile**

To able and willing to travel at short notice

To hold a valid passport without restrictions

To hold a valid driver’s license without limitations

To be able to work well with all departments across DEA home and abroad.

**Job Types**: Full-time, Fixed term contract
Contract length: 12 months

**Salary**: From £21,000.00 per year

**Benefits**:

- Flexitime
- On-site parking

Schedule:

- 10 hour shift
- Day shift
- Flexitime
- Weekend availability

Ability to commute/relocate:

- RETFORD: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)

Work Location: One location

Application deadline: 13/02/2023