Wilderness is recruiting a Senior Flight Operations Assistant, to be based in Windhoek, Namibia.
Description
- Assistant to the Flight Operations Manager
- Responsible for skeleton schedule planning
- To ensure safe, efficient and cost effective scheduling of Wilderness Air aircraft and passengers
- An all-rounder in the operations department
Duties
- Responsible for the compilation of an efficient and compliant working schedule
- Ensure aircraft are correctly allocated, adhering to maintenance requirements
- Ensure that closed airstrips are noted and not scheduled for landing
- Ensure that flights are scheduled with correct fuel stops
- Ensure pilots roster is correct, updated, and within FDP
- Ensure all planned sub-charters have been confirmed
- Query any missing or incorrect- passenger information and fix it before scheduling
- Hand schedule over to the flight operations department 48 hours in advance
- Oversight and assistance of all sections within the operations department
Requisites
- Education/Training:
- High School Diploma Level
- At least three years’ experience in the aviation and tourism sector
- Computer literate and understanding of MS Word, Excel and Outlook as a minimum
- Excellent Interpersonal skills, customer and human relations
- Strong problem solving, planning and organizational skills
- Strong listening and communication skills
- Ability to work in a team as well as independently, and use own initiative to make informed decisions
- Must be task orientated
- Must be adaptable to changes and able to work under pressure
- Must be able to act in strict compliance with standard procedures, practices and company policies
- High integrity and ability to keep confidential information
- Attributes:
- Integrity
- Excellent command of the English Language
- Energetic
- Good leadership skills
- Team player
- Organised, methodical, systems based and good time management skills
- Meticulous attention to detail
- Ability to follow procedures
- Think on one’s feet
- Good decision making skills
- Ability to work with detail whilst under pressure and takes pride in maintaining zero error
Notes
- Only shortlisted applicants will be contacted