FedEx Hiring

[brokedash]

Of course. We were one number away from 40 openings.

Let me know when you get that number right.

 

[dispatchguy]

One thing to keep in mind, and this is from a friend of mine from HS who dispatches there, the DX at FDX are not in CASS. Granted, they fly almost everywhere, but that would make life as a commuter more difficult because, like me if you live close to an outstation, you would have to commute in on a day off just to get to MEM in time.

Plus, there is the whole MEM factor. I went there to a interview at Pinchnickle a while back (told PCL to remove me from consideration please afterwords - doing flight planning AND load planning - F that) and the whole area around the airport didnt give me a warm fuzzy. I know there is no chance my wife would want to move to MEM. My contact there says most folks that he works with live down in Mississippi.

 

[propsarebest]

Sounds like FDX will be in CASS soon. I got a call today from a supervisor there asking if we were in CASS. He was seeing if there was any interest in getting an agreement together. It sounds like they are getting setup and will reciprocate.

 

[Pull To Guns]

One thing to keep in mind, and this is from a friend of mine from HS who dispatches there, the DX at FDX are not in CASS. Granted, they fly almost everywhere, but that would make life as a commuter more difficult because, like me if you live close to an outstation, you would have to commute in on a day off just to get to MEM in time.

Plus, there is the whole MEM factor. I went there to a interview at Pinchnickle a while back (told PCL to remove me from consideration please afterwords - doing flight planning AND load planning - F that) and the whole area around the airport didnt give me a warm fuzzy. I know there is no chance my wife would want to move to MEM. My contact there says most folks that he works with live down in Mississippi.

Doesn't MEM has the highest crime rate in the USA? I heard it was a ********************e hole.Correct me if I am wrong.

 

[crjdxr]

Having relatives in the Memphis area, but never having lived there myself, I can report that it is like any other city. Some areas are dicey, others are just fine. They also have a lock on kick arse BBQ and The King. What more do you need? lol

Go Big Purple!

 

[Kittyhawk1048]

How can a company like FDX not be in CASS already Unreal

 

[OneBadLT123]

Sounds like FDX will be in CASS soon. I got a call today from a supervisor there asking if we were in CASS. He was seeing if there was any interest in getting an agreement together. It sounds like they are getting setup and will reciprocate.

Yeah they called me the other night asking for number of Dx'ers and how many in CASS for a recip agreement. Looks like they are getting the ball rolling.

 

[dispatchguy]

Thats awesome - my contact there is just a domestic line dispatcher, and may not be a part of that issue.

 

[OneBadLT123]

Man I would love to get into the international side of Dx'ing over there. Think of the airports and destinations they go to. It's my dream in this line of work to do the long haul stuff.

 

[propsarebest]

Man I would love to get into the international side of Dx'ing over there. Think of the airports and destinations they go to. It's my dream in this line of work to do the long haul stuff.

Actually, it's kind of a nightmare... Domestic button clickers are 1,000 times better than a 12 hour int'l flight.

 

[Squirrel29]

Man I would love to get into the international side of Dx'ing over there. Think of the airports and destinations they go to. It's my dream in this line of work to do the long haul stuff.

Im working for a longhaul International cargo carrier right now. Its fun when you are going to new place but it gets redundent going to JFK-LGG-BAH-HKG-ANC-JFK after awhile.

Actually, it's kind of a nightmare... Domestic button clickers are 1,000 times better than a 12 hour int'l flight.

Yeah working on one flight plan for 45 minutes gets old after awhile.

 

[ss9e]

I'm a dispatcher at FedEx. I'll address some of the issues / questions about the job.

1. From what I've been told by management, the jobs posted externally could be for domestic, international and training / standards jobs.

2. I've lived in Memphis my whole life. So, it doesn't seem all that bad to me. There are plenty of "safe" areas to live. Living in Mississippi has it's faults too. They have a much higher tax burden that Tennessee.

3. I've been screaming at the top of my lungs to upper management about CASS for a few years now. It seems that the legal department has been the biggest hurdle to get past. I think CASS is coming. It just may take a little while.

4. I find the work on the international side to be much better work than working domestic flights. We're constantly flying charters to new places. Domestic dispatching is very monotonous to me.

5. I've received a few PM's about the payscale. At this time, there is no formal payscale. The bottom end is in the $50,000 range. The top end of the range is currently over $100,00. We've been working with management to create a payscale comparable with UPS.

 

[SKC]

At this time, there is no formal payscale.

Wow, a company that size that doesn't have a formal pay scale?

 

[SKC]

Just heard that of the 5 being hired for the next SWA class, 4 were internals, so there will be just 1 external opening this round (unless they decide to up the number).

Job should post within the next week, I believe.

 

[uhdt]

cass

Yeah they called me the other night asking for number of Dx'ers and how many in CASS for a recip agreement. Looks like they are getting the ball rolling.

They called up to my place also last week asking the same....