JetBlue DX hiring

[zzbaron]

https://workhere.jetblue.com/sap(bD...ERkNCREU4Q0ZDQUQ1MkYxOUZDODAwMTlCQjJFQkYyOA==

Dispatcher - Forest Hills, NY - (FSC)

Position Posted On 09/29/2010

Position Summary:

The Dispatcher plans for the safe and efficient operation of each
JetBlue flight in compliance with Federal Aviation Regulations (FAR) and
Company guidelines. The Dispatcher specifies conditions such as fuel
required, alternate airports and any aircraft restrictions. The
Dispatcher formulates operating plans and communicates them to the
System Operations team.

Essential Functions:

-Flight planning for safe and efficient routes of flight, including
fuel requirements, alternate airports, and aircraft restrictions
-Brief the Captain on potential hazards, delays, runway construction,
and curfews
-Ensure takeoff and landing parameters are met
-En route flight following until completion of flight
-Proactively prepares for and manages irregular operations
-Ensure compliance with all requirements of Federal Air Regulations and
Company procedures

Minimum Qualifications:

-High School Diploma or General Education Development (GED) Diploma
-Bachelor's Degree preferred but not required
-Valid Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Aircraft Dispatcher
Certificate
-Two (2) years Dispatch experience preferred but not required
-Two (2) years Aviation experience
-Exceptional communication skills with complete fluency in written and
spoken English
-Currently in possession of a valid Passport with the ability to travel
in and out of the United States
-Regular attendance and punctuality
-Organizational fit for the JetBlue culture, that is, exhibit the
JetBlue values of Safety, Caring, Integrity, Fun and Passion
-Well groomed and able to maintain a professional appearance
-Pass a ten (10) year background check, pre-employment drug test and
criminal history records check (CHRC)
-Legally eligible to work in the country in which the position is
located
-When working or traveling on JetBlue flights, and if time permits, all
capable Crewmembers are asked to assist with light cleaning of the
aircraft

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

-Proficient with Microsoft Office suite
-Able to work in a team environment
-Excellent verbal and written communication skills
-Strong attention to detail
-Strong technical knowledge of aircraft performance, navigation,
weather, and federal air regulations

 

[bgaviator]

Where can someone afford to live in NYC though? If I were still single, I'd probably be all over it....but I just can't see raising my son there....it is a great city though. Can't wait to go back this fall hopefully.

 

[zzbaron]

Even being single I think you would have to live like a college student to survive. If they moved to MCO it would be a different story and they wouldn't have any problem finding new dxers.

 

[bgaviator]

yes, I was really hoping they were going to move....MCO would be much more affordable.

 

[FADEC]

https://workhere.jetblue.com/sap(bD...ERkNCREU4Q0ZDQUQ1MkYxOUZDODAwMTlCQjJFQkYyOA==

Dispatcher - Forest Hills, NY - (FSC)

Position Posted On 09/29/2010

Position Summary:

The Dispatcher plans for the safe and efficient operation of each
JetBlue flight in compliance with Federal Aviation Regulations (FAR) and
Company guidelines. The Dispatcher specifies conditions such as fuel
required, alternate airports and any aircraft restrictions. The
Dispatcher formulates operating plans and communicates them to the
System Operations team.

Essential Functions:

-Flight planning for safe and efficient routes of flight, including
fuel requirements, alternate airports, and aircraft restrictions
-Brief the Captain on potential hazards, delays, runway construction,
and curfews
-Ensure takeoff and landing parameters are met
-En route flight following until completion of flight
-Proactively prepares for and manages irregular operations
-Ensure compliance with all requirements of Federal Air Regulations and
Company procedures

Minimum Qualifications:

-High School Diploma or General Education Development (GED) Diploma
-Bachelor's Degree preferred but not required
-Valid Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Aircraft Dispatcher
Certificate
-Two (2) years Dispatch experience preferred but not required
-Two (2) years Aviation experience
-Exceptional communication skills with complete fluency in written and
spoken English
-Currently in possession of a valid Passport with the ability to travel
in and out of the United States
-Regular attendance and punctuality
-Organizational fit for the JetBlue culture, that is, exhibit the
JetBlue values of Safety, Caring, Integrity, Fun and Passion
-Well groomed and able to maintain a professional appearance
-Pass a ten (10) year background check, pre-employment drug test and
criminal history records check (CHRC)
-Legally eligible to work in the country in which the position is
located
-When working or traveling on JetBlue flights, and if time permits, all
capable Crewmembers are asked to assist with light cleaning of the
aircraft

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

-Proficient with Microsoft Office suite
-Able to work in a team environment
-Excellent verbal and written communication skills
-Strong attention to detail
-Strong technical knowledge of aircraft performance, navigation,
weather, and federal air regulations

We don't have dispatchers. just guys that push buttons and generate releases. As a JetBlue Captain I know that the FO and I are on are own!!!!

 

[bgaviator]

Sorry to hear that....maybe not all dispatchers take the job seriously, but many of us do. There are many times where I wish I could be a lot more thorough with the releases, but when they make it to where you have 5 due the minute you log in first thing in the morning, it is tough to be as thorough as you'd want to be sometimes. I don't know how it us at JetBlue, but us morning shifters at my company used to have an average of 80 releases to do on our shift, which was getting insane...but management finally rearranged schedules to where we are averaging about 50 on a shift now....much more manageable.

 

[Pull To Guns]

!

We don't have dispatchers. just guys that push buttons and generate releases. As a JetBlue Captain I know that the FO and I are on are own!!!!

Kinda harsh, but it looks like technology has turned both our professions into button-pushing, all in the name of productivity.

The workload is over the top in a lot of dispatch offices and the level of detail and care suffers as management insists more releases are done per dispatcher per shift.

Let's say a dispatcher does 60 releases per 10 hour shift, that's 6 per hour or one every 10 minutes. Doesn't leave much time for the phone calls, much less a diversion recovery or reroutes. Some releases have to be redone multiple times due to A/C changes, MX, delays or flow.

Now let's assume that a dispatcher makes $30/hr (round numbers, and high at that). That means the company pays a grand total of $5/per flight for your flight planning and safety. More is spent on cocktail napkins for the sector! You OK with that?

So, JB Capt., your beef is not with the dispatchers, it is with management that impose these insane workloads. Most of us are doing the best we can with what we are given. We have certificates that can be yanked too if we eff-up!

Expecting much more than the bare minimum required by law is folly in most LCC's and regionals.

 

[WarnerNo13]

Kinda harsh, but it looks like technology has turned both our professions into button-pushing, all in the name of productivity.

The workload is over the top in a lot of dispatch offices and the level of detail and care suffers as management insists more releases are done per dispatcher per shift.

Let's say a dispatcher does 60 releases per 10 hour shift, that's 6 per hour or one every 10 minutes. Doesn't leave much time for the phone calls, much less a diversion recovery or reroutes. Some releases have to be redone multiple times due to A/C changes, MX, delays or flow.

Now let's assume that a dispatcher makes $30/hr (round numbers, and high at that). That means the company pays a grand total of $5/per flight for your flight planning and safety. More is spent on cocktail napkins for the sector! You OK with that?

So, JB Capt., your beef is not with the dispatchers, it is with management that impose these insane workloads. Most of us are doing the best we can with what we are given. We have certificates that can be yanked too if we eff-up!

Expecting much more than the bare minimum required by law is folly in most LCC's and regionals.

Can I get an AAAAMEN brotha?

 

[airbrush]

Totally agree, with only one comment....most regionals expect all of the above, but want you to do it for $15/hr. No wonder the profession is becoming a place for the young/single/no kids/no mortgage crowd.

Kinda harsh, but it looks like technology has turned both our professions into button-pushing, all in the name of productivity.

The workload is over the top in a lot of dispatch offices and the level of detail and care suffers as management insists more releases are done per dispatcher per shift.

Let's say a dispatcher does 60 releases per 10 hour shift, that's 6 per hour or one every 10 minutes. Doesn't leave much time for the phone calls, much less a diversion recovery or reroutes. Some releases have to be redone multiple times due to A/C changes, MX, delays or flow.

Now let's assume that a dispatcher makes $30/hr (round numbers, and high at that). That means the company pays a grand total of $5/per flight for your flight planning and safety. More is spent on cocktail napkins for the sector! You OK with that?

So, JB Capt., your beef is not with the dispatchers, it is with management that impose these insane workloads. Most of us are doing the best we can with what we are given. We have certificates that can be yanked too if we eff-up!

Expecting much more than the bare minimum required by law is folly in most LCC's and regionals.

 

[brokedash]

yes, I was really hoping they were going to move....MCO would be much more affordable.

And the wx would be a nice perk, too!