Flydubai: Crew Scheduling Officer   

Description

• The Crew Scheduling Officer will be fully responsible for day to day operations and ensure crew movements are in compliance of the GCAA imposed highly complex flight time regulations in addition to company agreed policies, maintaining safety standards and contribute to on-time performance by effective crew management. Non-Compliance could adversely impact the operation of the Airline.

Major Areas of Responsibility
Major areas of responsibility include but not limited to:

• Monitor aircraft & crew movement and maintain crew schedules to ensure all flights are adequately crewed with the correct crew complement
• Ensure situational awareness in NCC to determine its effect on operations from a crew scheduling perspective
• Prepare an action plan for operational recovery in co-ordination with the Senior Crew Scheduling Officer when DXB Hub Protection Policy is activated 
• Compliance of Flights time regulations imposed by GCAA highly complex in nature 
• Compliance of Company agreed policies and procedures
• Ensure steps are taken to mitigate loss of productivity & its impact on operations and cost

Primary Objectives:

• Ensure Crew Rosters that are published are fully compliant of GCAA rules and company policies 
• Ensure steps are taken to mitigate risks associated to safety when  making changes to published rosters  
• Carefully evaluate the risk to crew resources and cost of operation when crew pairings are required to be changed
• Escalate potential risks associated to shortage of crew resources to the Senior Crew Scheduling Officer 
• Develop crew scheduling strategies to achieve increased levels of productivity without compromising on the quality of output
• Comprehensive recording  of the crew scheduling and other crew scheduling related activities in order to ensure transparency of transactions. This is essential to analyze trends and investigate incidents.

 
Qualifications
Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Team Work 
• Effective communication
• Initiative and Commitment to achieve 
• Attention to Details and Quality
• Professionalism
• Problem Solving and Decision Making
• Leadership Skills

Job Requirements

• Broad knowledge and experience in: Airline Operations, Crew Scheduling and applicable Flight Time Rules and regulations and Fatigue Risk Management
• Above average skills in: Ability  to communicate in both written & spoken English
• Demonstrated ability to: Identify potential areas of efficiency 
• Experience in: Using computerized Crew Management Systems preferably AIMS 

Education and Experience

• Degree or equivalent experience: ‘A’ level or equivalent 
• Years of experience: 2 years in a crew scheduling role with a commercial airline 

Work Environment

• Based in NCC, exposed to a dynamic operational environment which involves liaison with various sections within and outside of NCC hence, ability to communicate effectively is essential in addition to being pro-active and able to forsee potential risks and take steps to mitigate their impact.
• Knowledge and understanding of the challenges faced in day to day operations is required to be broadened by developing rapport and relationship with counterparts in day to day operations. Handling crew members which is  very demanding needs to be done with utmost professionalism and assertiveness.
• The job holder is required to work in shift patterns with shift  of 12.5 hours each.  

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