Aircraft Dispatcher

PrimeFlight UK LTD; Manchester; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A prominent aviation services provider in Manchester is seeking an Aircraft Dispatcher to manage aircraft turnarounds safely and efficiently. The role includes ensuring compliance with safety regulations, overseeing ramp operations, and delivering exceptional customer service. Candidates should have at least 2 years of experience in the aviation industry, demonstrating proficiency in managing loading and unloading processes. This opportunity offers a dynamic work environment and a focus on quality service.

Benefits

Company pension

Cycle to work scheme

Employee discount

Free parking

Health & wellbeing programme

Referral programme

Qualifications

• Must have a full and unrestricted driver's licence.
• Prior experience in the aviation industry is critical.
• Understanding of safety and compliance regulations required.

Responsibilities

• Maintain accountability for delivering safe operations.
• Manage aircraft turnarounds and oversee ramp operations.
• Ensure all safety regulations are strictly followed.

Skills

Exceptional communication skills (in English)

Sound mathematics skills

Ability to operate passenger boarding bridges

Ability to operate airside vehicles

Understanding of loadsheets and SITA Type‑B messages

Experience in customer service

Experience in ramp operations

Education

2 years of experience in the aviation industry

1-2 years as a turnaround coordinator or aircraft dispatcher

Weight and balance, dispatcher or turnaround coordinator licence

Tools

Passenger Boarding Bridges

Airside Vehicles

Job description

PrimeFlight provides air carriers and airports with a wide range of aircraft, passenger, and security services to ensure the safe and reliable operation of their aircraft and the comfort of their passengers. Our team is focused on quality, safety, and providing a positive customer experience through all services offered. We strive to be a leading provider of aviation services and a strong business partner for our customers.

The PrimeFlight Group has 18,000 employees in over 235 airports across the globe, PrimeFlight and its network of subsidiaries, including Prime Appearance, Garsite, and Skytanking, continue to build and expand, innovating to better serve our clients.

At PrimeFlight UK, we take pride in our essential role of keeping flights on schedule and ensuring that passengers, baggage and cargo reach their destinations safely and efficiently. We believe that it’s the small things that matter like details, improvements, and investments that collectively make a difference for our customers, employees, partners, and the world we live in.

If you are passionate about quality service, with a commitment to putting our customers at the center of everything you do, we would love to hear from you. Join our team and be part of a dynamic environment where your skills and dedication are valued and where you can grow and develop your career.

This role maintains responsibility for the safe and efficient turnaround of aircraft. Working in the Back of House department the Aircraft Dispatcher must maintain all relevant training including weight and balance, dangerous goods regulations and internal airline policies. This position involves greeting arriving aircraft, attaching passenger boarding bridges, facilitating disembarkation, coordinating all stakeholders involved in the turnaround, overseeing ramp operations and aircraft loading, creating and amending loadsheets (including performing LMCs) and liaising with aircraft crew to facilitate a compliant departure. The Aircraft Dispatcher must maintain an agile, proactive and diligent approach, with a safety-first mindset and a desire to strive for service excellence.

Role Responsibilities

• Maintain accountability for delivering safe operations.
• Consistently deliver the highest possible level of customer service to client airlines.
• Effectively and efficiently manage aircraft turnarounds, and maintain responsibility for aircraft, passenger and staff safety and security.
• Remain accountable for on-time performance, including maintaining ownership for accountable / station delays and taking actions to prevent them. Strive to minimise any accountable / station delays and to deliver turnarounds to the specified Minimum Ground Times (MGTs).
• Ensure all staff members attending the aircraft turnaround are compliant with safety and security regulations set by the airport, airline, PrimeFlight and the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA). This includes full adherence to Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) requirements.
• Maintain responsibility for overseeing and co‑ordinating the safe unloading / loading of aircraft.
• Utilise airline Departure Control Systems (DCS) and load control / weight and balance systems as required.
• Assist with passenger services, including facilitating boarding and disembarkation. Assist at the boarding gate where required.
• Comply with internal and external regulations regarding weight and balance, including delivering accurate and secure loadsheets, and completing Last Minute Changes (LMCs) correctly.
• Supervise ramp agents and customer service agents handling the turnaround.
• Liaise with the fuel supplier and the operating crew to effect accurate loading and loadsheets.
• Ensure that security items, rush / unattended bags are loaded and documented correctly.
• Present an accurate loadsheet to the Captain and conduct LMCs as required.
• Comply with baggage reconciliation and Triple A requirements.
• Operate the passenger boarding bridge in a safe manner and according to airport / PrimeFlight procedure.
• Operate airside vehicles (as trained and directed) in a safe manner.
• Promptly report on any incidents or near‑misses that are observed or incurred and provide clear, accurate and honest details to uphold PrimeFlight just safety culture.
• Wear the specified PrimeFlight uniforms and comply with the uniform regulations.
• Carry out any other reasonable request made by PrimeFlight.

What were looking for?

• Exceptional written and oral communication skills (in English).
• Sound mathematics skills.
• Full and unrestricted driver’s licence.
• Ability to operate passenger boarding bridges.
• Ability to operate airside vehicles.
• Understanding of loadsheets and SITA Type‑B messages.
• 2 years’ experience in the aviation industry, preferably within airport operations.
• 1‑2 years’ experience as a turnaround coordinator or aircraft dispatcher.
• Weight and balance, dispatcher or turnaround coordinator licence (current or expired).
• Other aviation accreditations / licences, such as : radio operator licence; pilot’s licence; dispatcher accreditation.
• Experience within customer service.
• Experience within ramp operations.

Why Join Us?

• Company pension
• Cycle to work scheme
• Employee discount
• Free parking
• Health & wellbeing programme
• Referral programme

PrimeFlight UK is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees