AOG Specialist - Air Freight

ALS Recruiting Solutions; Greater London; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 52,000; Full time

Job summary

ALS Recruiting Solutions is seeking an experienced AOG Specialist to coordinate time-critical aircraft-on-ground movements at Heathrow, ensuring parts and tooling are collected, transported and delivered within demanding deadlines.

The role acts as a key point of contact for customers, airlines, MROs, freight forwarders and transport partners, taking ownership from initial request through final delivery, including out-of-hours movements when required.

Qualifications

• Experience in AOG or time-critical aviation logistics.
• Familiar with handling urgent shipments and customer updates.
• Ability to coordinate between airlines, MROs and freight forwarders.

Responsibilities

• Manage AOG and other highly time-critical transport requests from start to finish.
• Coordinate urgent collections and deliveries.
• Monitor shipments continuously and provide proactive updates to customers.
• Identify and resolve delays, disruptions and operational issues quickly.
• Coordinate out-of-hours, overnight, weekend and holiday movements when required.
• Ensure accurate handovers between shifts and operational teams.

Skills

AOG

Aviation logistics

Freight forwarding

Time-critical transport

Job description

Role: AOG Specialist

Location: Heathrow, London

Department: Operations / Time-Critical Logistics

Employment Type: Full-time

Reporting to: AOG Operations Manager / Operations Director

About the Role

We are seeking a highly responsive and commercially minded AOG (Aircraft on Ground) Specialist to join our industry leading client.

The successful candidate will be responsible for coordinating time-critical, aircraft-on-ground movements, ensuring aircraft parts, tooling and critical components are collected, transported and delivered safely and within demanding deadlines.

This is a fast-paced role where minutes matter. You will act as a key point of contact for customers, airlines, MROs, freight forwarders, suppliers and transport partners, taking ownership of shipments from initial request through to final delivery.

Key Responsibilities

• Manage AOG and other highly time-critical transport requests from start to finish.


• Coordinate urgent collections and deliveries


• Monitor shipments continuously and provide proactive updates to customers.


• Identify and resolve delays, disruptions and operational issues quickly.


• Coordinate out-of-hours, overnight, weekend and holiday movements when required.


• Ensure accurate handovers between shifts and operational teams.

Essential Skills

• Previous experience within AOG, aviation logistics, freight forwarding, courier or time-critical transport.


• Strong understanding of the urgency and service expectations associated with aircraft-on-ground movements.


• Experience coordinating transport under significant time pressure.


• Previous experience working for a Freight Forwarder