Flight Scheduler

Encompass Health Corporation; Birmingham (AL); On-site; USD 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

Encompass Health is seeking a Flight Scheduler to manage aircraft scheduling and related services. This role involves coordinating with various corporate departments and requires knowledge of aviation regulations and recordkeeping. Join a leading company in the rehabilitation industry, where career growth and employee satisfaction are prioritized.

Benefits

Affordable medical, dental and vision plans

Generous paid time off

Tuition reimbursement

Company-matching 401(k)

Flexible spending and health savings accounts

Qualifications

• Familiar with international operations including cabotage rules and landing permits.
• Knowledge of Federal Aviation Regulations and Fixed Base Operators.
• Understand concepts in the Encompass Health Aviation Operations Manual.

Responsibilities

• Schedules and manages all flight and related travel requests.
• Communicates with pilots and executive assistants for accurate flight scheduling.
• Ensures accurate recordkeeping for audit and regulatory requirements.

Skills

Communication

Organization

Attention to detail

Education

Associate's degree preferred

Schedule and dispatch license preferred

Job description

Join us on the heart-warming journey with a team that is a top leader in the rehabilitation industry

Encompass Health is the leader in inpatient rehabilitation industry, you'll feel the Encompass Health direction as soon as you join. We collaborate and provide high-quality, compassionate, individualized care for our patients, allowing us time to get to know them and help them achieve their goals during their rehabilitation journey.

Position Purpose

The Flight Scheduler serves as the central point of contact for customers and Aviation department personnel regarding all aircraft scheduling related requirements. The position is primarily responsible for the scheduling and management of all flight related requests including the scheduling of passengers, crew, aircraft (corporate/charter), and related services such as catering, rental cars, hotel rooms, and any other travel requests as needed. Additionally, this position is also responsible for general administration of the flight scheduling and reporting software including data entry, auditing, and generating report queries as requested.

Responsibilities & Tasks

• Abides by all company standard operating procedures.
• Schedules and manages all flight and flight related travel requests.
• Communicates with pilots, executive assistants and various support personnel to ensure complete and accurate comprehension corporate flight schedule.
• Works with various corporate staff organizations to schedule air travel in support of large, high-level group functions (Board Meetings, Executive Retreats, Senior Staff, and Team Meetings) that require the simultaneous utilization of the entire corporate fleet and/or supplemental aviation resources.
• Ensures accurate recordkeeping for Internal Audit, Accounting and the other corporate functions in order to meet a variety of regulatory requirements.
• Coordinates catering, accommodations and ground transportation requests as appropriate for the flight.
• Monitors flight and duty time limitations of flight crews utilizing the flight scheduling software and advises the Chief Pilot if trips will exceed limits.
• Coordinates aircraft availability with maintenance.
• Advises flight crews, executive assistants, and passengers of trip changes, delays, cancellations due to weather or mechanical difficulties, etc.
• Ensures the passenger manifests are correct.
• Provides administrative assistance for the Aviation function as required.
• Compiles/provides adhoc and routine report queries from the aircraft scheduling and reporting system as requested.
• Understands and utilizes company resources where appropriate.
• This is an on-site position in Birmingham, Alabama

Qualifications

Minimum Qualifications:

• Associate's degree preferred
• Schedule and dispatch license preferred
• Familiar with international operations to include: Cabotage rules, landing permits, over flights
  • Customs and Immigration
• Familiar with domestic operations to include:
  • Federal Aviation Regulations
  • Fixed Base Operators
• Familiar with:
  • Standard Industry Fare Level
  • Concepts included in the Encompass Health Aviation Operations Manual
  • Personal use of corporate aircraft tax implications

A little about us

We're confident you'll see the difference the moment you join our team. Working at Encompass Health means working with a growing national inpatient rehabilitation leader. We're proud of our career growth opportunities and how our team members work together for the greater good of our patients. We've been named one of the "World's Most Admired Companies" and a Fortune 100 Best Companies to Work For Award, among others, which is pretty amazing.

Our benefits start day one

• Affordable medical, dental and vision plans for full-time and part-time employees and their families.
• Generous paid time off that accrues over time.
• Tuition reimbursement and continuing education opportunities.
• Company-matching 401(k) and employee stock purchase plans.
• Flexible spending and health savings accounts.
• A community of people who love what they do. Yes, we see that as a benefit.