RwandAir Ltd is Rwanda’s flag carrier airline. It operates domestic and international services to East Africa, Central Africa, West Africa, Southern Africa, Europe and the Middle East from its main base at Kigali International Airport. Our mission is to provide unsurpassed, safe, and reliable services in air transportation, including strategically linking Rwanda with the outside world while ensuring a fair return on investment. As part of the expansion strategy, we are looking for interested, qualified, and competent candidates to fill the following vacancy:
- Job Title: Load Control Officer
- Reports to: Load Control Manager
- Department: Ground Services
- Duty Station: Kigali International Airport
Key Duties and Responsibilities;
- Apply the Standard Operating Procedures/safety procedures to ensure safety at all times.
- Ensure the use of correct, valid and updated aircraft data provided by the Flight Operations Engineering and Customer Airline(s) to ensure accuracy.
- Calculate EZFW or payload & send to Flight Dispatch/Pilot-In-Command promptly and by the Customer Airline requirement.
- Plan the aircraft loading in a manner that maintains ground stability during the offloading/loading process.
- Apply segregation requirements, compatibility checks & loading regulations for special/DGR loads by the IATA DGR Manual & Customer Airline requirements.
- Liaise with the passenger handling Duty Manager, Cargo, Dispatch, Ramp Handling, and Pilot in Command on matters related to aircraft loading and dispatching a flight to Ensure Baggage, Cargo, and Mail are planned to optimise payload and space, considering the load priorities and sequence of loading/offloading by the requirements of RwandAir and Customer Airline(s).
- Prepare the LIRF with the relevant coding scheme for dead loads, IMP codes for special loads, ULD numbers, and supplementary information.
- Monitor the flight status constantly and highlight changes in Zero Fuel weights to the Flight Dispatch / PIC to adhere to and actions standard tolerable changes.
- During CLC, liaise with the flight station to ensure the load sheet reflects the actual loading.
- Produce a safe, fuel-efficient and timely Load sheet to ensure ultimate flight safety, OTP and cost-efficiency
- Ensure a Notification-to-Captain (NOTOC) is received from Cargo for special/DGR loads and submit it promptly to the aircraft PIC/flight station.
- Ensure that load control documents (load sheet, loading instruction, post-flight messages) maintain an excellent standard of accuracy with all relevant sub-information duly indexed for an acceptable presentation and understanding of the front-line staff, as well as for filing purposes
- Ensured prompt compliance with the license renewal/revalidation processes for RwandAir and customer airline (s).
- Alert outstations about expected delays, if any.
- Reports security threats and incidents that occurred during daily operations.
- Reports safety hazards and incidents identified during daily operations to the supervisor.
- Perform other department duties related to the position as directed by the Heads of the Department.
Required Education, Experience, Knowledge, Skills and Abilities
- A bachelor’s degree of science in engineering, computer science, or a university degree in any other subject with proof of relevant professional qualification in Flight operations or a background in science subjects, specifically Mathematics/Physics.
- Minimum two (2) years’ experience in airline operations or engineering-related work.
- Communication/interpersonal skills
- General ground service knowledge
- Proven ability to write and communicate in English with knowledge of French is an added advantage
- Computer literate
- Safety Awareness
- Integrity
- Leadership
- Team player
- Service Focused
- Proactive/result orientated
- Self-motivated
- Physically fit
- Competent Female candidates are encouraged to apply
How to Apply:
- An application letter addressed to the Chief HR & Administration Officer;
- Recent Curriculum Vitae;
- Relevant certificates;
- Copies of academic papers;
- A photocopy of the Passport/National ID.
- Three referees
The deadline for submitting your applications is on March 21, 2024. Please send your application to recruitment@rwandair.com. The subject of your email should have the title of the job you applied for.
NB: Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.
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