Job Ref #: OCC_Flightfollower10
Industry: Aviation
Job Type: Permanent
Positions Available: 1
Safair Operations, operating as FlySafair has a vacancy for a Flight Follower at our Head Office in Bonaero Park. The successful applicant will report to the Manager Operations Control Centre.
Job Description
- Responsible for real-time tracking of aircraft movements to ensure flights are operating safely and on schedule;
- Updating flight movements on operational software;
- Maintain detailed records of flight delays, incidents and communication for internal reporting;
- Monitor weather conditions along flight routes and at destination airports;
- Provide Flight Crew with updates and advise on any potential weather-related hazards;
- Notify the relevant stakeholders of any diversion or irregular routing;
- Maintain communication with Flight deck crew inflight as and when required;
- Responsible for the driver schedule management;
- Assist the Flight Operations office when required;
- Communicate estimated time of arrival (ETA) to the relevant parties;
- Capture of flight movements on operational software;
- Capture all essential data to and from the schedule management system.
Job Requirements
- Grade 12 or Equivalent (Essential);
- Previous aviation experience (Essential);
- Basic Aviation knowledge Understanding of airport operations (Advantageous);
- Understanding of how to read weather reports (Advantageous);
- Proficient in the use of Microsoft Office (Word, Excel and Outlook);
- Excellent communication skills (Essential);
- Analytical skills;
- Organised, systematic and detail orientated;
- Good interpersonal skills;
- Immaculate time keeping;
- The ability to identify irregularities in an aircraft planned movements (Advantageous);
- Willing and able to work shifts;
- Willing to work weekends and Public Holidays.
Personal Attributes:
- Professional;
- Reliable and dependable;
- High integrity;
- Calmness;
- Team Orientated;
- Adaptable;
- Confident and assertive;
- Respectful amongst peers and management;
- Positive attitude.
Application guideline:
- Email applications will not be accepted;
- Preference will be given to members of under-represented designated groups;
- Should no feedback be provided within two (2) weeks from the closing date, please consider your application as unsuccessful.
FlySafair reserves the right:
- Not to proceed with this vacancy;
- To appoint the selected candidates based on its operational requirements.
Closing Date: 16 September 2026