Principal Accountabilities

• Demonstrates an understanding of the Global Operations Control Centre strategy and plan relevant to own work outputs
• Implements department strategy within own area of responsibility
• Provides recommendations to support the implementation of the departmental strategy and plan
• Contributes to the budget management and containment of costs
• Applies cost saving initiatives continuously
• Provides recommendations on profitability
• Adheres to Governance and Risk Management policies, processes and systems
• Ensure that weight and balance conditions on the aircraft are correct and within the aircraft type limits
• Ensure that the aircraft is loaded in accordance with carrier regulations in general and the loading instruction for the flight in particular
• Prepare and Produce load plan, ensuring that the aircraft is loaded in accordance with the load plan
• Ensure that special loads are planned according to restrictions max quantities, separation and segregation requirements
• Ensure that hold maxima are not exceeded and balance conditions is within safety limits
• Ensure that balance calculations are performed correctly and that conditions of loaded aircraft are within prescribed limits
• Load aircraft to its maximum capacity and within the safe limits
• Calculate the number of baggage containers per class of travel on all wide bodied aircrafts
• Make provision for transfer baggage containers if applicable
• Create a sort container on specific aircraft and routes
• Restrict zero fuel weight on all direct flights as requested FDC and flight dispatch
• Ensure that the load plan instructions correspond with the load sheet; produce and certify load sheet
• Plan uplift/ discharge load for ready accessibility
• Ensure that flight files are completed according to daily roster
• Ensure that flight information is updated e.g. who the departure controller is dealing with, all contact numbers etc.
• Ensure that the configuration in departure control system correspond with the configuration in reservations and the weight and balance manual
• Check that the correct basic/ dry operating weight and index is used according to aircraft type, version, number of crew, travelling technician, aircraft spares and pantry codes, portable water
• Create service weight for aircraft spares if applicable
• Change cargo allotment to zero to supply cargo with maximum weight for cargo sales
• Generate final cargo offer to cargo section for cargo sales
• Advice baggage section on the number of container and types to be utilised on the flight
• Assist outstations with trouble shooting on load sheets
• Advice flight dispatch on estimate zero fuel weight
• Provide Captain with load sheet with the correct passenger information and take off data for a safe and on time take-off and landing
• Ensure communications with loading supervisor w.r.t loading of A/C as well with FDC w.r.t. any Weight and Balance matters
• Contract onto the Team Based Performance Scorecards and track progress against contracted objectives Airline (formulate reports)
• Ensure that the information on the load sheet corresponds with the actual load on the aircraft, passengers and fuel included
• Ensure information on the LIR and LS corresponds with the aircraft registration
• Ensure Centralised Load Control function is fulfilled accordingly
• Ensure Centralised Load Control email and printer information is updated on FM
• Attend the agreed on training as per PDP
• Provide on-the-job training

Qualifications & Experience

• Grade 12 or NQF Level 4 with a pass in Mathematics
• A 3-year Diploma is essential or a relevant qualification at NQF level 6 and / or 4 years in the Airline Operations environment
• Aircraft Weight and Balance, Current on Dangerous Goods Group C, AVOP, Radio Telephony, Amadeus (FM and CM)
• At least 1 – 2 years’ experience in Departure Control environment