Continental side hiring

[F9DXER]

Word on the street is sCO will be hiring for a January class. (10 people) Remember CO has 2 dispatch assistance that will take 2 - so that leaves 8 openings.

Expecting to have the position posted in couple of week.

The new hires will be trained on the Phoenix flight planning system.

Best of luck to those that apply

 

[jclawson07]

F9DXER, do you have any inside scoop on the sCO dispatcher positions? pay, schedule, etc?

 

[N77022]

Thanks very much for the heads up. Will look out for it.

 

[manniax]

Schedule for lineholders is 5 on 2 off 5 on 3 off, eight hour shifts.

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[E-ADX]

Thanks I keep my eye out for it, where is Continental's operations center?

 

[BobDispatch]

We work at the United NOC in the Willis Tower in downtown Chicago, IL.

 

[E-ADX]

Cool, one last question, what is the average level of experience for new dispatchers and does the company reward work experience for education?

 

[F9DXER]

It varies, when I got hired our class ran the gamut from 1 year to 15 years experience. So all I can say is it just depends.

 

[F9DXER]

Posting should be up in a few days - looking for 11 total - 9 disaptchers and 2 assistants - thus with the current assistants moving up that will be 7 and 2.

Best of Luck

 

[just_blaze]

I saw you guys mention the Phoenix Flight Planning system? Is it a new fp system?

Also, does anyone know the starting pay?

 

[manniax]

It is far from a new flight planning system. It will be going away within a year or two and everyone switched over to Sabre. I believe the starting pay is in the range of $4000/month on the Legacy CO contract.

 

[BobDispatch]

It just went live.

https://ual-pro.taleo.net/careersection/2/jobdetail.ftl?job=WHQ00002378-AG&lang=en&sns_id=facebook

Also see United for the assistant dispatch job.

 

[just_blaze]

The dispatcher position is no longer available.. Is it coming back or was this it?

 

[manniax]

It's back up again.

 

[Speedbird57]

I've heard they do 8 hour shifts, anybody know what the shift times are (i.e. morning from 6 - 2, afternoon from 3 - 11)?

 

[BobDispatch]

6-2 and 2-10 and 10-6. There are also some 3am and 4am starts along with the noon starts. Assistant Dispatch works 7-5. There are also some 9/10 hour shifts in the mix. The s-UA side works different hours so who knows what the future will hold.

 

[just_blaze]

Not bad at all, besides those 3 am starts, so hard to get used to that...

 

[manniax]

Not bad at all, besides those 3 am starts, so hard to get used to that...

Actually, the 3 AM start lines tend to go fairly senior, as they get extra days off since it's a 9 hour shift - but they are also domestic only so you don't get any international override. Personally, I'd never want to work one - but when you're on a relief line you sometimes don't have a choice (other than creative shift swapping.)

 

[nyk]

So if I'm not mistaken the assistant position is UA and the dispatch position is CO?
Also how long are you hired on as a assistant for? And what are the hours?

 

[just_blaze]

Thought both were for CO side and Bob said AD work 7 to 5.