Dispatch Shift Manager
Listed on 2026-08-30
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Transportation
Airport Operations & Services
At Frontier, our mission is to Make Every Flight Count. That mission guides how we support our customers, ourpeopleand the operation every day.
As a Frontier employee,yourworkconnects to more than a single role. Whether you’resupporting flights, helping customers,maintainingaircraft, leadingteamsor working behind the scenes, you help create a travel experience that is safe,reliable and built around value.
Our work is guided by our core values: customer first, safety always, operationalexcellenceand one team. These values shape how we make decisions, support each otherand deliver for the people who count on us.
Support for work,lifeand travel
Frontier offers benefits, programs and travel privileges designed to support eligible employees at work and beyond. Availability may vary by role, employment status, eligibility, location, schedule, applicablepoliciesand current plan details.
Depending on role and eligibility, available benefits and programs may include:
- Medical, dental and vision coverage
- 401(k) retirement savings options
- Paid holidays, vacationtimeand sick time
- Travel privileges on Frontier Airlines and participating partner airlines, based on current program rules and availability
- Buddy passes, based on eligibility and program rules
- Travel-related discounts and employee discounts on select products,service sand vendors
- A hybrid schedule for eligible headquarters roles based in Denver, Colorado
- Business casual dress options for eligible corporate and support roles
- Employee support programs and resources, including the HOPE League, Frontier Airlines’ nonprofit organization
Frontier Airlines is a Denver-based airline serving destinations across the United States and select international markets. Our people support every part of the travel journey, from airport operations and flight crews toaircraftmaintenance, customer support, corporateteamsand more.
We’refocused on delivering meaningful value by making travel more accessible,practical and easy to personalize for our customers. Across the airline, our teams help support a safe,reliable and efficient operation while continuing to strengthen the experience for the people who choose Frontier.
What Will You Be Doing?
Reports directly to the Sr. Manager of Dispatch and is responsible for supervising and coordinating Flight Dispatch and Central Load Planning operations on a shift basis to ensure safe, compliant, efficient, and reliable airline operations. Serves as an authority on Dispatch and Load Planning functions when making operational decisions and ensures constant and consistent communications across operational groups within System Operations Control (SOC).
Essential Functions
- Manage daily maintenance of the dispatcher work schedule to include sick call coverage, shift trade processing, and overtime assignment in accordance with Company and Collective Bargaining Agreement policies, including management of adjustments in the payroll tracking system and approval of overtime.
- Maintain authority to ground any flight deemed necessary in the interest of safety or operational need.
- Oversee dispatchers in daily operations and act as focal point of Dispatch Resource Management to ensure positive flow of information within System Operations Control.
- Coordinate with the SOC Shift Manager while on duty and assist with the operation and execution of the daily flight schedule.
- Act as company liaison to Air Traffic Control, to include slot swapping and slot optimization for the airline.
- Coordinate with ATC System Command Center Tactical Customer Advocate to mitigate delays and other impact from terminal and airspace flow control programs.
- Maintain high awareness of system weather and Air Traffic Control concerns that may generate operational impact. Analyze the impact potential and develop recommendations to both the SOC Shift Manager and Dispatchers to minimize impact to flight operations.
- Actively monitor dispatch workload and desk balance of flight releases. Re-distribute flight workload as needed, particularly in times of irregular operations.
- Manage routine audits and quality control monitoring to ensure standardization and compliance of the Dispatch and Load Planning…
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