Load Planner - ATG
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Load Planner - ATG
United States, Georgia, Atlanta
Ops Control
21-Sep-2026
Ref #: 34164
Starting Pay: $22.76 per hour
How you''ll help us Keep Climbing (overview & key responsibilities)
As a Load Planner, you are responsible for the production of payload planning and departure documents related to aircraft weight and balance for all Delta mainline departures. Provide instructions for distributing fuel and assisting fuel vendors and maintenance personnel with non-standard fueling procedures, and resolve issues relating to aircraft weight and balance, ensuring compliance with company, federal and/or manufacturer specifications.
Summary of responsibilities (not comprehensive of all tasks):
- Serve as an informational source for weight and balance questions for multiple departments/divisions.
- Team Player
- Demonstrate a keen ability to solve problems.
- Coordinate with internal resources while working under time constraints to dispatch flights safely, securely, and with an accurate WDR.
- Must be able to work in an office environment.
- Practices safety-conscious behaviors in all operations processes and procedures.
- Ensure a safe and compliant departure for each one of Delta's mainline flights
Internal Movement Eligibility:
- Must be in good standing in current position (no formal performance development - Written Coaching Letter, Corrective Action Notice, or Final Corrective Action notice - within the past 6 months).
- Has not transferred in the past six months from current department in current station.
- Must be in current role for at least 1 year.
Benefits and Perks to Help You Keep Climbing
Our culture is rooted in a shared dedication to living our values - Care, Integrity, Resilience, and Servant Leadership every day, in everything we do. At Delta, our people are our success. At the heart of what we offer is our focus on Sharing Success with Delta employees. Exploring a career at Delta gives you a chance to see the world while earning great compensation and benefits to help you keep climbing along the way:
- Competitive salary, industry-leading prot sharing program, and performance incentives
- 401(k) with generous company contributions up to 9%
- Paid time off including vacation, holidays, paid personal time, maternity and parental leave
- Comprehensive health benets including medical, dental, vision, short/long term disability and life benets
- Family care assistance through fertility support, surrogacy and adoption assistance, lactation support, subsidized back-up care, and programs that help with loved ones in all stages
- Holistic Wellbeing programs to support physical, emotional, social, and financial health, including access to an employee assistance program offering support for you and anyone in your household, free financial coaching, and extensive resources supporting mental health
- Domestic and International space-available flight privileges for employees and eligible family members
- World-wide partnerships to engage in community service and innovative goals created to focus on sustainability and reducing our carbon footprint
- Recognition rewards and awards through the platform Unstoppable Together
- Business Resource Groups created to connect employees with common interests to promote inclusion, provide perspective and help implement strategies
- Access to over 500 discounts, specialty savings and voluntary benefits through Delta Perks such as car and hotel rentals and auto, home, and pet insurance, legal services, and childcare
What you need to succeed (minimum qualifications)
- Consistently prioritizes safety and security of self, others, and personal data.
- Embraces a diverse set of people, thinking and styles.
- Possesses a high school diploma, GED, or high school equivalency.
- Is at least 18 years of age and has authorization to work in the United States.
- Possesses a high school diploma, GED, or high school equivalency
- Must be able to speak, read, and write English
- Embraces a diverse set of people, thinking and styles
- Consistently prioritizes safety and security of self, others, and personal data
- Must be able to work in an office environment
- Able to comprehend and apply information contained in technical manuals
- Ability to work with minimal direction, strong decision-making, problem solving, and interpersonal skills
- Ability to work in a time-sensitive environment, be a self-starter, and highly motivated
- Should have excellent verbal communication skills
- Must possess basic knowledge of Microsoft Suite (Outlook, Word, Excel, and PowerPoint)
- Be willing to work a fixed and/or rotating schedule including afternoons, evenings, weekends and holidays
What will give you a competitive edge (preferred qualifications)
- One year of Aircraft Load Agent (ALA), and/or Load Distribution (LDD) experience preferred
- Aeronautical Engineering Degree
- Air Force Loadmaster experience or manual weight and balance experience for any commercial carrier
- Supervisory and/or Load Distribution Desk (LDD) experience strongly preferred
- Prior training in aircraft weight and balance is highly preferred as evidenced by a Pilot's license, Flight Dispatch license
- Candidate should also be a self-starter and able to work without supervision while making sound operationally based decisions.
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