Job details
- JobBank Id: 41933453
- JobSeekr Id: 272353
- Chief Pilot, Helicopter
- Carp, ON
- Full time
- Helicopter Transport Services (Canada) Inc.
- $80,000 to $140,000
- 40 hours per week
Overview
Languages
English
Education
-
Secondary (high) school graduation certificate - or equivalent experience
Experience
3 years to less than 5 years
On site
Work must be completed at the physical location. There is no option to work remotely.
Work site environment
- Commercial aviation
- Outdoors
- At heights
- Government transport
- Bush pilot operation
- Dangerous
- Military operation
- Noisy
- Search and rescue
- Aerial surveys
- Sightseeing
- Aircraft testing
- Forest firefighting
- Instructing
Responsibilities
Tasks
- Fly fixed wing aircrafts or helicopters
- Follow emergency procedures to compensate for equipment malfunction or failure
- Instruct student pilots in procedures and techniques of flying aircraft and in ground-school subjects such as navigation, radio procedures and flying regulations
- Make in-flight repairs, such as replacing fuses and adjusting instruments
- Monitor operation of engine and aircraft systems during flight
- Perform post-flight inspections
- Record equipment malfunctions and corrective actions taken during flight
- Report required repairs to ground maintenance personnel
- Train licenced pilots for additional certification
- Test new aircraft to evaluate performance
- Train and prepare pilots for examination
- Co-ordinate flight activities with ground crews and air-traffic control, inform crew members of flight and test procedures and direct activities of aircraft crew during flights
- Conduct in-flight tests and monitor functioning of aircraft equipment and systems during flights
- Conduct pre-flight inspection of aircraft and check passenger and cargo distribution to ensure that weight and balance specifications are met
- Contact control towers for takeoff clearances, arrival instructions and other information
- Maintain communications with flight dispatchers and weather forecasters and respond to and report in-flight emergencies and malfunctions
- Prepare flight evaluation reports
Supervision
- More than 20 people
Credentials
Certificates, licences, memberships, and courses
- Commercial Pilot Licence – rotors
- Airline Pilot Transport Licence – rotors
Experience and specialization
Flight instructor ratings
- Helicopter
Additional information
Security and safety
- Top secret clearance
Transportation/travel information
- Willing to travel
- Willing to travel cross-border
- Willing to travel internationally
Work conditions and physical capabilities
- Fast-paced environment
- Work under pressure
- Tight deadlines
- Attention to detail
Personal suitability
- Organized
- Team player
- Initiative
- Judgement
Benefits
Health benefits
- Dental plan
- Disability benefits
- Health care plan
- Vision care benefits
Other benefits
- Other benefits