Job details
- JobBank Id: 44797286
- JobSeekr Id: 398342
- Pilot – Air Transport
- Thunder Bay, ON
- Full time
- SkyCare Air Ambulance
- $93,000 to $110,000
- 40 to 45 hours per week
Overview
Languages
English
Education
- Secondary (high) school graduation certificate
Experience
2 years to less than 3 years
On site
Work must be completed at the physical location. There is no option to work remotely.
Work site environment
- Commercial aviation
Work setting
- Rural area
- Staff accommodation available
- Remote location
- Various locations
- Outside Canada
- Willing to relocate
Responsibilities
Tasks
- Fly fixed wing aircrafts or helicopters
- Follow emergency procedures to compensate for equipment malfunction or failure
- Monitor operation of engine and aircraft systems during flight
- Perform post-flight inspections
- Record equipment malfunctions and corrective actions taken during flight
- 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
Credentials
Certificates, licences, memberships, and courses
- Commercial Pilot Licence – fixed wing
- Airline Pilot Transport Licence – fixed wing
- Restricted Radiotelephone Operator Licence
- Multi-instrument Flight Rating
Experience and specialization
Aircraft experience
- Small jet airplane
Additional information
Security and safety
- Criminal record check
- Airport security clearance
- Medical exam
Transportation/travel information
- Valid driver’s licence
- Own transportation
- Willing to travel
- Willing to travel regularly
- Travel expenses paid by employer
- Willing to travel cross-border
- Willing to travel for extended periods
- Willing to travel internationally
Work conditions and physical capabilities
- Fast-paced environment
- Work under pressure
- Tight deadlines
- Physically demanding
- Attention to detail
- Manual dexterity
- 20/20 vision
- Combination of sitting, standing, walking
- Large workload
- Hand-eye co-ordination
- Ability to distinguish between colours
- Sitting
Benefits
Health benefits
- Dental plan
- Disability benefits
- Health care plan
- Paramedical services coverage
- Vision care benefits
Financial benefits
- Bonus
- Group insurance benefits
- Life insurance
- Registered Retirement Savings Plan (RRSP)
Long term benefits
- Maternity and parental benefits
Other benefits
- Deferred Profit Sharing Plan (DPSP)
- Free parking available
- Learning/training paid by employer
- On-site amenities
- On-site housing options
- Other benefits
- Travel insurance
- Variable or compressed work week
- Wellness program