About this role
Education: No degree, certificate or diploma. Work site environment: Commercial aviation. Outdoors. Noisy. Aerial surveys. Non-smoking. Crop dusting and spraying. Forest firefighting. Work setting: Rural area. Staff accommodation provided. Remote location. Various locations.
Tasks
- Fly fixed wing aircrafts or helicopters.
- Follow emergency procedures to compensate for equipment malfunction or failure.
- Perform post-flight inspections.
- Record equipment malfunctions and corrective actions taken during flight.
- Report required repairs to ground maintenance personnel.
- 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 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.
- Certificates, licences, memberships, and courses : Commercial Pilot Licence - fixed wing.
- First Aid Certificate.
- Equipment and machinery experience: Sprayer or duster.
- Security and safety: Criminal record check.
- Medical exam.
- Transportation/travel information: Vehicle supplied by employer.
- 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.
- Hand-eye co-ordination.
- Sitting.
- Personal suitability: Excellent oral communication.
- Team player.
- Accurate.
- Efficient interpersonal skills.
- Flexibility.
- Judgement.
- Reliability.
- Values and ethics.
- Screening questions: Are you available for shift or on-call work?.
- Are you available to start on the date listed in the job posting?.
- Do you have experience working in this field?.
- Do you have the required certifications listed in the job posting?.
- Employment terms options: Early morning.
- Other: Use of artificial intelligence.
- Employment terms options: Evening.
- Shift.
- Experience: 3 years to less than 5 years.
- Employment terms options: Morning.
- Day.
- Weekend.
- Health benefits: Dental plan.
- Disability benefits.
- Health care plan.
- Vision care benefits.
- Financial benefits: Bonus.
- Life insurance.
- Registered Retirement Savings Plan (RRSP).
- Other benefits: Free parking available.
- Learning/training paid by employer.
- On-site amenities.
- On-site housing options.
- On-site recreation and activities.
- Other benefits.
- Parking available.
- Travel insurance.