Overview
Languages
English
Education
- Secondary (high) school graduation certificate
Experience
5 years or more
On the road job
Work locations may vary. Frequent or constant travel is required from the employee.
Work site environment
- Commercial aviation
Responsibilities
Tasks
- Fly fixed wing aircrafts or helicopters
- Monitor operation of engine and aircraft systems during flight
- Make in-flight repairs, such as replacing fuses and adjusting instruments, and follow emergency procedures to compensate for equipment malfunction or failure
- Perform post-flight inspections, record equipment malfunctions and corrective actions taken during flight and report required repairs to ground maintenance personnel
- Test new aircraft to evaluate performance
- 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
Additional information
Security and safety
- Criminal record check
- Medical exam
Transportation/travel information
- Willing to travel regularly
Work conditions and physical capabilities
- Work under pressure
- Tight deadlines
- Manual dexterity
- Attention to detail
- Hand-eye co-ordination
- Ability to distinguish between colours
- Sound discrimination
- Sitting
- Combination of sitting, standing, walking
- Overtime required
Personal suitability
- Accurate
- Efficient interpersonal skills
- Excellent oral communication
- Excellent written communication
- Judgement
- Organized
- Reliability
- Team player
- Values and ethics
Benefits
Health benefits
- Dental plan
- Health care plan
- Vision care benefits
Long term benefits
- Group insurance benefits
- Other benefits
- Registered Retirement Savings Plan (RRSP)
Other benefits
- Learning/training paid by employer
- Paid time off (volunteering or personal days)