Helicopter pilot; Revelstoke

Overview

• Work Term:
  
  Permanent
• Work Language:
  
  English
• Hours:
  
  35 hours per week
• Education:
  
  Other trades certificate or diploma
• Experience:
  
  5 years or more or equivalent experience
• Work site environment

• Commercial aviation
• Outdoors
• At heights
• Government transport
• Bush pilot operation
• Confined spaces
• Search and rescue
• Aerial surveys
• Sightseeing
• Forest firefighting

• Rural area
• Staff accommodation available
• Staff accommodation provided
• Willing to relocate

• Fly fixed wing aircrafts or helicopters
• Make in-flight repairs, such as replacing fuses and adjusting instruments
• Monitor operation of engine and aircraft systems during flight
• Perform post-flight inspections
• 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

• Commercial Pilot Licence - rotors
• Visual Flight Rating
• Flight instructor ratings

• Helicopter
• Transportation/travel information

• Own vehicle
• Valid driver's licence
• Willing to travel
• Willing to travel regularly
• Travel expenses paid by employer
• Parking paid by employer
• Willing to travel for extended periods

• Rapid-paced environment
• Work under pressure
• Physically demanding
• Attention to detail
• Combination of sitting, standing, walking
• Large workload
• Hand-eye co-ordination
• Ability to distinguish between colours
• Sitting
• Own tools/equipment

• Safety equipment/gear
• Personal suitability
• Excellent oral communication
• Organized
• Team player
• Accurate
• Efficient interpersonal skills
• Flexibility
• Initiative
• Judgement
• Reliability
• Values and ethics

• Are you authorized to work in Canada?
• Do you have experience working in this field?
• Do you have the required certifications listed in the job posting?

• Morning
• Day

• As per collective agreement
• Bonus
• Commission
• Gasoline paid
• Mileage paid
• Other benefits

• Free parking available
• Learning/training paid by employer
• On-site housing options
• On-site recreation and activities
• Paid time off (volunteering or personal days)
• Team building opportunities
• Parking available
• Variable or compressed work week