Director of Training

Salary Range: $-$

Compensation for the role will depend on a number of factors, including a candidate's qualifications, education, skills, and experience as well as market demands. These factors impact the salary/wage offered.

Benefits:

Flight Safety offers a competitive total rewards package, which includes vacation, sick leave, a 401k match, healthcare coverage and a broad range of other benefits.

Flight Safety International is the world's premier professional aviation training company and supplier of flight simulators, visual systems and displays to commercial, government and military organizations. The company provides training for pilots, technicians and other aviation professionals from 167 countries and independent territories. Flight Safety operates the world's largest fleet of advanced full-flight simulators and award-winning maintenance training at Learning Centers and training locations in the United States, Canada, France and the United Kingdom.

The Director of Pilot Training and Standards (DOTS) is responsible for maintaining and improving the operation and quality of all Flight Safety International Training Programs and training delivery at the Learning Center.

Training and Standards Program

Activities:

• Supervise the development of standardized courseware documentation.
• New-Hire Instructor onboarding, training, mentoring, and qualification
• Ensure that such materials are prepared and maintained in accordance with all regulatory requirements.
• Review data from Customer requests, Airworthiness Directives and the aircraft manufacturers to determine their applicability for training and checking.
• Propose changes to the approved course, courseware and/or training equipment when applicable or required.
• Coordinate and standardize, by aircraft type, the Pilot Training Programs, classroom media, lesson plans, and Expanded Instructor Action Guides (EIAGs) and all other related courseware pertaining to both the Lead and Associate Centers.
• Supervise and manage Customer training activities.
• Monitor, periodically, through random Quality Assurance observations, the teaching skills of all Pilot Training Instructors, during and beyond the initial period of employment.
• Coordinate with the various regulatory agencies, the Corporate PM "Automated Flight Deck Training, and appropriate Flight Safety International personnel regarding all matters concerning the approval of Flight Training Devices (FTDs) and appropriate training curriculum material.
• Monitor Ground and Flight (Simulator and/or Aircraft) training activities to ensure technical and procedural accuracy.
• Ensure all Pilot Instructors are trained and qualified in accordance with Flight Safety International and regulatory requirements for the Center. Schedule all 'New Hire Instructor' training and supervise their training activities until released to respective Program Manager(s) (PMs).
• Ensure Learning Center compliance with all Flight Safety International and regulatory requirements by periodically comparing said requirements with day-to-day activities and any audit inspection results at the Center.
• Conduct Quality Assurance observations of Pilot Instructors during their initial six (6) months of employment, and randomly thereafter.
• Establish in-house training programs to maintain and improve Instructor teaching skills.
• Establish and implement a professional career development plan for every Instructor in conjunction with that Instructor's interest and ability.
• Provide orientation training and training on usage of appropriate software systems, as required of each employee, as needed.
• Interview prospective teammates, evaluate and recommend employment.
• Direct and/or facilitate departmental staff meetings.

Training Standards
- Instructor

Activities:

• Maintain Instructor qualification as applicable/required in accordance with regulatory requirements throughout training locations worldwide.
• Responsible for monitoring and ensuring training compliance with Flight Safety International's 'Professional Instructor Handbook" and act as a Ground and Flight (Simulator and/or Aircraft) Instructor, as required.
• In conjunction with DOS, continue to ensure that all Pilot Instructors are fully trained and qualified.
• Recommend Instructors for special designation Regulatory entities.

Mentoring/Managerial

Activities:

• Interview prospective teammates, evaluate and recommend employment.
• Provide project direction(s), set priorities and monitor staff…