pilot, airline

Work site environment

• Commercial aviation
• Outdoors
• At heights
• Confined spaces
• Dangerous
• Noisy
• Non-smoking
• Instructing

Work setting

• Various locations

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
• Train and prepare pilots for examination
• 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

Supervision

• 3-4 people

Credentials

Certificates, licences, memberships, and courses 

• Commercial Pilot Licence – fixed wing
• Multi-instrument Flight Rating
• First Aid Certificate

Additional information

Security and safety

• Bondable
• Medical exam

Transportation/travel information

• Willing to travel
• Willing to travel for extended periods

Work conditions and physical capabilities

• Fast-paced environment
• Work under pressure
• Tight deadlines
• Physically demanding
• Attention to detail
• Hand-eye co-ordination
• Sitting
• Overtime required

Personal suitability

• Accurate
• Client focus
• Efficient interpersonal skills
• Excellent oral communication
• Excellent written communication
• Flexibility
• Initiative
• Judgement
• Organized
• Reliability
• Team player
• Values and ethics

Benefits

Health benefits

• Dental plan
• Disability benefits
• Health care plan
• Paramedical services coverage
• Vision care benefits

Long term benefits

• Group insurance benefits
• Life insurance
• Other benefits
• Registered Retirement Savings Plan (RRSP)

Other benefits

• Paid time off (volunteering or personal days)
• Travel insurance
• Wellness program