aerial sprayer

Work site environment

• Commercial aviation
• Outdoors
• At heights
• Bush pilot operation
• Dangerous
• Noisy
• Aerial surveys
• Non-smoking
• Crop dusting and spraying
• Forest firefighting

Work setting

• Staff accommodation available
• Staff accommodation provided
• Rural area
• Remote location

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
• Commercial Pilot Licence – rotors
• First Aid Certificate

Additional information

Security and safety

• Criminal record check
• Medical exam

Transportation/travel information

• Own vehicle
• Valid driver’s licence
• Own transportation
• Willing to travel
• Drive manual transmission vehicle
• Travel expenses not paid by employer
• Willing to travel for extended periods

Work conditions and physical capabilities

• Fast-paced environment
• Work under pressure
• Tight deadlines
• Physically demanding
• Manual dexterity
• 20/20 vision
• Attention to detail
• Hand-eye co-ordination
• Ability to distinguish between colours
• Sitting
• Combination of sitting, standing, walking
• Large workload

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

Financial benefits

• Bonus

Other benefits

• On-site housing options
• Team building opportunities
• Parking available
• Variable or compressed work week