Spray Pilot

Work Term: Seasonal
- Work Language: English
- Hours: 40 hours per week
- Education: Secondary (high) school graduation certificate
- Experience: 1 year to less than 2 years
**Work site environment**:

- Commercial aviation
- Crop dusting and spraying
**Work setting**:

- Staff accommodation available
- Rural area
- Various locations
**Tasks**:

- Fly fixed wing aircrafts or helicopters
- Monitor operation of engine and aircraft systems during flight
- Perform post-flight inspections, record equipment malfunctions and corrective actions taken during flight and report required repairs to ground maintenance personnel
- 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
**Certificates, licences, memberships, and courses**:

- Commercial Pilot Licence - fixed wing
- Restricted Radiotelephone Operator Licence
- Pesticide Applicator's Licence
**Equipment and machinery experience**:

- Sprayer or duster
**Security and safety**:

- Medical exam
**Transportation/travel information**:

- Vehicle supplied by employer
- Valid driver's licence
- Willing to travel
**Work conditions and physical capabilities**:

- Fast-paced environment
- Work under pressure
- Tight deadlines
- Physically demanding
- Attention to detail
- Hand-eye co-ordination
- Ability to distinguish between colours
- 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
**Screening questions**:

- Are you available for the advertised start date?
- Are you currently legally able to work in Canada?
- Are you willing to relocate for this position?
- Do you have previous experience in this field of employment?
- Do you have the above-indicated required certifications?
**Workplace information**:

- Remote work available
**Financial benefits**:

- Bonus
**Other benefits**:

- Learning/training paid by employer
- On-site amenities
- On-site housing options
- Transportation provided by employer