Flight Instructor

Work Term: Permanent
- Work Language: English
- Hours: 20 to 48 hours per week
- Education: Other trades certificate or diploma
- Experience: 7 months to less than 1 year
**Work site environment**:

- Commercial aviation
- Outdoors
- At heights
- Bush pilot operation
- Noisy
- Aerial surveys
- Non-smoking
- Sightseeing
- Aircraft testing
- Instructing
**Work setting**:

- Rural area
- Urban area
- Various locations
- Willing to relocate
**Tasks**:

- Fly fixed wing aircrafts or helicopters
- Monitor operation of engine and aircraft systems during flight
- Train licenced pilots for additional certification
- Train and prepare pilots for examination
- 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
**Certificates, licences, memberships, and courses**:

- Commercial Pilot Licence - fixed wing
- Transport Canada¿flight instructor rating
- Restricted Radiotelephone Operator Licence
**Flight instructor ratings**:

- General flight
- Airplane
**Specialization or experience**:

- Green economy sector
- Specialized environmental skills and knowledge
**Security and safety**:

- Criminal record check
- Medical exam
**Transportation/travel information**:

- Valid driver's licence
- Own transportation
- Willing to travel
**Work conditions and physical capabilities**:

- Fast-paced environment
- Tight deadlines
- Attention to detail
- Manual dexterity
- 20/20 vision
- Combination of sitting, standing, walking
- Large workload
- Ability to distinguish between colours
- Sound discrimination
**Personal suitability**:

- Excellent oral communication
- Excellent written communication
- Organized
- Team player
- Accurate
- Client focus
- Efficient interpersonal skills
- Flexibility
- Initiative
- Judgement
- Reliability
- Values and ethics
**Screening questions**:

- Are you available for shift or on-call work?
- 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?
**Green job**:

- Involves duties and responsibilities that lead to positive environmental outcomes
**Health benefits**:

- Dental plan
- Health care plan
- Paramedical services coverage
- Vision care benefits
**Other benefits**:

- Free parking available
- On-site amenities
- Team building opportunities
- Variable or compressed work week