Avionics Apprentice

Are you ready to take your aviation career to new heights? At Alpine Aerotech, we don't just maintain helicopters - we keep them flying worldwide.

As a full-service rotorcraft support center, we're proud to be one of the largest and most trusted Bell Customer Service Facilities in the world, as well as a recognized service center for Airbus and Leonardo helicopters.

From our humble beginnings in 1990 with just four employees to a team of more than 175 across Kelowna and Abbotsford, our growth reflects over 35 years of dedication, craftsmanship, and innovation.

If you're passionate about aviation and ready to be part of a team that thrives on excellence and collaboration, we're currently seeking a highly motivated Avionics Apprentice to join our team in Abbotsford, BC.

The Avionics Apprentice supports the maintenance, installation, and troubleshooting of aircraft avionics systems in accordance with approved drawings, manuals, and company procedures. This role assists with both scheduled and unscheduled maintenance tasks, performs basic technical functions, and helps maintain shop equipment and inventory. The apprentice is expected to follow all safety requirements, use proper PPE, document work accurately, and carry out additional duties as assigned. This position plays an important role in upholding Alpine Aerotech's high standards of quality, professionalism, and brand excellence.

• Perform maintenance and installation of avionics systems in accordance with applicable drawings and manuals.

• Troubleshoot avionics systems to diagnose and perform adjustments, service, repairs and modifications according to SOPs.

• Perform and document scheduled and unscheduled maintenance.

• Demonstrate capability to understand and perform various technical functions associated to aircraft.

• Assist in the management of inventory.

• Assist in maintaining shop equipment.

• Be prepared to apply safe work practices with proper PPE.

• Fulfill additional duties as required.

• Uphold an unwavering standard of excellence that impeccably represents the Alpine Aerotech brand.

• Graduation from a Transport Canada accredited Aircraft Maintenance Engineer, Category 'E' program.

• Valid driver's license.

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, attention to detail and the ability to generate high quality deliverables.

• Strong time and project management skills and self-motivation.

• Robust interpersonal skills, high emotional intelligence, and professional maturity with demonstrated ability to effectively interact and build professional relationships.

• Awareness of the sensitivity of information received and appropriate handling.

• Know what it means to work smarter, not harder.

Aerotech's compensation offerings are grounded in a pay-for-performance philosophy that recognizes exceptional individual and team performance. Our comprehensive and competitive total rewards package includes: dental, extended health, life insurance, short- and long-term disability, Employee & Family Assistance, Health Spending Account, and an RRSP matching program.

We are committed to employment equity and will consider the qualifications, education, knowledge and experience of all candidates.

The starting rate for this role is $23.00 per hour.

Please note that employment will be conditional upon successful completion of the following:

• Criminal history check

• Driver's Abstract review

Alpine Aerotech is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We are committed to creating a respectful, inclusive and barrier-free workplace that includes and respects a variety of voices, identities, backgrounds, experiences and perspectives to allow our employees to reach their full potential.

We embrace what makes us each unique, and what makes us uniquely Alpine Aerotech. We welcome and encourage applications from Indigenous Peoples, members of racialized groups, visible minorities, people with disabilities and people with diverse gender identities or expressions. People with disabilities who anticipate needing accommodations for any part of the application process are encouraged to contact Human Resources.

We thank all applicants for their interest in Alpine Aerotech, however, only those candidates who are selected will be contacted.