aerial sprayer - Jobs in Wetaskiwin, AB

Job Description

• Work Term: Seasonal
• Work Language: English
• Hours: 40 hours per week
• Education: Other trades certificate or diploma
• Experience: 3 years to less than 5 years
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
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
Certificates, licences, memberships, and courses
• Commercial Pilot Licence - fixed wing
• Commercial Pilot Licence - rotors
• First Aid Certificate
Security and safety
• Criminal record check
• Medical exam
Transportation/travel information
• Own vehicle
• Valid drivers 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
Screening questions
• Are you available for shift or on-call work
• 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 currently reside in proximity to the advertised location
• Do you have previous experience in this field of employment
• Do you have the above-indicated required certifications
Financial benefits
• Bonus
Other benefits
• On-site housing options
• Team building opportunities
• Parking available
• Variable or compressed work week

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