aerial crop duster - Taber, Canada - Kinniburgh Spray Service Ltd.

Description

• Work Term: Seasonal
• Work Language: English
• Hours: 40 to 60 hours per week
• Education: No degree, certificate or diploma
• Experience: 5 years or more

Work site environment

• Commercial aviation
• Outdoors
• At heights
• Dangerous
• Noisy
• Non-smoking
• Crop dusting and spraying
• Forest firefighting

Work setting

• Rural area
• Staff accommodation available

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
• 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
• First Aid Certificate
• Visual Flight Rating

Flight instructor ratings

• General flight
• Airplane

Security and safety

• Bondable
• Criminal record check
• Medical exam

Transportation/travel information

• Vehicle supplied by employer
• Valid driver's licence
• Willing to travel
• Willing to travel regularly
• Travel expenses paid by employer

Work conditions and physical capabilities

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

Personal suitability

• Excellent oral communication
• Excellent written communication
• Organized
• Team player
• Accurate
• Client focus
• Efficient interpersonal skills
• Flexibility
• Initiative
• Judgement
• Values and ethics

Screening questions

• Are you available for the advertised start date?
• Do you have previous experience in this field of employment?
• Do you have the above-indicated required certifications?