First Officer Candidate (A320 Type Rating Holders)

Job Description

About the Company STARFLYER INC., head office at 6 Kuko Kitamachi, Kokuraminami-ku, Kitakyushu, Fukuoka Prefecture (STARFLYER head office building). Recruitment is handled by the Flight Crew Recruitment team in the Flight Operations Division. Role Overview Mid-career recruitment of flight crew (first officer candidates) holding an A320 type rating. Approximately two positions are available. Duties on joining: flight crew duties. Scope of change: duties determined by the company. Place of work on joining: Kitakyushu Airport or Haneda Airport; training is conducted at the Kitakyushu Airport facility. Scope of change: a location designated by the company; transfers and relocation are possible. Requirements Hold a JCAB Commercial Pilot Licence and an instrument flight certificate Have experience flying as a first officer with a Japanese scheduled airline Hold an A320 type rating, having been away from A320 flying for less than three years Hold an aeronautical radio operator licence (or a licence recognised as equivalent or higher) Hold a valid Class 1 aviation medical certificate Hold aviation English proficiency certification at level 4 or above Applicants who have previously flown for StarFlyer may also apply. What We Offer Employment type: long-term employee (permanent staff); under 60 years of age, as the retirement age is 60 (exception clause no. 1). No fixed contract term. Three-month probationary period from joining. Start date as designated by the company. Working hours: shift work under a variable working hours system, calculated monthly, averaging no more than 40 hours per week over the month. Overtime: yes. Salary: in accordance with company regulations. Pay is calculated under internal regulations based on job content, required qualifications, years of practical experience and previous career history; details are explained individually at interview. Allowances: flight duty allowance, overtime allowance, holiday working allowance, late-night working allowance and others. Pay rises: regular pay rises in accordance with company regulations; pay revision once a year, in April. Bonus: yes. In financial year 2025 it was paid twice, in summer and winter. It may not be paid, depending on company performance. Days off: 121 days per year (around 10 days per month). Leave: annual paid leave, maternity leave before and after childbirth, childcare leave and nursing care leave. Insurance: full social insurance (health insurance, employees' pension insurance, employment insurance and workers' accident compensation insurance). Benefits: regular health checks; defined contribution pension plan (401k); employee shareholding scheme; employee discount travel scheme on StarFlyer and ANA flights; congratulatory and condolence payments; group long-term disability income insurance (GLTD); childcare and nursing care leave. Passive smoking measures: no smoking on board; arrangements vary at other places of work. Additional Information Selection process Send the required documents Document screening First stage selection (interview and flying skills test) Final selection Applicants who pass the document screening are notified of the selection schedule separately. How to apply Email the application documents to dg-pilot-recruit@starflyer.jp. The CV must use the company's specified form, which can be downloaded from the vacancy page in Excel or PDF format, and must be sent as a PDF – not in Excel or image formats such as PNG or JPG. Required application documents: (1) CV on the company-specified form, with a photograph taken within the last three months; (2) work history document (A4 portrait, free format); (3) aviation career record (Form No. 22); (4) a copy of the JCAB Airline Transport Pilot Licence; (5) a copy of the competency certificate, including ratings and limitations, aviation English proficiency certification, instrument flight certificate and the specified pilot competence review/confirmation; (6) a copy of the aeronautical radio operator licence; (7) a copy of the Class 1 aviation medical certificate; (8) copies of aviation medical certificate applications for the past two years; (9) a copy of the final page of the flight log book, or other proof of flight record; (10) proof of flight experience hours by aircraft type; (11) a health declaration on the company-specified form. Questions on eligibility or terms of employment may be sent to the same email address. Telephone enquiries are not accepted. Results of the document screening are sent to the email address given on the CV. Application documents are not returned. Applicants' personal information is used only for selection and recruitment purposes.

Requirements

• Hold a JCAB Commercial Pilot Licence and an instrument flight certificate
• Have experience flying as a first officer with a Japanese scheduled airline
• Hold an A320 type rating, having been away from A320 flying for less than three years
• Hold an aeronautical radio operator licence (or a licence recognised as equivalent or higher)
• Hold a valid Class 1 aviation medical certificate
• Hold aviation English proficiency certification at level 4 or above
• Employment type: long-term employee (permanent staff); under 60 years of age, as the retirement age is 60 (exception clause no. 1). No fixed contract term. Three-month probationary period from joining. Start date as designated by the company.
• Working hours: shift work under a variable working hours system, calculated monthly, averaging no more than 40 hours per week over the month. Overtime: yes.
• Pay rises: regular pay rises in accordance with company regulations; pay revision once a year, in April.
• Days off: 121 days per year (around 10 days per month).
• Leave: annual paid leave, maternity leave before and after childbirth, childcare leave and nursing care leave.
• Passive smoking measures: no smoking on board; arrangements vary at other places of work.
• Send the required documents
• Document screening
• First stage selection (interview and flying skills test)
• Final selection

Benefits

• Salary: in accordance with company regulations. Pay is calculated under internal regulations based on job content, required qualifications, years of practical experience and previous career history; details are explained individually at interview.
• Allowances: flight duty allowance, overtime allowance, holiday working allowance, late-night working allowance and others.
• Bonus: yes. In financial year 2025 it was paid twice, in summer and winter. It may not be paid, depending on company performance.
• Insurance: full social insurance (health insurance, employees' pension insurance, employment insurance and workers' accident compensation insurance).
• Benefits: regular health checks; defined contribution pension plan (401k); employee shareholding scheme; employee discount travel scheme on StarFlyer and ANA flights; congratulatory and condolence payments; group long-term disability income insurance (GLTD); childcare and nursing care leave.