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Pilot - PC-12 - First Officer

companyTradewind Aviation
locationUnited States
PublishedPublished: Published 6 months ago
First officer / Co-Pilot
Not specified

Aircraft type

Pilatus

Areas of operation

United States
Job Type

Full-time

Description

Company Overview:

Tradewind Aviation is a leading Part 135 commuter and on-demand private charter operator with operational bases at the Waterbury/Oxford, CT (OXC), Westchester, NY (HPN) and San Juan, PR (SJU) airports. Founded by aviation enthusiasts in 2001 on premise that all flights deserve the highest quality aircraft, crew and service, Tradewind provides personal air travel-both private and scheduled service-throughout North America and the Caribbean.

For more details, visit www.flytradewind.com

Primary Responsibility:

Tradewind Pilatus PC-12 Pilots are responsible for safe and efficient flight operations as part of a formal two-pilot crew. Tradewind Pilots are aviation professionals who maintain the highest standards of safety and customer service.

Compensation:
  • Competitive Salary established pay scale including yearly increases and bonuses
  • Most pilots earn well above the starting salary
  • Starting Salary: $50,000 a year
  • Volunteer Pay: SIC - $450 per day
  • Per Diem: $3.21 Domestic and International per duty hour
  • Overnight Pay: $20 Domestic, $35 International
  • Flight Duty Pay: All legs flown over leg 6 is an additional $125 per leg

Team Member Benefits:
  • United Healthcare Three-tier Medical PPO, Prescription, Vision, Dental (after 30 days)
  • Available Flexible Spending Healthcare Account - Medical and Dependent Care
  • Global Emergency Services
  • PREFERRED RATES AND GUARANTEED ISSUE FOR: Voluntary Accident, Life Insurance, Critical Illness, and Legal Plans
  • 401K Plan with Tradewind Aviation matching team member contributions
  • Paid Time Off: vacation, sick, maternity/paternity, bereavement days with vacation sell back (18 vacation, 6 sick days a year - starting first year)
  • Standby travel on select Tradewind scheduled flights
  • ZED fair travel is available on Delta, JetBlue, United, Spirit, and several other major & regional airlines (after 6 months)
  • Discounts on hotels, rental cars, wireless, shipping, and more

Position-Specific Benefits:
  • Company paid uniforms
  • Paid housing when relocated away from the base
  • Cockpit Access Security System (CASS)
  • Known Crewmember (KCM) - available for purchase by team member
  • Pilots keep all hotel and frequent flyer points

Requirements

Education Requirements:
  • High School Diploma or GED
  • Aviation Related College Degree preferred, but not required
  • Successful completion of a Part 61 or 141 Flight Training Program

Qualifications, Certificates, Licenses & Document Requirements:
  • Valid unrestricted driver's license
  • Valid unrestricted passport
  • FAA First Class Medical
  • FAA Commercial Pilot Certificate with Airplane Single-Engine Land (ASEL)
  • FAA Instrument Rating
  • FCC Restricted Radiotelephone Operator Permit

Experience & Professional Skills:
  • 800 hours total time preferred
  • 75 hours night preferred
  • CFI, CFII preferred
  • Current IFR knowledge and experience
  • Thorough knowledge of Garmin 430 Avionics preferred
  • Previous customer service experience

United Aviate Participants - Reduced Hours Requirements:
  • 600 hours total time - United Aviate Program
  • 500 hours total time - United Aviate Academy
  • 300 hours total time - United Aviate Academy with Recommendation

JetBlue Participants - Reduced Hours Requirements:
  • 600 hours total time

Work Environment & Culture Skills:
  • Basic MS Office knowledge, computer software & internet proficiency.
  • Able to speak, read, understand, and write English.
  • A motivated, resourceful, energetic, organized individual and able to manage and be managed.
  • Someone who is reliable, and punctual.
  • Able to respect and maintain confidentiality while ethical, trustworthy with sensitive information.
  • Service oriented and able to work at a fast pace and handle stress and problematic issues well with a good attitude.
  • Able to communicate effectively and work within a team-focused environment.
  • Outgoing personality with expertise at developing relationships and respectful of diverse populations and cultures.
  • Pass DOT/FAA compliant pre-employment drug screen and background check.
  • Good Citizen with Good Moral Character.

Physical Requirements:

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by a team member to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.
  • Regularly required to stand, sit, talk, hear and use hands and fingers to operate a computer and telephone keyboard.
  • Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.
  • Load and unload aircraft as necessary.
  • Moderate to heavy lifting is required (up to 70lbs).

Location Requirements:
  • Operation bases in Waterbury-Oxford Airport - Oxford, CT (OXC), Westchester County Airport - White Plains, NY (HPN), Luis Muñoz Marín International Airport - Carolina, Puerto Rico (SJU), and Stuart, FL (SUA).
  • Must be able to relocate within 90 minutes from the base.
  • Due to our operations, this position is NOT commutable.
  • There will be no relocation package for this position.

Shift Requirements:
  • Schedules differ with base location, but you can expect to be scheduled 4 days per week.
  • Schedules are released up to 30 days in advance.
  • Guaranteed 13 days off a month, any less than would be paid as a Volunteer Day.
  • Must be available for assigned shifts; including nights, weekends and holidays.

Other Requirements:
  • Must be at least 18 years of age.
  • Must be legally authorized to work in the United States.

International Candidates:
  • Able to work and travel within and outside the United States and assigned territories freely.
  • Hold a non-conditional, non-expired green card and legally authorized to work in the United States.
  • Hold a valid unrestricted foreign passport with appropriate visas.

Salary Description

50,000 a year