Chief Flight Inspector jobs in Dayton, OH

Do you want to be a part of a team of aviation innovators who are helping change the industry landscape?

Our client is a leading midstream service provider and owns one of the nation’s premier natural gas liquids systems, connecting NGL supply in the Rocky Mountain, Mid-Continent, and Permian regions with key market centers and an extensive network of natural gas gathering, processing, storage, and transportation assets.

They are currently recruiting for a Director - Flight Operations & Chief Pilot job in Tulsa, OK.

What Is In It For You

Salary: $150,000 - $224,000/yr.

Position Type : Permanent - Full-time

Benefits: Health, Dental, Vision, Life, STD/LTD, Vacation Pay, Sick Pay, Holiday Pay, 401(k)

A Day In The Life of a Director - Flight Operations & Chief Pilot

The position you are applying for is to provide leadership and guidance for the Flight Department to assure safe, efficient, and timely air transportation for company employees and representatives and their associates.

Essential Duties of The Director - Flight Operations & Chief Pilot

• Verify that the company pilots, as well as all contract pilots, are in compliance with Federal Aviation Administration Regulations and are qualified and adept at operating the company aircraft.
• Prepare annual operating budget, which includes all operating expenses. Monitor operating budget monthly.
• Inform and advise management regarding the status and requirements of the aircraft and all other equipment necessary to provide optimum flight services for the company and its associates.
• Establish and maintain records as required by the Federal Aviation Regulations (FAR) and the aircraft manufacturer to ensure the aircraft is in compliance with all applicable Service Bulletins (SB) and Aircraft Directives (AD). Monitor electronic maintenance records maintained by outside services.
• Coordinate aircraft maintenance efficiently so as not to interfere with flight operations.
• Before each flight, ensure all preflight inspections are performed. Verify aircraft databases are current. Review weight and balance, fuel on board, and aircraft performance.
• Prepare flight plans and evaluate weather conditions at the destination as well as in route to ensure optimum safety. Make competent, well-informed decisions about whether or not to proceed as planned, divert, delay, or cancel flights.
• Coordinate aircraft handling and fueling with Fixed Based Operators (FBO).
• Keep informed of the latest developments within the business aviation community, including the FAR and all other Federal, State, Local, and Foreign Regulations affecting flight operations.
• Provide leadership and guidance to flight department personnel to ensure they maintain optimum performance and proficiency. Ensure that personnel are knowledgeable and in compliance with company policies and procedures.
• Establish policies and procedures for pilots to ensure they maintain exceptional knowledge and training to make competent, well-informed decisions. This would include initial training and recurrent training.
• Establish and monitor security procedures to protect the aircraft and company facilities.
• Ensure exemplary customer service is provided to all passengers.
• Responsibilities may include Department of Transportation (DOT) covered functions, including operations, maintenance, or emergency response on a pipeline. Job duties also require the employee to be alert and respond immediately to dangerous or hazardous conditions, where impaired performance, or failure to follow safety precautions, could result in serious injury or property damage.

Education

• Bachelor's Degree required

Experience

• Must have logged a minimum of 3,000 flight hours with 500 flight hours in multi-engine aircraft required
• Must have logged 500 hours as Pilot in Command (PIC) in turbine-powered aircraft required
• Must meet all currency requirements regarding instrument flight time and night landings required
• Challenger 300/350 type rating required

Licenses and Certifications

• Hold an Airline Transport Pilot (ATP) certificate with appropriate type ratings required.
• Pass an annual First Class FAA physical required.
• Be able to pass an instrument competency check in the category of aircraft to be flown required.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Ability to: communicate effectively with flight department personnel, company employees, and their associates.
• Ability to: communicate effectively with Flight Service (FS) and Air Traffic Control (ATC).

Physical Requirements

Strength Factor Rating - Physical Demands/Requirements

• Medium Work - Exerting 20 to 50 pounds of force occasionally and/or 10 to 25 pounds of force frequently and/or greater than negligible up to 10 pounds of force constantly to move objects. Physical Demand requirements are more than those for Light Work.

Working Conditions/Environment

• Employee is subject to inside and outside environmental conditions

Travel Requirements

• Travel required and may include days, nights, weekdays/weekends, overnight

Driving

• Based on assigned tasks, the employee may be given a company vehicle requiring the applicable driver's license.

If you are interested in the Director - Flight Operations & Chief Pilot job in Tulsa, OK, apply today!

This vacancy is being advertised by Total Aviation Staffing, LLC. The services advertised by Total Aviation Staffing, LLC are those of an Employment Agency