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Job Details

Captain - Air Transport

Employer

WestJet Encore Ltd.

Date Posted

September 18, 2024

Languages

English
  • Location Calgary, AB
  • Earnings $112.00 hourly
  • Work Hours 75 to 85 hours per month
  • Position Permanent Full Time
  • Vacancies 15  Vacancies
  • Closing Date Oct 18, 2024
Job Requirements

Employer

WestJet Encore Ltd.

Languages

English

Education

Secondary (high) school graduation certificate

Work site environment

Commercial aviation

Work setting

  • Various locations
  • Outside Canada
  • Willing to relocate

Tasks

  • Fly fixed wing aircrafts or helicopters
  • Follow emergency procedures to compensate for equipment malfunction or failure
  • Monitor operation of engine and aircraft systems during flight
  • Perform post-flight inspections
  • Record equipment malfunctions and corrective actions taken during flight
  • 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

Supervision

3-4 people

Certificates, licences, memberships, and courses 

  • Commercial Pilot Licence - fixed wing
  • Airline Pilot Transport Licence - fixed wing
  • Restricted Radiotelephone Operator Licence
  • Multi-instrument Flight Rating

Security and safety

  • Criminal record check
  • Airport security clearance
  • Medical exam

Transportation/travel information

  • Willing to travel
  • Willing to travel regularly
  • Travel expenses paid by employer
  • Parking paid by employer
  • Willing to travel cross-border
  • Willing to travel for extended periods

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
  • Ability to distinguish between colours
  • Sitting

Personal suitability

  • Excellent oral communication
  • Excellent written communication
  • Organized
  • Team player
  • Accurate
  • Client focus
  • Efficient interpersonal skills
  • Flexibility
  • Initiative
  • Judgement
  • Reliability
  • 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?
  • Do you currently reside in proximity to the advertised location?
  • Do you have the above-indicated required certifications?

Experience

5 years or more

Health benefits

  • Dental plan
  • Disability benefits
  • Health care plan
  • Paramedical services coverage
  • Vision care benefits

Financial benefits

  • As per collective agreement
  • Bonus
  • Life insurance
  • Registered Retirement Savings Plan (RRSP)

Long term benefits

Tax-Free Savings Account (TFSA)

Other benefits

  • Learning/training paid by employer
  • On-site amenities
  • On-site recreation and activities
  • Paid time off (volunteering or personal days)
  • Parking available
  • Travel insurance

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Interest Codes & Abilities
The Captain - Air Transport is part of the following larger National Occupational Classification (NOC).

Interest Codes

Pilots
OBJECTIVE

Interest in driving - operating fixed-wing aircraft and helicopters to provide services such as search-and-rescue operations, aerial surveying and spraying and crop dusting

INNOVATIVE

Interest in analyzing information to test new aircraft to evaluate performance

DIRECTIVE

Interest in speaking with crews to direct their activities during flights as captain or co-pilot and in performing captain's duties as first officer, if required; in training other pilots on new equipment, and in preparing them for examinations to validate and upgrade existing licences

Reading Interest Codes
A Quick Guide

The interest code helps you figure out if you’d like to work in a particular occupation. 

It’s based on the Canadian Work Preference Inventory (CWPI), which measures 5 occupational interests: Directive, Innovative, Methodical, Objective, and Social.

Each set of 3 interest codes for this NOC group is listed in order of importance.

A code in capital letters means it’s a strong fit for the occupation.

A code in all lowercase letters means the fit is weaker.

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Abilities

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General Learning Ability

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Visual Abilities

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Form Perception

Clerical Perception

Physical Abilities

Motor Coordination

Finger Dexterity

Manual Dexterity

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