Chief Pilot

This is a full time/direct hire position offering a competitive salary with full benefits package.

Title of position: FAR 91 Chief Pilot - Lear 60XR and King Air 350

Employment location: Birmingham, AL (candidate must reside full time within 1 hour drive to BHM Airport)

JOB SUMMARY and SCHEDULE INFORMATION
- FAR 91 corporate flight department looking to hire a Chief Pilot to manage both their Lear 60XR and King Air 350 aircraft. Both aircraft are always flown with two pilots, except when the King Air 350 is being flown to maintenance facility.
- Candidate must be available 5 days per week with frequent weekend work. The employer does not fly every day of the week, but they do fly frequently on the weekends and before and after holiday trips.
- Candidate must be able to stay overnight with the plane on longer trips. Employer will provide company credit card for expenses when traveling (FBO fees, fuel, rental car, hotel, etc.).

JOB DUTIES
1. Keep up with and manage all maintenance of both the Lear 60XR aircraft and the King Air 350 aircraft.
2. Maintain a good working relationship with hangar management/line crew.
3. Maintain flight schedules on an Outlook calendar that can be shared and viewed by all flight staff and company management.
4. Manage two pilots that report to the Chief Pilot position (One King Air 350 Captain and one Lear 60XR Captain).
5. Manage contract pilots when needed. If the contract pilots are flying as a Captain on Employer aircraft, ensure that the contract pilot is pre-approved before flight(s).
6. Select FBO when traveling.
7. Assist passengers with luggage.
8. Organize rental cars when needed.
9. Select FBO when traveling.

QUALIFICATIONS:
• Experience flying Part 91 is preferred
• ATP license
• 3000 hrs min. total time
• MUST be typed in the LR60 (with a min. of 500 flight time in Lear 60)
• Must be able to qualify for and successfully obtain King Air 350 (BE300) type rating - training costs paid for by employer
• First Class Medical
• US Passport

RELOCATION:
- Employer will pay reasonable relocation costs to the Birmingham, AL area
- Before and during the relocation period, the Employer will pay travel and lodging costs associated with traveling to/from the Birmingham, AL area.
- Employer can provide a rental house near the BHM airport in Birmingham, AL

- Duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice.
- Hire Aviation is an Equal Opportunity Employer and Recruiting Agency. It is our policy, from recruitment through employment, to provide equal opportunity at all times without regard to age, race, creed, color, national origin, gender, disability, marital status, or sexual orientation.