Jet First Officer

Description

Aero Charter Inc – St. Louis’s top charter jet company and FBO – is looking for talented and skilled individuals like yourself to join our growing team.

For more than 40 years, Aero Charter has been the St. Louis region’s total aviation solution, specializing in aircraft management and charter services. As a vertically integrated company, Aero Charter also offers full FBO service, maintenance, avionics, flight crews, and acquisitions.

Aero Charter prides itself on our exceptional customer service each and every day. Our employees are a crucial component in this mission. From our pilots to our maintenance specialists, every team member has a direct impact on our success and our customers’ satisfaction.

Responsibilities:

• Act as Second-In-Command for our fleet of Citation XLS/XLS aircraft.
• Become and maintain type rated in Citation CE560-XL.
• Adhere to the rules and regulations of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Standard Operating Procedures (SOP) and company general operations manual as applicable.
• Comply with customer schedules.
• Ensure the aircraft is safe and operates efficiently.
• Ensure the aircraft is clean and prepared for flight with all provisions on board for the safety and comfort of our passengers.
• Study the weather conditions and forecasts for the departure airport, flight planned route, destination and alternate airports.
• Prepare flight plans, calculate weight and balance, fuel on board, and performance charts.
• Communicate maintenance issues and ensure required services are communicated to maintenance personnel.

Advantages for working at Aero Charter:

• Charter company with a diverse fleet of light and mid-size cabin class aircraft
• Company iPad and iPhone for efficient operations
• Competitive compensation
• Great teamwork environment
• Outstanding equipment
• Competitive work schedules, with limited overnights. Pilots are scheduled off every other weekend and receive two additional days off each month.

Benefits:

• Medical, Dental and Vision Insurance
• Flexible Spending Account
• Company-paid Basic Life Term and Long-Term Disability Insurance
• Paid Time Off
• Flexible Schedule
• 401(k), with company match
• Referral Program

Qualifications

Minimum Qualifications:

• FAA certified commercial/single-engine/multi-engine/instrument rating
• 1,000 hours Total Flying Time
• 500 hours as Pilot-In-Command
• Single-engine/Multi-engine/Complex aircraft experience
• Willing to relocate and live within 1-hour drive time of the Spirit of St. Louis Airport in Chesterfield, Missouri

Preferred Qualifications:

• CFI, CFII, MEI
• 150 hours Multi Engine Flying Time
• Turbo Prop PIC experience
• Bachelor’s Degree
• Charter or other corporate flight experience

Physical Requirements:

• Prolonged periods sitting at a desk and working on a computer.
• To reasonably replicate the loading of equipment and a donor on the med bed, the pilot must be able to lift 75 lbs. to a height of 50 inches.
• To reasonably replicate accessing the oxygen mask, the pilot must be able to while seated with right arm straight out to side, elbow bent at 90 angle with forearm up exert a 5 lbs. pull in a forward/downward motion.
• To reasonably replicate manipulating controls on the center console, the pilot must be able to while seated with right arm straight out to side, elbow bent at a 90 angle with forearm straight down must have sufficient grip strength to turn knobs.
• To reasonably replicate manipulating the flight controls, the pilot must be able to while seated with the left arm at their side, elbow at a 90 angle with the forearm straight forward exert a 15 lbs. pull from the neutral position and 15 lbs. push from the neutral position.
• To reasonably replicate manipulating the throttle, the pilot must be able to while seated with right arm at a 60 angle between torso and upper arm and elbow bent at 90 angle with the forearm forward exert a 15 lbs. push from the neutral position and a 15 lbs. pull from the neutral position.
• The pilot must have sufficient dexterity in both hands to turn knobs and manipulate toggle switches.

EEO Statement:

Aero Charter Inc is an equal opportunity employer. We do not and shall not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion (creed), gender, gender expression, age, national origin (ancestry), disability, marital status, sexual orientation, or military status, in any of its activities or operations.

Salary : $75,000