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Aviation Recruiting, LLC San Juan, Puerto Rico Puerto Rico, International:
Company has strategically placed four oil spill response bases across the United States for responding to oil spills in US territorial waters for Marine Spill Response Corporation. Each base has three pilots and one King Air aircraft that provide 24 hour support, 365 days per year. The OSR pilot/mechanic role exists to provide safe and efficient operation of the aircraft which could be activated to respond to a spill anywhere across the United States. The aircraft and two pilot crew must be airborne within three hours of a customer activation for an oil spill or quality assurance drill.
Job Responsibilities:
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Company has strategically placed four oil spill response bases across the United States for responding to oil spills in US territorial waters for Marine Spill Response Corporation. Each base has three pilots and one King Air aircraft that provide 24 hour support, 365 days per year. The OSR pilot/mechanic role exists to provide safe and efficient operation of the aircraft which could be activated to respond to a spill anywhere across the United States. The aircraft and two pilot crew must be airborne within three hours of a customer activation for an oil spill or quality assurance drill.
Job Responsibilities:
- Available and prepared to fly except during agreed time off (coordinated with the base’s other two pilot’s schedules and with management approval) and complete other duties as assigned
- Work at the hangar as needed (usually two days per week, on rare occasions more) to complete the weekly 1-2 hour training flight, aircraft maintenance and related paperwork, equipment maintenance, spray system maintenance and calibration, aircraft and engine washing, base inventories, parts ordering, facility maintenance and other general ground support duties
- Trained for low altitude over water spraying (75’ ASL), spotting (directing C-130 aircraft where to spray), observing (oil spill reporting) and aerial tracking (directing oil cleanup vessels)
- Trained to load dispersant by loading water for the monthly low altitude practice spray flight
- Maintain landing and instrument currency by participating on weekly training flights
- Able to be away from home to respond to an oil spill for at least one month at a time (on average expect to respond to one oil spill every ten years)
- Assist other company business segments as assigned or requested to gain additional flight and maintenance experience (some pilots spend 2-4 weeks per year on other company projects, more is sometimes available if requested)
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