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Flight Operations Inspector Helicopter

Korr Technical Services Ltd has a fantastic opportunity for a Fight Operations Inspector - Helicopters to join our client based in Wellington, New Zealand.

Operating since 2004, the Korr Group has become a key player within the aviation and aerospace sector providing high quality services to a range of clientele. With a focus on Engineering and Maintenance, Flight Operations, Stores and Logistics, our large network of skilled personnel manage contracts across the Asia Pacific region.  The Korr Group team of professionals are dedicated to delivering efficient, cost effective services to achieve key business outcomes for our clients.

About the Organisation

Our client is a statutory organisation tasked to ensure that aviation participants meet New Zealand’s high aviation standards.

About the role

Our clients Helicopter and Agricultural Unit is responsible for regulatory oversight of New Zealand commercial helicopter operators and those fixed-wing operators that conduct agricultural operations. As a Flight Operations Inspector, you will be involved in the safety oversight of organisations operating in the helicopter and agricultural sectors, to assist in ensuring that they have embedded safety-standards and are actively managing their operational risks. In addition, you will be involved in safety education and promotion, spot-checks and investigations.

This role will give you the opportunity to positively influence and improve aviation safety performance by working closely with operators to promote safe practices. You will be required to exercise sound judgement and responsibility within an established operating framework. You will join out client at a time when General Aviation operators are implementing Safety Management Systems.

Skills and experience

To be successful in this role we are looking for a candidate keen to develop as a regulator, with experience applying safety management principles. You will have substantial helicopter pilot experience in a broad range of commercial operations and hold one or more specialist ratings e.g. IFR, instructor, multi-engine, agricultural. It is desirable that you have agricultural aviation operational experience. You will be able to bring your operational knowledge and experience and apply this to your work with our client.

You will have excellent interpersonal skills and work closely with our clients internal and external stakeholders to provide clear and objective advice, and both make and assist with decisions about safety issues. You will be respected by others for your integrity, professionalism and aviation experience and be passionate about improving safety performance in the General Aviation sector. Your systems thinking approach combined with your ability to think critically and solve problems will be of benefit in your day to day work.

In return, you will be given the opportunity to work in a great team. You will be challenged, stretched and rewarded. You will make a very real contribution to aviation safety across a diverse range of operators within the General Aviation sector. You will also receive ongoing professional development to extend your knowledge and skills.

 

Qualifications and experience

Essential – the position holder must have:

• Holds or has held an ICAO recognised professional pilot licence (helicopter) or recognised equivalent experience.
• Experience in flight instruction, multi-engine, IFR, agricultural and/or other specialist operations.

Desirable – it is advantageous if the position holder has:

• High level of relevant technical skill and experience in a broad range of commercial helicopter operations.
• Experience in conducting audits and investigations that involve quality and risk based management systems.
• Experience in applying technical data and procedures relative to helicopter operations.
• Working knowledge of the operational standards, procedures and administrative requirements for helicopter operations covering safety, operations, training, and quality assurance.
• Working knowledge of helicopter and fixed wing agricultural operations.
• Experience in application of formal risk management systems.
• Understanding of the NZ civil aviation legislative and regulatory framework and other statutory requirements affecting the helicopter and agricultural sectors of the aviation industry.
• Ability to build professional and technical credibility, both within the business and industry.
• Core Microsoft and email user.

 

To apply

If this sounds like your next challenge and you have the relevant skills and experience apply now by sending through your CV, covering letter and any supporting documents.

Applications close 8 September at 5pm. 

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