Job Overview
Employment Type
Full-time
Work Schedule
Standard Hours
Benefits
Health Insurance
Dental Insurance
Paid Time Off
Retirement Plan
Professional development opportunities
Equal opportunity employer
Job Description
FlightSafety International is the world's premier professional aviation training company and a leading supplier of flight simulators, visual systems, and displays to commercial, government, and military organizations. Established as a trusted name in the aviation industry, FlightSafety International provides training for pilots, technicians, and other aviation professionals from 167 countries and independent territories, showcasing its global reach and commitment to excellence. The company operates the world's largest fleet of advanced full-flight simulators and offers award-winning maintenance training through its numerous Learning Centers and training locations situated across the United States, Canada, France, and the United Kingdom. This extensive network allows... Show More
Job Requirements
- Associate degree from a two-year college or technical school preferred
- Ten years of related experience
- Three to four years of management experience
- Minimum of six months experience in a teaching or training environment for adults
- Ability to use hands to handle objects, reach with hands and arms, and communicate
- Capability to stand, walk, sit, and position oneself as required
- Physical ability to lift and move up to 25 pounds
- Ability to operate simulator controls and enter/exit simulator devices
- Capability to work near moving parts and in various environmental conditions including extremes of temperature and exposure to fumes
- Vision requirements including close, distance, color, peripheral vision, and depth perception
Job Qualifications
- Associate degree from a two-year college or technical school preferred
- Ten years of related experience
- Three to four years of management experience
- Six months minimum teaching/training experience with adult learners
- Demonstrated management skills including planning, organizing, staffing, directing, and controlling projects
- Results-oriented focus on achieving objectives
- Strong decision-making abilities balancing short and long-term goals
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Proven leadership capabilities to motivate and inspire teams
Job Duties
- Supervise the development of standardized courseware documentation
- Ensure that materials comply with regulatory requirements
- Review data from customer requests, airworthiness directives, and manufacturers for training applicability
- Propose changes to courses, courseware, and training equipment as needed
- Coordinate and standardize pilot training programs, classroom media, lesson plans, and instructor guides by aircraft type
- Manage customer training activities
- Monitor quality assurance through random observations of instructor teaching skills
- Maintain instructor qualifications according to regulations
- Monitor compliance with FlightSafety's Professional Instructor Handbook
- Act as a ground and flight instructor when required
- Provide support and resources to instructors
- Conduct periodic instructor meetings to discuss policies and customer issues
- Evaluate and certify new hire pilot instructors
- Collaborate with Director of Pilot Standards to ensure instructor training
- Recommend instructors for special regulatory designations
- Interview and evaluate prospective team members
- Provide project direction, set priorities, and monitor staff achievements
- Facilitate departmental meetings
- Conduct performance appraisals and conferences
- Coordinate personnel matters with teammate resources
Job Qualifications
Experience
Expert Level (7+ years)
Job Location
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