FlightSafety International, the world’s premier professional aviation training company, is seeking dedicated professionals to join its team as Flight Instructors. The Flight Instructor plays a vital role in delivering exceptional ground and simulator flight instruction, adhering strictly to aviation regulations and FlightSafety’s established training principles. This position offers the opportunity to shape the skills and knowledge of aviation professionals from around the globe within a leading organization renowned for its advanced training solutions and simulators.
FlightSafety International is the world’s premier professional aviation training company and supplier of flight simulators, visual systems and displays to commercial, government and military organizations. The company provides training for pilots, technicians and other aviation professionals from 167 countries and independent territories. FlightSafety operates the world’s largest fleet of advanced full-flight simulators and award-winning maintenance training at Learning Centers and training locations in the United States, Canada, France and the United Kingdom.
The responsibilities of the Flight Instructor include, but are not limited to:
The salary range for the Flight Instructor position is $92,575 – $157,550. Compensation is determined based on a variety of factors, including a candidate’s qualifications, education, skills, experience, and current market demands. These factors directly influence the salary/wage offered.
FlightSafety offers a competitive total rewards package. This includes vacation, sick leave, a 401k match, comprehensive healthcare coverage, and a broad range of other valuable benefits designed to support employees.
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to use hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools, or controls; reach with hands and arms; and talk or hear. The employee may also be required to stand; walk; sit; climb or balance; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl; and taste or smell.
Specific physical capabilities required include the physical range of body motion to: Reach, exert pressure, and manipulate rudder controls and/or anti-torque pedals with both feet. Reach and manipulate numerous controls within the simulator device from the Instructor’s chair. Enter and exit the simulator device via the provided ramp. Move between the Instructor station, screen, and podium while instructing in the classroom. Safely exit a malfunctioned simulator device while it is in a severely pitched attitude. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.
The employee must regularly lift and/or move up to 10 pounds and frequently lift and/or move up to 25 pounds.
While performing the duties of this job, the employee frequently works near moving mechanical parts. The employee may work in high, precarious places and in outside weather conditions and is occasionally exposed to wet and/or humid conditions, fumes or airborne particles, toxic or caustic chemicals, extreme cold, extreme heat, risk of electrical shock, risk of radiation, and vibration.
FlightSafety is an Equal Opportunity Employer/Vet/Disabled. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, or disability.