Helicopter Mechanic

Qualifications Required:

• F.A.A. Airframe and Power-plant licenses for at least 24 months (or 12 months plus 4 years military experience) and a valid U.S. Passport.
• Minimum 3 years of rotary-wing (turbine-powered) maintenance experience required.
• Minimum 1 year of Type 1 (Heavy) Blackhawk and Bell Medium maintenance experience required.
• Electrical, hydraulic, fuel, powerplant, drivetrain, and rotor system troubleshooting skills required.
• Experience in maintenance documentation and returning aircraft to service under CFR Title 14 FAR parts 43, and 91.
• Avionics, sheet metal, in addition to track and balance experience preferred.
• Familiarity with long-line vertical reference and emergency fire operations preferred.
• A positive attitude toward employees, supervisors, customers, and vendors.
• Personal flexibility regarding schedules and task assignments, especially with customers and projects, is essential to a successful position with our company.
• Organizational skills, maintaining a clean work area, timely completion of paperwork, communication skills, and an ability to follow-through on all tasks.
• Valuable (common-sense) respectful character traits such as honesty and reliability, with a commitment to safety, sensitivity for customer privacy, and confidentiality for proprietary information.
• The ability to maintain multi-engine aircraft in variable conditions is required.
• A valid (Class A) commercial truck driver’s license with hazmat and tanker endorsements is preferred.
• Currently and actively engaged in UH-60 and/or UH-1H type helicopter maintenance in a field environment (for at least one year out of the last ten years).
• Inspection Authorization, local applicants or a willingness to relocate to Southern California, familiarity with fire-fighting operations, and current AP qualifications will equate to a top candidate for our company.