Aircraft Maintenance Engineer, Apprentice

Full Time

Prince Albert SK

Join our aviation-passionate team based in the land of living skies, Saskatchewan, a great place to live and raise your family. We are Saskatchewan's largest full-service airline and here is your opportunity to join us and work with colleagues who will bring out the best of you. At Rise Air, we offer more than a job, we offer the opportunity to live and work in a vibrant, affordable, growing province, a positive environment, inspiring culture, strong values and career growth.

Rise Air is proudly 100 per cent Indigenous owned. We work together with our ownership, communities, stakeholders and industry partners to strengthen Indigenous employee relationships.

Job Purpose

Under the direction of the Base Engineer, this position is responsible for completing the day-to-day maintenance activities on our fleet of fixed-wing aircraft in accordance with Transport Canada approved standards. The aircraft maintenance engineer apprentice will complete all tasks required to obtain their Aircraft Maintenance Engineer License.

Primary Responsibilities

• Complete each task and associated maintenance documentation in an appropriate, safe, and timely manner.
• Maintain close communication with senior maintenance personnel to ensure that mandated job processes and methodologies are understood and adhered to.
• Report any defect that is noted while performing maintenance tasks.
• Ensure that all components installed on aircraft are pre-approved and properly certified.
• Accurately account for all completed maintenance tasks by maintaining an up-to-date logbook.
• Assist in keeping the maintenance office, hangar, and shop areas clean and ensure equipment is appropriately stored/returned after tasks are completed.
• Attend training courses as approved and required.

Qualifications

Typically, the knowledge and skills required for this position include a high school diploma or equivalent, and the successful completion of a diploma in Aircraft Maintenance from a Transport Canada-approved educational institution. Knowledge and understanding of Canadian Aviation Regulations and previous experience working in an aviation environment is considered an asset.

Skills, knowledge, and abilities include:

• Ability to hold and maintain a class 5 valid driver's license.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills.
• Sound problem solving, decision-making, analytical thinking, planning, prioritization, and execution skills.
• Ability to take initiative and ownership of projects and tasks and execute effectively and in a timely manner.

As this is a Safety Sensitive Position, selected candidate(s) must test negative for impairing substances and alcohol prior to employment. Only applicants who are selected for further screening will be contacted.

Rise Air is committed to employment equity, diversity and inclusion and we actively support career opportunities for Indigenous people. We work towards creating a respectful environment to explore, learn and communicate and our programs are directly influenced by our organizational values of safety, service, integrity, sustainability and passion. We actively recruit individuals who add their diverse voices and contributions that define the success of our company. All qualified candidates are encouraged to apply; however, in accordance with Canadian immigration requirements, Canadian citizens and permanent residents will be given priority. If you have a disability or medical necessity, please notify us and we will work together on your accommodation request.

Preference is given to qualified Indigenous applicants who apply for positions with Rise Air.

We respectfully acknowledge that we are situated on the territories of Indigenous peoples who have occupied these lands for thousands of years, including the First Nations of Treaty 6 (Saskatoon, Prince Albert, La Ronge), Treaty 8 (Black Lake, Fond du Lac, Stony Rapids, Uranium City), and Treaty 10 (Lac la Ronge, Hatchet Lake, Wollaston Lake, Buffalo Narrows), as well as other on-Treaty First Nations and Metis. We recognize that we benefit from the lands. We are dedicated to ensuring that the spirit of reconciliation is honoured and respected and together we are inspiring Indigenization at the heart of Rise Air.