Helicopter Mechanic Float (CA)

Job Description

Aircraft Maintenance Technician (AMT) Float, California

• Please note, Float Mechanics are traveling mechanics and do NOT need to reside in the state of California
• $10,000 New Employee Hiring Bonus
• $75,246 - $109,746 annualized starting compensation range DOE
• Float Stipend adds $5.00 / hour
• IA Stipend adds another $1.00 / hour
• Total annualized compensation depends on qualifications, experience, applicable stipends, and geo-modifiers
• Relocation Available

We’re hiring an Aircraft Maintenance Technician Float for Northern California responsible for the overall maintenance and safety of our fleet across multiple locations within the Company footprint.

This technician will be qualified to support our AS350 and EC135 helicopters. This is a key role to ensure our team can safely maintain and deliver timely and high-quality transportation services, care and customer service to patients.

Responsibilities :

• Aircraft Maintenance Technician will perform maintenance services including mechanical inspections, screening, repairs and provide regular statuses to the Lead Technician.
• Manage inventory checks to ensure stock of supplies and equipment, regularly update the equipment tracking log, place replacement requests when necessary and document part expenditures.
• Clearly document service paperwork and FAA information as required and adhere to policies and procedures while complying with the company’s information security standards.
• Take pride in sustaining a safe and clean working environment for the aircraft maintenance team and flight crew.
• Use appropriate communication methods to help facilitate coordination of efforts between departments, vendors and team members.
• Work collaboratively and in a professional manner with all allied health and public safety personnel as well as your fellow AMTs and operations team.
• Must be willing to travel up to 75% of the time to field base locations for maintenance support, as directed. Required travel may include any base location within the REACH Air Medical Services system.
• Must be able to adapt to a new location with limited knowledge of the surrounding area.

Minimum Required Qualifications :

• 3 Years FAA Airframe and Powerplant (A&P) Certificated experience
• Three (3) years turbine powered helicopter experience
• Federal Aviation Regulations knowledge
• Aircraft maintenance systems, records and maintenance support and planning

Preferred :

• Related experience under CFR Parts 133, 135 and 145
• Avionics troubleshooting and electrical repair experience

Physical Requirements :

• Must be able to safely perform work on scaffolding or ladders.
• Must be able to stand, lie, and kneel in awkward positions and spaces for varying time durations.
• Must be able to lift, push, and pull objects weighing ranging from 10- 50 pounds at a time.
• Must be able to lift and / or move up to 150 pounds cumulative with assistance.
• Manual dexterity and physical strength necessary to operate tools, make adjustments and repairs, including use of hands to handle, control, or feel objects, tools, or controls.
• Exposed to loud noise levels, vibrations, test sounds and identify functioning level of aircraft and may require the use of headphones if needed.
• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distant vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and the ability to adjust focus.
• Inspection and repair of aircraft requires good visual acuity and eye-hand coordination.
• See differences between colors, shades, and brightness.
• Must be acceptable in accordance with the FAA drug and alcohol testing program.
• Frequent hands to key ability to input data and information.
• Coordinate multiple tasks simultaneously.

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