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Helicopter Mechanic (Area AMT), Salinas, CA
- $75,246- $109,746 annualized starting compensation range (includes 20 geo-modifier)
- IA stipend adds another $1.00/hr
- Area Mechanic stipend adds $1.92/hr
- Total annualized compensation depends on qualifications, experience, applicable stipends and geo-modifiers
- New Employee 10K Sign on Bonus
- Relocation Available in Some Locations
We’re hiring an Aircraft Maintenance Technician (Area AMT) 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 EC135. 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 or Regional Maintenance Manager.
- 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.
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 Qualifications:
- Related experience under CFR Parts 133, 135 and 145
- EC135 experience
- 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.
For questions please contact Sarah Kelly, Recruiter at Sarah.Kellygmr.net (503) 312-0596
Why Choose REACH? As a quality air medical transport service, REACH is one of Global Medical Response’s (GMR) family of solutions. Our GMR teams deliver compassionate, quality medical care, primarily in the areas of emergency and patient relocation services. View the stories on how our employees provide care to the world at www.AtaMomentsNotice.com. Learn how our values are at the core of our services and vital to how we approach care and check out our comprehensive benefit options at GlobalMedicalResponse.com/Careers.
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