Director Aviation Training Jobs (NOW HIRING)

The Director of Pilot Training and Standards (DOTS) is responsible for maintaining and improving the operation and quality of all FlightSafety International Training Programs and training delivery at the Learning Center.

Training and Standards Program Activities:

• Supervise the development of standardized courseware documentation.
• New-Hire Instructor onboarding, training, mentoring, and qualification
• Ensure that such materials are prepared and maintained in accordance with all regulatory requirements.
• Review data from Customer requests, Airworthiness Directives and the aircraft manufacturers to determine their applicability for training and checking.
• Propose changes to the approved course, courseware and/or training equipment when applicable or required.
• Coordinate and standardize, by aircraft type, the Pilot Training Programs, classroom media, lesson plans, and Expanded Instructor Action Guides (EIAGs) and all other related courseware pertaining to both the Lead and Associate Centers.
• Supervise and manage Customer training activities.
• Monitor, periodically, through random Quality Assurance observations, the teaching skills of all Pilot Training Instructors, during and beyond the initial period of employment.
• Coordinate with the various regulatory agencies, the Corporate PM "Automated Flight Deck Training, and appropriate FlightSafety International personnel regarding all matters concerning the approval of Flight Training Devices (FTDs) and appropriate training curriculum material.
• Monitor Ground and Flight (Simulator and/or Aircraft) training activities to ensure technical and procedural accuracy.
• Ensure all Pilot Instructors are trained and qualified in accordance with FlightSafety International and regulatory requirements for the Center. Schedule all 'New Hire Instructor' training and supervise their training activities until released to respective Program Manager(s) (PMs).
• Ensure Learning Center compliance with all FlightSafety International and regulatory requirements by periodically comparing said requirements with day-to-day activities and any audit inspection results at the Center.
• Conduct Quality Assurance observations of Pilot Instructors during their initial six (6) months of employment, and randomly thereafter.
• Establish in-house training programs to maintain and improve Instructor teaching skills.
• Establish and implement a professional career development plan for every Instructor in conjunction with that Instructor's interest and ability.
• Provide orientation training and training on usage of appropriate software systems, as required of each employee, as needed.
• Interview prospective teammates, evaluate and recommend employment.
• Direct and/or facilitate departmental staff meetings.

Training Standards - Instructor Activities:

• Maintain Instructor qualification as applicable/required in accordance with regulatory requirements throughout training locations worldwide.
• Responsible for monitoring and ensuring training compliance with FlightSafety International's 'Professional Instructor Handbook" and act as a Ground and Flight (Simulator and/or Aircraft) Instructor, as required.
• In conjunction with DOS, continue to ensure that all Pilot Instructors are fully trained and qualified.
• Recommend Instructors for special designation Regulatory entities.

Mentoring/Managerial Activities:

• Interview prospective teammates, evaluate and recommend employment.
• Provide project direction(s), set priorities and monitor staff achievement.
• Direct and/or facilitate departmental staff meetings.
• Complete Performance Appraisal documents (6-month, annual, promotion) and conduct Performance Appraisal conferences with Teammates.
• Coordinate departmental personnel matters with Teammate Resources.

• Associate degree (A.A) from a two-year college or technical school preferred or equivalent experience.

• Ten (10) years of related experience.
• Three (3) to four (4) years of management experience.

• Management Skills - Demonstrates and understanding of planning, organizing, staffing, directing, and controlling projects and/or costs and resources to achieve desired outcomes."
• Results Oriented - Focuses on results and desired outcomes and how best to achieve them by ensuring that they and others stay focused on the objective and perform in accordance with clear expectations.
• Decision Making - Makes timely, well-informed decisions that take into account the facts, goals and constraints by gathering data and other's input which balances the short and long-term goals needs of the organization.
• Communication - Conveys ideas and facts verbally and in writing by presenting information clearly, concisely, politely and professionally to all appropriate parties while listening carefully to others to ensure information is understood.
• Leadership - Inspires and motivates others to follow by setting clear, meaningful, challenging, and attainable goals and expectations; creating a climate in which teammates want to do their best.
• Basic office equipment (PC/Copier)-Basic office software (Access, MS Word, Outlook)-iOS devices

The physical demands and work environment described here are representative of those that must be met and/or encountered by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.  Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

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 communicate. The employee may be required to stand; walk; sit; positioning oneself and taste or smell.

Must possess physical range of body motion to perform the following: - Reach, exert pressure and manipulate the rudder controls and/or anti-torque with both feet.

• - Reach and manipulate numerous controls within the Simulator device from the Instructor's chair.
• - Enter and exit from the Simulator device via the provided ramp.
• - Move between the Instructor station, screen and podium while instructing in the classroom.
• - Exit from malfunctioned Simulator while the device 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. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.