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About Pella Corporation

As the #1 most-preferred national window and door brand by homeowners across the country, Pella Corporation leads the industry in innovation and design. Founded in 1925, today the Pella Family of Brands encompasses a robust product offering sold and installed through various channels. We are a growing, privately owned company with 20 manufacturing locations and over 10,000 team members in the U.S. and Canada. Pella is consistently recognized as a great place to work by Newsweek, Forbes and Glassdoor, having most recently been named to America's Greatest Workplaces for Diversity by Newsweek in 2024, as well as Forbes' 2024 Best Employers for Women and Best-In-State Employer in Iowa. We have also received numerous accolades for innovation and design, including Fast Company's Best Workplaces for Innovators in 2024 and Most Innovative Manufacturers for 2022 and 2023.

At Pella, our team cares deeply, learns continuously and achieves results that go beyond. We encourage creative thinking that seeks out and includes diverse perspectives. And we empower you to do the work you're most proud of - that's why we offer individualized talent development plans, cross-functional experiences and opportunities for career advancement through personal and professional development.

With talent just like you, we are imagining, building and fighting for a brighter future for generations to come. Ready to find a career that sparks your passion?

Corporate Pilot (Captain) 

Pella, Iowa 

Take your aviation career to the executive level! Pella Corporation, a thriving, privately held company, is seeking to add an experienced Corporate Pilot to safely and professionally operate our company-owned aircraft, transporting senior leaders and valued customers. This is a unique opportunity to combine technical excellence with a customer-focused, corporate environment.  

This opportunity offers:

• Approximately 350 flight hours annually, with minimal weekend travel and the opportunity to be home most evenings-spending over 300 nights per year at home. 
• Flight schedules that are planned and communicated at least two weeks in advance, supporting strong work-life balance. 
• Trips that primarily involve transporting external customers (~40%), Pella team members (~30%), and board/executive leadership (~30%). 
• A generous benefits package, including 20 days of vacation available starting on your first day of employment.

If you thrive on responsibility, precision, and flying with purpose-this seat is yours.  

Essential Duties & Responsibilities: 

• Operate Pella Corporation aircraft with an emphasis on safety, security, efficiency, and quality-upholding safety is paramount.  
• Exercise pilot in command authority of assigned flights and serve as the final authority on the safe conduct of those flights. Act with uncompromising integrity by doing the right thing without bending principles for convenience, expediency, or needs of the moment. 
• Understand and ensure compliance with applicable FARs and Pella Corporation's Flight Operations Manual. 
• Participate in the SMS by reporting safety hazards and concerns to identify risks and promote safety. 
• File flight plans and interpret weather data and NOTAMs based on flight plan. 
• Determine aircraft airworthiness through thorough preflight and postflight inspections and clearly report discrepancies to maintenance in a timely manner. 
• Represent Pella Corporation at an executive level when dealing with business associates, officials, and customers. 
• Obtain an FAA Type Rating for all company aircraft and maintain appropriate currency and certification requirements. 
• Complete ancillary duties, as assigned. These may include non-flying duties with other team members to ensure that the equipment, facilities, and crew members continuously meet or exceed Pella Corporation standards. 

Minimum Qualifications:

• Airline Transport Pilot (ATP) Certificate 

• FAA First Class Medical Certificate 
• 3,000 hours Total Airplanes 
• 1,000 hours Pilot in Command  
• 1,000 hours Turbojet 
• Type Rating in Learjet 45XR (LR-45) &/or Citation Sovereign+ (CE-680) (preferred) 

Education & Experience: 

• Six years of related experience and/or training. 
• Bachelor's degree from four-year college or university preferred. 

Desired Characteristics: 

• Strong communicator - professional, clear, concise, and transparent. 
• Shows discernment - treats sensitive and confidential information appropriately. 
• Quality-driven - delivers best-in-class experience. 
• Servant leader - sees the needs of others and acts without being asked.  

Computer Skills:

• Comfortable operating Microsoft Office Suite. 
• Must be able to operate Foreflight for iPad application and other related software applications onboard aircraft. 

Certificates, Licenses, & Registrations: 

• Must possess an FAA Airline Transport Pilot (ATP) Certificate  
• May possess Commercial Certificate if ATP minimum standards are met 
• Must possess and maintain an FAA First Class Medical 
• Must possess a current US Passport