Pilot - Saskatoon Base

STARS Air Ambulance; Saskatoon; On-site; CAD 75,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

STARS Air Ambulance is seeking a dedicated Pilot for their Saskatoon base. This full-time role involves safely operating aircraft while delivering vital medical services. With a commitment to training and community impact, Pilots at STARS play a crucial role in saving lives and ensuring high standards of care.

Benefits

Comprehensive health and dental benefits

Free parking

Supportive team environment

Qualifications

• A valid Commercial Rotary Wing Licence is required.
• Minimum of 500 hours of helicopter experience.
• Ability to work day and night shifts.

Responsibilities

• Safely pilot STARS aircraft ensuring operational safety.
• Maintain a category 1 aviation medical.
• Complete required training standards and keep licensing up to date.

Skills

Operational Safety

Crisis Management

Team Coordination

Education

Commercial Rotary Wing Licence

Helicopter Airline Transport Licence

Job description

Pilot

Employment Type: Full Time

Why STARS

At STARS, we come to work every day with a purpose…to save lives. Whether you work in the aircraft or at one of our six bases, everyone at STARS plays a vital role in helping to provide critical care, anywhere. Since flying our first mission in 1985, we have never lost sight of what is most important – our VIPS, or Very Important Patients.

Each year, we fly over 3,000 missions, providing world class critical medical care whenever and wherever we are needed, and every team member contributes to helping that VIP. We are a lifeline to the community when time and clinical expertise can make all the difference.

We are currently looking for a Pilot at our Saskatoon base in the Aviation department.

*Please note: you must be available for the AH145 training course start date of: October 4, 2025.

Being a Pilot with STARS is about so much more than flying an aircraft – it’s about being a beacon of hope when the unimaginable happens.Our Pilots undergo extensive, ongoing training each year to ensure they are at the top of their game, ready to respond no matter the conditions.

Key Responsibilities:

• Safely and effectively pilot STARS aircraft
• Maintain a category 1 aviation medical
• Maintain currency and proficiency with respect to:
  • • Aircraft flown
    • Regulations
    • Publications
    • Training standards
    • Licensing requirements

Qualifications & Requirements:

• A valid Commercial Rotary Wing Licence
• A minimum of 500 hours of helicopter experience
• 300 hours PIC
• Multi-Engine and Night/IFR experience desirable (for those applicants that require Night/IFR ratings, if you are eligible and selected, you may qualify for financial support through our Pilot Pathways Program
• Helicopter Airline Transport Licence exams completed
• Group 4 Instrument rating
• Valid Class 1 medical
• Airbus H145 type rating will be considered an asset
• Ability to successfully complete the Controlled Goods Security Assessment Application for Night Vision Goggle purposes
• Immunization records with required vaccinations
• The position requires the applicant to work a schedule of day and night shifts to make our 24/7/365 patient care mission possible

Bona Fide Occupational Statement

• All STARS Pilot roles are physically demanding and require overall strength, flexibility, and cardiovascular capabilities.
• All Pilot roles have bona fide occupational requirements, e.g., physical standards, that are integral to fulfilling the role. These are detailed in the Pilot Physical Demands Analysis that is shared during the recruitment selection process.
• All Pilot roles are required to wear personal protective equipment.

Health & Safety Requirements

This position has been identified as safety sensitive. Employment of the preferred candidate will be conditional upon successful completion of required pre-employment Alcohol and Drug test, Physical Fitness to Work assessment, Audiometric testing, as well as providing proof of immunizations.

What we offer

At STARS, every day we come to work with a purpose, to save lives. Maybe that’s your purpose too.

We provide a strong total reward offering inclusive of a salary tailored to your education and experience, comprehensive organization-paid health and dental benefits, free parking and more. But the real reward is joining a legacy – a legacy of lives saved, of hope in the fact of the unimaginable, and of pride in making a difference.

When you join STARS, you become part of a community that knows we’re stronger together. It takes a team to deliver the highest standards of care, and we need you to help us be our best.

Elevate your career. Be part of something bigger. Be part of STARS.

How to Apply/ Deadline to apply:

If you are the person we are looking for and would like to make a difference with your career, please make sure to apply by closing date: July 15, 2025.

Want to learn more?

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