[Mil] Helicopter QHI – Wales

Heli Preflight; Wales; On-site; GBP 78,000 - 92,000; Full time

Job summary

Ascent Flight Training (Management) Ltd seeks a Maritime Helicopter Instructor to join a experienced, dedicated team operating in a challenging maritime environment at Holyhead.

You will teach the Rotary Wing Maritime (Winching) syllabus, assess trainees, complete sortie reports, and help develop lessons while supporting business continuity.

The role requires Military Rotary Wing background, 1000 hours, maritime flying experience, and proficiency with Windows, Microsoft Office, and Explore.

Qualifications

• Minimum 1000 hours Rotary Wing flying experience.
• Experience flying in a maritime environment.
• Military Rotary Wing background desirable.
• Strong stakeholder and trainee engagement abilities.

Responsibilities

• Teach all aspects of the Rotary Wing Maritime (Winching) Syllabus via briefs, lessons, demonstrations, and sorties.
• Assess trainees; complete sortie reports and end-of-course documentation.
• Assist in developing new lessons and improving existing ones.
• Support the Chief Maritime Instructor and uphold Ascent’s safety culture.

Skills

Rotary Wing flying experience

Maritime environment experience

Military Rotary Wing background

Stakeholder engagement

Tools

Windows

Microsoft Office Suite

Explore

Job description

Valley – Maritime Qualified Helicopter Instructor

Company: Ascent Flight Training
Location: Holyhead, Wales, United Kingdom
Posted: 1 week ago

Description

Ascent Flight Training (Management) Ltd

Competitive Salary Full-time

A day in the life of a Maritime Helicopter Instructor

As one of our team of Maritime Helicopter Instructors you will be part of an experienced, hardworking and dedicated team operating in a challenging maritime environment where no day is the same. Your diverse role will require a wide range of skills.

You will build relationships with our trainees and stakeholders across all areas of the business, customer and supplier organisations to ensure the efficient delivery of airborne and synthetic Rotary Wing Training as part of the UK Military Flying Training System. Your opinion will be valued as we develop our courses to meet the customer’s requirements.

If you are interested in joining our exceptional team, keep reading to find out more details on this exciting role.

You will:

• Teach all aspects of the Rotary Wing Maritime (Winching) Syllabus, by delivering phase briefs, technical lessons, practical demonstrations using state of the art synthetic equipment and airborne sorties.
• Assess trainees by ensuring that syllabus sorties are graded, sortie report forms and end of course documentation is completed.
• Assist in a process of continuous development to create new lessons while maintaining and improving those already established.
• Assist the Chief Maritime Instructor with any other tasks to support Ascent business continuity and resilience.
• Embrace Ascent’s One Team ethos and Total Safety culture.

What will make you successful?

You will already have experience in the Military Rotary Wing environment. You will thrive when working with our trainees, stakeholders and customers across all levels, coupled with your ability to truly understand our trainees. You will have a passion for delivering a world class military flying training system to achieve one mission, as one team.

You will be excited by working in an environment where efficient solutions are the answer, being able to navigate both yourself and stakeholders to a positive solution. You will know the importance of being able to work successfully in situations that can often be pressured, where your initiative and flexibility will be recognised.

You will also:

• Hold medical fitness to conduct the role, either Civilian Class 1 or Military PME and achieve Underwater Escape Training certification
• Have a minimum of 1000 hours Rotary Wing flying experience
• Have experience of flying in a Maritime environment
• Be competent in the use of computer programmes such as Windows, Microsoft Office Suite and Explore.

It would be great, however not essential, if you:

• Hold a recognised instructional category as a current/former military QHI or equivalent
• Have some experience of ab-initio training
• Have some experience as a Helicopter Captain in the Maritime environment
• Have some experience of Rotary Wing synthetic training.

Salary Information: Fully Qualified Salary is £91,577. Training Salary is £78,212