Aircraft Captain

Work Flexibility: Onsite

What you will do:

As an Aircraft Captain for Stryker, you will be part of a high functioning team of dedicated aviation professionals tasked with providing world-class corporate travel to international destinations all around the world. You will be joining a ‘work family’ of colleagues that support each other both personally and professionally. Even though we are driven, we value a healthy work / life balance. So, if our core values of Integrity, Accountability, People and Performance align with your own, we encourage you to apply to join our team!

• Perform duties to provide Stryker Corporation with a world class Corporate Aviation Service, maintaining the highest degree of safety, security, flexibility, reliability, and value.

• Checking weather, all applicable NOTAMs where available, and determining fuel, oil and oxygen requirements;

• Determining the aircraft weight and balance;

• Ensuring that all flight planning requirements have been met, including contingencies if the flight cannot be completed as planned;

• Ensuring that the aircraft is airworthy, duly registered and that the documentation specified in section 3.1.2 are on board the aircraft.

• Ensuring that aircraft crew members have valid licenses, medical certificates and passports and visas if and when required;

• Ensuring that a flight will not be commenced, or will not be continued beyond the nearest suitable airport if a flight crew member is incapacitated;

• Completing an aircraft pre-flight inspection before each departure;

• Briefing the passengers in accordance with the requirements specified in section 4.18;

• Operating the aircraft in accordance with operator procedures and aircraft limitations;

• Ensuring compliance with customs, immigration and cabotage laws;

• Notifying authorities of any accident, suspected communicable disease, acts of unlawful interference, or landing at an airport other than a State’s international airport caused by circumstances beyond the control of the PIC;

• Completing the journey log book or general declaration, when required;

• Completing all post flight duties, including notification to the company of any deviation from the planned itinerary or overnight location;

• Recording flight times and aircraft defects; and

• Participating actively in Stryker’s Safety Management System, e.g. regular filing of risk assessments and safety reports.

 
What you need:
 
Required:

• Airline Transport Pilot License

• First Class Medical Certificate

• Valid aeronautical radiotelephone license

• Demonstrate the ability to communicate effectively in the English language

• Able to execute command and decision making

• Ability to travel to international destinations worldwide with no restrictions

• International experience as crewmember outside of North / Central America

• 4000 hours Total Flight Time, 2000 hours Turbojet Flight Time

• Live in or be able to relocate to within one hour drive of Kalamazoo, MI

Preferred:

• FAA Type Rating in Falcon 2000 Easy or Global Express

• 5000 flight hours, 2500 hours Turbojet Flight Time

• Motivated, passionate team player

Travel Percentage: Up to 100%

Stryker Corporation is an equal opportunity employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, ethnicity, color, religion, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, or protected veteran status. Stryker is an EO employer – M/F/Veteran/Disability.

Stryker Corporation will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor’s legal duty to furnish information.