About This Role
KF Aerospace, a Canadian aviation company founded 55 years ago in the Okanagan Valley, is hiring an ATR 72-500 First Officer based at its Vancouver International Airport (YVR) hub in Richmond, BC. The role supports KF's recently renewed 10-year Purolator BC Feeder Service contract (extended to 2035), flying scheduled domestic air cargo on fixed weekday routes from YVR to Victoria (YYJ), Kamloops (YKA), Prince George (YXS) and Kelowna (YLW), returning to YVR each evening. The company is transitioning to an all ATR 72-500 fleet and gives preference to First Officers already qualified on the ATR 72. The position offers strong job security, a Monday-to-Friday schedule with most weekends and statutory holidays off, and the benefit of being home every night.
Duties & Responsibilities
- Operate the ATR 72-500 as First Officer on KF Aerospace's scheduled domestic air cargo feeder service for Purolator, flying fixed weekday routes from Vancouver (YVR) to Victoria (YYJ), Kamloops (YKA), Prince George (YXS) and Kelowna (YLW) and returning to YVR each evening, Monday to Friday.
What We Offer
Base salary of CAD 66,013 to 93,958 per year plus a signing bonus that scales with ATR 72 qualification (CAD 5,000 if AT72 type rated, CAD 10,000 for an AT72 PPC within the last 24 months, or CAD 20,000 for a valid and current AT72 PPC), paid 25% on completion of line indoctrination, 25% at the one-year anniversary and 50% at the two-year anniversary. KF also offers comprehensive medical and dental coveragedisability, critical illness and life insurancea health spending accounta personal spending accounta pension matching plan and voluntary RRSPan Employee & Family Assistance Programjump-seat travel on company aircraftand an annual company profit-sharing program. The schedule provides an outstanding work-life balance, being home every night with most weekends and statutory holidays off.
Requirements
- Applicants must hold a current Canadian Airline Transport Pilot Licence (ATPL) or a current Canadian Commercial Pilot Licence (CPL) with the IATRA or valid SAMRA/SARON written exams, together with Multi-Engine and Group 1 Instrument ratings.
- Preference is given to candidates with transport-category turbine or turbojet experience and to those already qualified on the ATR 72.
- Candidates must hold a valid Canadian passport or Canadian work permit, be able to obtain and retain a Restricted Area Identity Card (RAIC), be able to travel and operate to the United States and any other countries in KF's network, and have no criminal convictions for which a pardon has not been granted.