About This Role
MGM Resorts International is hiring a Captain for its corporate flight department, MGM Resorts Aviation, based in Atlantic City, New Jersey. The role has full pilot-in-command authority and responsibility for crew, passengers, and safe conduct of flights on company-owned business jets, supporting the resort company's VVIP travel needs.
Duties & Responsibilities
- Work within MGM Resorts Aviation to maintain a culture of safety with efficient procedures that support customer service.
- Retains the final authority for the safe operation of the aircraft (FAR 91.3).
- Directs the activities of the flight crew ensuring a full understanding of their duties and responsibilities.
- Ensures that the assigned aircraft is airworthy and that all proper documents are on board the aircraft.
- Makes decisions as necessary to the start, delay or cancellation of the flight, or deviation from a planned destination when operating conditions dictate.
- Obtains briefing on the purpose of the flight, weather, operating procedures and any special instructions, and plans flight assignments.
- Prepares or supervises preparation of flight plan considering such factors as altitude, terrain, weather, range, weight, cruise control data, airport facilities and navigational aids.
- Ensures that weather and aircraft performance conditions can be met.
- Ensures that the aircraft weight and balance form/manifest is properly completed.
- Ensures that a flight plan or other authorized flight locating procedures is followed on each flight.
- Reports all known or suspected FAA violations or incidents promptly to the Vice President of Aviation.
- Ensures that crewmembers brief all passengers with the appropriate briefing for each phase of flight.
- Ensures that emergency equipment as well as provisions for passenger comfort are on board and ensures that all cargo is properly secured.
- Ensures the preparation of flight logs, reporting of mechanical irregularities, and recording of maintenance, by maintenance personnel when maintenance is performed en-route.
- Ensures that all maintenance discrepancies are passed to the maintenance personnel and that maintenance is alerted to the current status of the aircraft.
- Ensures that the aircraft is clean and prepared for flight with all aircraft stores and appropriate catering provisions on board for the safety and comfort of passengers and crew.
- May be called upon to manage other aspects of duty within the flight department not directly related to flight.
- Performs all other job-related duties as requested.
Requirements
- 3+ Years of Prior Relevant Experience In related field No FAA violations or at fault accidents or incidents Must have logged a minimum of 3000 hours of total pilot flight time, 2500 hours of multiengine jet time, experience operating large-cabin aircraft, and experience in advanced electronic/digital avionics cockpits.
- Must hold, or be able to hold, a type rating in one or more Company-owned aircraft.
- Bachelor’s Degree in related field - Preferred Qualified in one of the company’s current aircrafts - Preferred Previous experience working in a VVIP setting - Preferred Previous experience working in a similar resort setting - Preferred