About This Role
Contour Aviation is seeking an experienced First Officer to operate Bombardier Canadair Regional Jet CRJ200 aircraft in its Flight Operations Department. The role supports safe and reliable Part 135 on-demand operations and requires professionalism, leadership, teamwork, customer focus, and a strong commitment to operational excellence. The position is home based in Smyrna, Tennessee, with current and potential domicile assignments discussed during the interview process.
Duties & Responsibilities
- The First Officer must place safety above all operational priorities and operate the CRJ200 in compliance with Part 135 on-demand regulations.
- Responsibilities include performing all company-assigned duties in accordance with company policies and manuals, conducting preflight planning, preparing flight plans, and supporting safe and reliable flight operations.
- The role also includes providing excellent passenger service, ensuring the aircraft is clean and ready for passenger comfort and safety, complying with uniform and professional appearance standards, working collaboratively as part of the flight crew, and completing additional duties assigned by station leadership or company management.
What We Offer
Full-time employees are eligible for health, vision, and dental insurance, short- and long-term disability coverage, and voluntary life insurance effective the first day of the month following hire.Contour offers a 401(k) savings plan with eligibility beginning the first day of the following month and a company match of up to 6% of eligible compensation.Benefits also include up to 56 hours of paid sick leave accrued annually, rollover of unused sick leave until the sick bank reaches 480 hours, vested vacation hours available on January 1 following the hire date, and non-revenue or space-available travel privileges on Contour upon hire with MyID Travel access after six months.Eligible leave programs include medical leave, non-medical family care leave, maternity and paternity leave, and personal leave.The stated starting annual salary is $36,000, with additional pay incentives potentially available for qualifying trips worked or assigned.
Requirements
- Applicants must be at least 18 years old, hold a valid driver license with a good driving record, maintain a current passport and first-class medical, and possess a commercial multi-engine land license with an instrument airplane rating. Candidates must be authorized to work in the United States, able to travel internationally, and able to understand, read, and write English. They must hold an English Proficiency Endorsement, pass the required employment, criminal-history, reference, driving-record, drug and alcohol checks, and have no previous aviation-related accidents or incidents. Candidates must demonstrate professional interpersonal, communication, leadership, organizational, and customer-service skills
- work effectively with varied personalities
- maintain attention to detail
- operate under stress and time constraints
- and work nights, weekends, holidays, and varying schedules. They must be able to lift 75 pounds routinely, maintain a residence allowing them to report within 120 minutes of a dispatch call during assigned duty periods, and have no excessive check ride failures. Required flight experience is 500 total hours and 25 multi-engine hours
- preferred experience is 750 total hours and 50 multi-engine hours. No more than two check ride failures is preferred.