About This Role
Guardian Flight is hiring a fixed-wing pilot in Iron Mountain, Michigan, to provide medical air transportation in a Pilatus PC12. The pilot will operate scheduled day, night and overnight missions on a 14-days-on, 14-days-off roster, working closely with medical, flight and ground teams. The role emphasizes safe customer transport, aircraft readiness, regulatory compliance, accurate documentation, reliable shift handovers and ongoing ground and flight training.
Duties & Responsibilities
- The pilot will work with medical experts to safely transport customers between locations and facilities. Duties include ensuring the PC12 is ready for dispatch under applicable manuals, FARs and company requirements
- maintaining aircraft cleanliness
- completing company and regulatory records, shift documentation and load manifests
- communicating with air and ground dispatch, flight crews, facilities and partners
- providing comprehensive shift-change information to the incoming pilot
- maintaining required certifications
- completing recurrent ground and air training
- and meeting the company's standards for punctuality, reliability, professionalism, safety and service. Working conditions may include outdoor weather, night and overnight shifts, de-icing the aircraft, assisting with towing and hangar movements, and preparing the aircraft for flight.
What We Offer
The package includes an annual salary of $94,850.77-$104,335.85, a 15,000 sign-on bonus after completing training and the check ride, and a 40,000 retention bonus under a three-year program following a six-month waiting period.There is no training contract.The company offers up to 3,000 in relocation assistance, company-paid crew housing and company-paid ATP training if the pilot has not already completed it.Additional benefit options are available through Guardian Flight and Global Medical Response.
Requirements
- The position requires a Commercial Airplane Single Engine Land certificate, 2,500 total flight hours, 2,000 fixed-wing hours, 1,000 PIC hours, 500 cross-country hours, 100 night hours and 75 instrument hours, including 50 hours in actual flight.
- Applicants must provide logbooks documenting flight dates, hours and cumulative totals, hold a current FAA First- or Second-Class Medical Certificate, and be willing and able to obtain an ATP within five years of employment.
- A valid, unexpired driver's license is also required.
- Single-pilot IFR experience is ideal, while previous medevac or cargo experience is preferred.
- Preferred education is a high school diploma, GED equivalent or higher.