Pilot (Direct Entry Captain)

Jazz is looking for qualified ATPL rated pilots for Direct Entry Captain Dash 8-400 positions, in Toronto and Montreal.

Do you have a passion for safety and customer service? Join our award-winning team!

• Canada's Safest Employers 2023.
• Canada's Top Employers for Young People 2023.
• Canada's Best Diversity Employers 2024.
• Employment Equity Achievement Award for Indigenous Reconciliation 2023.
• Atlantic Canada and Nova Scotia Top Employer 2024.

The scope of our operation:

• Approximately 450 daily flights operated.
• 45 destinations in Canada and 28 destinations in the United States.
  
• 8.9 million passengers carried annually.
  
• Fleet of CRJ900, Dash 8-400, and E175 aircraft.
• Four (4) crew base locations: Toronto, Montreal, Calgary and Vancouver.

For a look behind the scenes of Jazz's operation, visit us on Instagram (@jazzaviationlp) to learn more about our culture of safety, how we work as a team, and our stories from coast to coast to coast.

The total package

Some of the benefits Jazz offers, include:

• Compensation:
  • Starting salary of approximately $110,000 per year based on 85 flight credits each month with annual length of service and inflationary increases.
  • Daily expense allowance (on average $800- $1000 tax free per month)
• Lifestyle: Our pairings offer a variety of short- and medium-haul routes that can allow you to explore the far reaches of North America or stay closer to home.
  
• Professional Development: This is not a job, it's a career.
  
  • A pathway opportunity to Air Canada through our pilot flow program.
    
  • Development opportunities within Jazz to join our pilot training team, management and more.
    
• Securing your future: Jazz offers a variety of programs to secure your health and financial future.
  
  • A comprehensive health care plan including health, dental and disability benefits.
  • Defined Contribution Pension Plan with annual increase in company match up to 8%.
  • Employee Share Ownership Program.
• Personal development: An extensive employee travel benefits program on the worldwide Air Canada network.

Our Air Canada connection
Jazz is Air Canada's primary regional partner and an integral part of Air Canada's strategy and North American market presence. Jazz is a proud Air Canada Express operator and provides service across North America.
Jazz continues to be the primary source of qualified, experienced and highly trained pilots to Air Canada.

Qualifications:

• Valid Transport Canada Instrument Rating.
  
• Valid Airline Transport Pilots License.
  
• Valid Transport Canada Multi Engine rating.
  
• Valid Transport Canada Class 1 Medical.
  
• Must be able to obtain a Restricted Area Identity Card (RAIC).
  
• Must hold a current passport at time of hire.
  
• If you are a Permanent Resident, you must be able to obtain and maintain crew visa documentation required to operate aircraft within the USA.
  
• Must be a Canadian Citizen or Permanent Resident without restrictions.
• Must have completed a High School diploma.
  
• Candidates must meet Transport Canada English proficiency standard.
  
• Hiring Minimums for Direct Entry Captain is an ATPL with a preference for 705 level Pilot In Command experience as an asset.

Preference will be given to candidates with qualifications beyond the basic requirements:

• Applicants with similar airline type experience including: 3000 hours total time, 1000 hours multi-engine turbine time and at least 500 of command time on a multi-engine aircraft.
  
• Applicants with two crew multi-engine turbine experience.
  
• Graduates from an Aviation College degree or diploma program.
  
• Applicants with commercial or military flight experience.
  
• Applicants with Flight Management System (FMS) and/or glass cockpit experience.
  
• Internal Jazz referral.

We strive to hire candidates with diverse abilities. We want to ensure that you are prepared for success and therefore request that you please let us know at [email protected] if you require an accommodation during the recruitment process.

Jazz recognizes that the best talent includes people of all backgrounds, abilities and points of view. To be a leader in our industry, Jazz celebrates diversity and values the uniqueness that each individual has to offer. We empower our people to foster an internal culture of inclusion, creating safe workspaces where everyone can be their authentic self. Meeting the needs of our diverse passengers is critical to our success and we recognize the importance of a workforce that is reflective of the communities we serve.