Aircraft Maintenance Engineer (AME)

Aircraft Maintenance Engineer (AME)

27 Fasken Dr, Etobicoke, ON M9W 1K6, Canada Req #186 September 3, 2024

About Us:

Sunwing Vacations Group is home to North America’s largest vacation brands, comprised of the leading Canadian leisure tour operators Sunwing Vacations and WestJet Vacations, along with the growing United States based tour operator Vacation Express, together with the Group’s own travel retail businesses SellOffVacations.com and Luxe Destination Weddings. Our culture is driven by our EPIC Values (entrepreneurial, passionate, innovative, and customer-centric) and our teams work together to deliver our purpose: “passionate people making vacation dreams come true.”

The Opportunity:

For Sunwing Airlines, we are looking for Aircraft Maintenance Engineers (AMEs) to join us in making vacation dreams come true. The AME is responsible for performing scheduled maintenance, system troubleshooting, and defect rectification on the company aircraft. As an AME, you have a passion for aviation, are highly motivated, and are a self-starter. The position reports to the Aircraft Maintenance Manager and will be located at the Lester B. Pearson International Airport (YYZ) in Toronto, ON.

What You’ll Do:

• Carry out all scheduled and non-scheduled maintenance as assigned by the Supervisor or Aircraft Maintenance Duty Manager.
• Ensure condition and safety of all Sunwing tools and equipment.
• Maintain the general housekeeping of all Sunwing workspaces.
• Carry out the maintenance on Company aircraft consistent with standards of airworthiness and the quality requirements.
• Carry out the aircraft check packages.
• Ensure that all tooling required for everyone’s assigned task is in a satisfactory condition and within its calibration date.
• Maintain the upkeep and stock levels of all company property and offices.
• Communicate through the Aircraft Maintenance Certifying Engineer to the Supervisor the status of their assigned aircraft throughout their shift.
• Guide Aircraft Maintenance Apprentices throughout their assigned duties on shift.
• Other duties as assigned.

What You’ll Need:

• Must have completed a recognized apprenticeship program, and/or have at least 4 years of industry-related experience.
• Possession of a Transport Canada AME M2 or E license (Mandatory).
• Possession of a valid driver's license (Mandatory).
• Able to successfully pass the pre-employment qualifying exam.
• Be available to work nights, evenings, and days including weekends and holidays.
• Eligible to work in Canada.
• Ability to pass security clearance and obtain the Transport Canada security card with a Driver Airside Permit.
• Endorsements on Sunwing Airlines aircraft types considered an asset.
• Possession of a current security clearance is considered an asset.

What We Offer:

• Great travel perks!
• Goodlife Corporate Discount.
• Growth opportunities.
• Free Parking.
• Open concept, collaborative workspace.
• Fresh Café with delicious snacks and meals at a subsidized price!
• Opportunity to give back through our social responsibility initiatives.

We thank all who apply; however, only those who meet the qualifications will be contacted.

Diversity, equity, and inclusion: Diversity makes us EPIC; we strive to foster a culture where employees feel uniquely themselves and part of a team.

Violence and harassment prevention and response: We partnered with White Ribbon to help us create a survivor-centric, trauma-informed policy and educational programs used by all our divisions.

Total wellbeing: Our approach is for holistic opportunities to help employees Be EPIC and Be Well.

Learning and development: Our offerings are focused on the development of competencies, personal leadership, and leadership in groups and teams.

We are also committed to employment equity and to fostering an inclusive, accessible environment. We welcome applications from everyone. We will accommodate all applicants throughout the hiring process. If you are an individual who requires accommodation to apply to this position, please email arozario@sunwing.ca.

• Job Family: AIRLINES
• Pay Type: Hourly

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