YELLOWKNIFE maintenance jobs

goldeneagle_53 · Post by **goldeneagle_53** » Mon Aug 08, 2005 6:47 pm

I am trying to find out if there are any M1-M2 openings for AME apprentices (4th year) or AME's in Yellowknife right now. I am getting close to my licensing and have a total of almost 10 years of aviation experience, almost 4 of them in maintenance.

TFTMB heavy · Post by **TFTMB heavy** » Thu Aug 11, 2005 4:07 pm

Summit Air

try north · Post by **try north** » Wed Aug 17, 2005 1:22 pm

Herd somthing that Tindi was looking, just herd that from a buddy up there. Check it out.

Canook · Post by **Canook** » Fri Aug 19, 2005 11:24 am

Yup, Tindi has an ad in the local paper looking for AME's. Also heard they have room for one or two S licenced people as well. Their webpage says they have 23 planes or something, so they must be busy.

Theman · Post by **Theman** » Sun Sep 11, 2005 5:03 pm

Ha ha ha

Whatever happened to their previous AMEs

airwrench · Post by **airwrench** » Tue Sep 13, 2005 7:50 am

So, what did happen to their other AME's?

Canook · Post by **Canook** » Tue Sep 13, 2005 11:23 am

Ok, talked to a friend of mine that works there.. 1 AME quit this summer on account of his woman dragging him down south somewhere. Everyone else is still there. Just really busy place is what I was told, and they need some more maintenance people. They seem to be doing well there, nice big new hangar for the -7's, none of their planes seem to sit doing nothing very often.

Worth applying in my opinion if you're an AME or apprentice looking for steady work. Any other questions, send a PM and I'll ask around if I can.

jetleg · Post by **jetleg** » Tue Dec 06, 2005 6:21 pm

Tindi never lost just one guy they lost like 4, and the main reason is the pay is very low compared to any other place in YK. From what i heard they are an excellent company to work for but just wont fork over the cash. you should try arctic sunwest, or if you like the older aircraft try buffalo airways those guys are always looking to hire.

planeguy · Post by **planeguy** » Sun Dec 18, 2005 12:00 pm

arctic sunwest??? not the smartest idea if you want to be worth something to yourself if and when you decide to leave the company. it's not exactly the place where you learn to differentiate between serviceable and unserviceable. i think, as well as many pilots and maintenance personnel who work there and who have happily quit, that it is unfortunately a gray area in canadian aviation where only black and white should be permitted. there is not much respect if any to employees from the highest level to the lowest level of management, which by the way is the most important factor in maintaining employee morale which is also the most important factor behind company success. but hey! see for yourself.

Pat Richard · Post by **Pat Richard** » Sun Dec 18, 2005 2:08 pm

F*#k me.. is there any decent operators out there? North, south, east , west, same shit it seems.

skyshuttle180 · Post by **skyshuttle180** » Mon Feb 20, 2006 8:06 am

Don't know why licensed guys complain about Arctic Sunwest's maintenance policies. If you sign the release then you set the standard yourself. If they don't like it you can always take it up one step above. Safety is what keeps you from going to jail and keeping your license. If you compromise they you better don't have a wife, kids, home, or payments on your truck.

Theman · Post by **Theman** » Mon Feb 20, 2006 5:54 pm

apprentoid · Post by **apprentoid** » Wed Mar 22, 2006 10:34 pm

I've herd only good things about arctic sunwest.

Dark and Cold · Post by **Dark and Cold** » Fri Mar 31, 2006 7:31 pm

Unfortunately planeguy nailed it.

goldeneagle_53 · Post by **goldeneagle_53** » Mon Apr 17, 2006 3:56 am

Got licensed, M1-M2, and am looking. After having that shitty 4-year apprenticeship finally behind me I am surely quite fussy now and rather work at Walmart as a cashier than at some run-down hangar full of former losers turned AME's. And no night shifts again - ever!! Thought I spill this out to give them new apprentices out there some inspiration and self-worth. Good Luck!

737 Mech · Post by **737 Mech** » Mon Apr 17, 2006 6:02 am

goldeneagle_53 wrote:And no night shifts again - ever!!

So what industry are going to work in?

goldeneagle_53 · Post by **goldeneagle_53** » Mon Apr 17, 2006 7:43 am

Likely Aviation. But like I said, I will chose carefully. There are still good and decent people left in this industry. It just takes time to sort the outfits out, especially the ones that take into account that night shift work on aircraft is actually counterproductive in the long run.

737 Mech · Post by **737 Mech** » Mon Apr 17, 2006 9:24 am

goldeneagle_53 wrote:especially the ones that take into account that night shift work on aircraft is actually counterproductive in the long run.

How so? you mean for the worker or the operation?

godsrcrazy · Post by **godsrcrazy** » Mon Apr 17, 2006 9:41 am

Okay so how do you think will be easier to convince.

The owners that they will need another aircraft to do the flying durring the day so you can wrench durring the day on one.

Or the customer to fly at night so you can wrench durring the day.

Good luck

Riverat · Post by **Riverat** » Mon Apr 17, 2006 1:43 pm

Pat Richard wrote: F*#k me.. is there any decent operators out there? North, south, east , west, same shit it seems.

Truer words never have been spoken

fmrc3ame · Post by **fmrc3ame** » Mon Apr 17, 2006 5:05 pm

I can't recall seeing one AME posting that doesn't have the words "Ability to work shifts" Unless your looking at a management position 95% of the AME positions are shift work. Even Walmart has night shifts. I know those jobs are out there but finding them and then getting them is another thing. Good luck in your search. I finallt found a day job but had to go outside Canada to get it.

goldeneagle_53 · Post by **goldeneagle_53** » Tue Apr 18, 2006 2:15 am

I'd like to answer that. Of course you are right. If you want to work on larger aircraft than it should be understood that they are only in the hangar during the day. I therefore can honestly say that I had my fair share of night shift work in my life, which also includes many years in my non-aviation days. There are negative effects that played a role in my decision not to return to 12-hour night shift environments, at least not the ones that leave you a wreck in such a short amount of time. One other factor is the inadequate compensation for professionals that have to live through this kind of work schedule every day without night shift bonuses or other adequate compensations. If you get older (and I am over 40) than other things become more important like a general sense of feeling healthy and fit. Shift rotations that essentially never let you really rest during the day are for sure a real source for fast burn-outs and heart failures. I want to be good at what I am doing and not just for a few badly paid years. I found out lately that reall I can work 14-hour days without fatique just by working, lets say, 7 am until 9 pm. Sleeping during the night is just that important to me. While I was working with (very) young folks that even found time to party after work at 3 am, I realized that I just don't seem to be able to do that anymore. Here I found that a pay of 20.00 per hour or so simply does not make any economic sense to me, in other words there is no feasable incentive to pull myself through those days. There are plenty of opportunities for us out there. If I cannot fix airplanes during the day professionally than I do that on the side and get a "real" job to make a living, something that can include my AME credentials and that helps me to move ahead in live that way. It's not easy if you are torn between the love for aircraft and the realization that things that make you miserable can eventually kill you (and your wife will tell you that every day).

motox415 · Post by **motox415** » Tue Apr 18, 2006 5:30 am

Well said Goldeneagle. I second that. There is more to life then night shifts.. Worked at Westjet and the reason I quit was not not only the crap money but more so the straight night shifts. Its a slow death.

tiny · Post by **tiny** » Mon May 15, 2006 3:32 pm

You want decent shifts and a respect for servicability try North Cariboo... only problem is the pay isn't much

scootermp · Post by **scootermp** » Sun Feb 11, 2007 1:18 pm

Ya don't let all those guys who swear by shift work being all that is out there get you down. They are abviously die hare AME's who work at night. There are lots of opportunities out there in many different areas of maintenance to explore. I've worked nights only a handfull of times in my career, and i've been in maintenance for ten years. It's all up to you, do want you want to do, and don't do it for anything less than what your worth, just laugh at the other guys working for a holes and starving to death. Be one of the guys that make things happen, not one that wonders what the hell happend. If you are newly licenced you may want to look into overseas work for a few years to get the bankroll nice and fat, it opens up a lot of doors down the line, for work, and personal. Good luck