Helicopter Mechanic - UH60, UH1H, AW119, H125

Are you interested in being a part of a dynamic company?  We are looking for a high-quality, safe, and reliable air-frame and power-plant helicopter mechanic for our Light (Astar/Agusta), Medium (Bell UH-1), and Heavy-Lift (Hawk) helicopters.  What sets High Performance Helicopters apart from the competition is our commitment to safety and customer service. Our core values are based on our customers and our team members.  Flexibility, adaptability, and communication skills are important strengths that allow H.P.H. to maintain a positive, safe, and enjoyable work environment.

Our objective is to add another (full-time) helicopter mechanic who possesses professional safety standards and an attention to detail, that will match our own high-level standards.  Our company offers competitive wages and retirement benefits equal to larger companies.  If you are looking for an exciting opportunity in a small, simpler (family-like) work environment, then please contact us to discuss your next (last) job.  We would love to hear about your work experience.

• F.A.A. Airframe and Power-plant licenses for at least 24 months (or 12 months plus 4 years military experience) and a valid U.S. Passport.
• Minimum 3 years of rotary-wing (turbine-powered) maintenance experience required.
• Minimum 1 year of Type 1 (UH-60), Type II (Huey), and/or Type III (Astar/AW-119) maintenance experience.
• Electrical, hydraulic, fuel, powerplant, drivetrain, and rotor system troubleshooting skills required.
• Experience in maintenance documentation and returning aircraft to service under CFR Title 14 FAR parts 43, and 91.
• Avionics, sheet metal, in addition to track and balance experience preferred.
• Familiarity with long-line (vertical-reference) sling loads and emergency fire operations preferred.
• A positive attitude toward employees, supervisors, customers, and vendors.
• Personal flexibility regarding schedules and task assignments, especially with customers and projects on a variety of airframe types, is essential to a successful position with H.P.H.
• Organizational skills, self-starter, maintaining a clean work area, timely completion of paperwork, communication skills, and an ability to follow-through on all tasks.
• Valuable (common-sense) respectful character traits such as honesty and reliability, with a commitment to safety, sensitivity for customer privacy, and confidentiality for proprietary information.
• The ability to maintain multi-engine aircraft in variable conditions is required.
• A valid (Class A) commercial truck driver’s license with hazmat/tanker endorsements preferred, not required.
• Currently and actively engaged in helicopter maintenance in a field environment (for at least one year out of the last ten years) or currently USFS-carded in our airframes.
• Inspection Authorization, local applicants or a willingness to relocate to Southern California, familiarity with fire-fighting operations, and current A&P qualifications will equate to a top candidate for H.P.H.