Sunwing help wanted ad on Quebec Online Placement

[Gilles Hudicourt]

Until very recently, Sunwing had a help wanted ad for pilots on the Quebec Online Placement Website. It was for 42 seasonal pilots, type rated on the 737, for 7 to 9 months, starting date Jan 1 2015.

It was still there a couple days ago:

http://placement.emploiquebec.net/mbe/u ... fr=4305319

This is the ad:

The information found in some of the fields in this job offer was translated by the employer. The translation has not been verified by Emploi-Québec or Service Canada.
Number of position(s) to fill : 42
Offer N° : 4305319
In-house job name (if different) : Pilots (Type Rated) – Seasonal, Contract
VACANCES SUNWING
Work place
7785, BOUL. DE LA CÔTE DE LIESSE OUEST
SAINT-LAURENT (QUÉBEC) (Québec)
H4T1G2
Main functions
Responsibilities: Ensuring that safety is the primary objective by adhering to the Sunwing safety policy and utilizing the appropriate safety reporting program in order to identify and communicate all known hazards and risks to the organization. Ensuring continual improvement through the periodic review of documented processes Assisting in flight planning and any other preparations for flight as required by Company Policy Conducting flight duties and responsibilities as outlined the Flight Operations Manual Monitoring all aspects of flight and noting safety concerns to the company Participating in the execution of cockpit procedures, emergency procedures, checklist procedures and instrument approach procedures in accordance with the procedures and drills in the Aircraft Flight Manual and /or Company approved procedures. During ground operations, supervising the loading of the aircraft, fuelling, and the preparation of the load sheet as required Maintaining a current medical Maintaining the ability to work in Canada Maintaining a current passport Other flight operations related duties as assigned.
Requirements and working conditions
Educational level : University
Years of experience related to the job offer :3 to 5 years experience
Description of qualifications : Must have Canadian Airline Transport Pilot License and valid Aviation Medical Must be current and rated B737NG with Transport Canada License Must be a Canadian Citizen or Permanent Resident of Canada 3000 hours total time – Lower than 3000 hours total time maybe considered based on experience Positive attitude No accidents / incidents / violations in last 3 years
Languages asked for : spoken languages : French and English
written languages : French and English
Salary offered : according to experience of : 60,00$ to : 215,00$ - per hour
Number of hours per week : 20,00
Various terms : Candidates are also eligible for bonuses, overtime payments, in accordance with Sunwing’s policies and procedures. 80 – 90 credit hours per month.
Job status : seasonal
full time
day, evening, night, weekend, shift, on call
Length of the employment : 7 to 9 months
Job start date : 2015-01-01
Communication
Means of communication : E-mail (electronic mail) : hr@sunwing.ca

Additional information : If you are interested in applying, please forward your resume and cover letter to hr@sunwing.ca with the job title in the subject line. We would like to thank all that apply however only those who meet the qualifications will be contacted.

Anyone understand what they were up to this time, why the ad was published for 42 new Quebec based seasonal pilots to be hired in Jan 2015 and why the ad has now been removed ?

[tincanflyer]

Something tells me you know.............aren't you the expert on this anyways?

[davecessna]

I would assume it's because they received an avalanche of applicants, probably numbering in the 1000s.

[Rogerdodger2]

Because they want to hire pilots that live in Quebec.

[thx1138]

I think they have year round flights out of Quebec now. They operated during the past summer in Quebec City. Business must be good.

[777LR]

I think they have year round flights out of Quebec now. They operated during the past summer in Quebec City. Business must be good.

[Takeoff OK]

I thought that under the new regulations, Scumwing (or whoever) cannot use a lack of qualified applicants as a reason for approval of LMOs if it is based on a published job posting that requires a 737 (or any other) type rating. My understanding was that the new rules banned the requirement of a type. Did I miss something here...

[Rogerdodger2]

Your making the mistake of assuming the add is to obtain LMO. You're wrong again. It's to hire Quebec based pilots.

[Gilles Hudicourt]

In a perfect world, if I was really naive and ignored my skepticism, I would assume that Sunwing has felt the wind turn and finally decided to hire sufficient Canadian pilots to crew all its Canadian registered aircraft by next winter. That seems too good to be true.

1) Without the type rating excuse, they will no longer be able to justify TFW pilots for the 2015/2016 season (I hope so anyway but won't hold my breath).
2) They will only be allowed to contract a maximum of 7 foreign wet-lease aircraft for the 2015/2016 winter, assuming they have 33 aircraft on their AOC at the time they apply to the CTA for the wet-leases (again assuming no Airline or Union objections get in the way).

If they plan a fleet of 37 aircraft for 2015/2016 (assuming no further expansion) and have 7 wet-leases on hand, they will still need to have enough Canadian pilots to crew 30 Canadian registered aircraft. During high season they have a minimum of 12 pilots per aircraft, meaning they will need to have at least 360 Canadian pilots on payroll next winter.

To achieve this, they will need to retain for full time employment all of the Canadian seasonal pilots that are on staff now and hire another 100 Canadian pilot between now and Sept 2015. Could it be that these 42 Quebec based pilots are the first batch of those 100 ?

[Gilles Hudicourt]

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