Helicopter Pilot Required-New Zealand
- Jason Walburn
- Jul 18, 2019
- 2 min read

Mō tātou, ā, mō kā uri ā muri ake nei- for us and our children after us.
Kia ora! Want to work Ngāi Tahu Tourism, one of the largest tourism operators in Aotearoa?
We're on the hunt for a qualified Helicopter Pilot to join our team at Glacier Southern Lakes Helicopters. You'll be responsible for ensuring our customers are provided with an exceptional flight experience within the bounds of the safety standards set. This includes providing informative and entertaining commentaries whilst ensuring economic operation and management of the Helicopter.
Operating since the 1980s, Glacier Southern Lakes Helicopters takes visitors on scenic flights around Franz Josef Glacier, Queenstown, Mt Aspiring, Fiordland and Milford Sound. With a modern fleet of helicopters, and an experienced team of pilots, we have flown guests from all over the world in our six-seater Airbus fleet, including the luxurious Airbus H130.
We take great pride in warmly welcoming manuhiri (visitors) to our experiences. Manaakitanga (hospitality) is one of the core values that drives the way we do business. As hosts, we care for our customers and our team as our own whānau.
Glacier Southern Lakes Helicopters are New Zealand's aerial film specialists working closely with Hollywood on such films as Lord of the Rings and the Hobbit trilogies, Vertical Limit, Mission Impossible 6 and much more!
A little bit about you
We're after someone who:
Has a NZ CPLH qualification with over 2000 flying hours including AS350 and mountain flying experience
Has a current class one unrestricted medical certificate
Can relate well with a wide range of people and entertain our customers with informative commentary
Is able to work shifts on weekdays, weekends and public holidays
Instructor rating experience is desirable.
Looking to find out a little bit more about us?
Check us out here: http://www.ngaitahutourism.co.nz/
Our purpose is to make the connection - with our customers, through our people, to our place and to Ngāi Tahu
Keen?
Haere mai, APPLY NOW! (Job code 30220)
If you have any questions, please contact Steve Mackie on 03 974 4034
Glacier Southern Lakes Helicopters is a fun, unique and safe place to work and we'd like to keep it that way. Before starting with us, you'll go through a range of checks, including drug and alcohol testing. Health and safety is super important and this is part of how we keep you, our team and our customers safe.
You must be legally entitled to work in New Zealand to apply for this role.
Applications close 4 August 2019.
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