Coordinate ground support operations to ensure safe, efficient helicopter ground handling

Helicopter Ground Operations Support – New Zealand

GCH Aviation is a family-owned business and the parent group for Wellington Helicopters, the Canterbury West Coast Rescue Helicopters based in Greymouth and Christchurch, Garden City Helicopters, the NZ Flying Doctor Service, Kaikoura Helicopters, Coastwide Helicopters, the Nelson Marlborough Rescue Helicopter, Tasman Helicopters, and the Christchurch Jet Centre/FBO. With such a diverse range of businesses under one umbrella, employment with GCHA offers challenge, fun and an opportunity to be part of a tight knit team as well as part of an Organisation that really makes a difference to the communities, we work in.

At GCH Aviation safety is everything and we are the only NZ Helicopter Operators to have the NZHA Diamond Safety Award to support this. The work our people do is high-risk role, and keeping our people and those we work with safe is imperative. To support our Wellington Helicopters operations we are looking for a Ground Support Coordinator to join our team at our beautiful quayside office in Wellington on Jervois Quay. You will provide ground operations support such as movement of fuel and people, hangar and aircraft cleanliness, role equipment movement and assistance, refueling aircraft, human sling external load work support and general ground assistance for commercial helicopter operations.

We are looking for someone who is;

  • a quiet achiever, a hard worker with a level-head, who is considerate of others and willing to turn their hand to anything
  • willing and able to work weekends, including public and religious holidays
  • confident driving with a fuel trailer and has a current dangerous goods endorsement on your drivers licence (or willing to get one)
  • practical, versatile with a calm demeanor and the ability to get on with all levels of the Organisation and clients, up, down and sideways
  • highly organised and safety-focused with a good level of fitness
  • not afraid to muck in and help help where required, cleaning aircraft and vehicles,
  • great with people, able to conduct safety briefings, check passengers in and generally make our clients feel like VIPs
  • willing to assist front-of-house including with marketing, sales, booking and flight following
  • willing to travel to work away from Wellington including unsocial hours where required to get the job done.

In return, GCH offer a competitive employment package, health insurance, health monitoring, high standards of training and the chance to be part of an organisation who prides itself on being at the forefront of emergency rescue and aeromedical services in New Zealand.

If you think you have what it takes to succeed in this role and want to become a member of the GCH Family please apply via this advertisement.

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