Wiggins Employment Opportunities (as of 07/17/2008)

[Positions are Closed unless indicated as OPEN]

Position

Description

Pilot - Cessna 208Application button

 OPEN 2000 Hours Total Time, 1000 Hours PIC, Commercial and Instrument Rating. Previous Part 135 experience preferred. Bases thoughout the Northeast. These are minimum mandatory requirements. Do Not apply unless you meet these requirements.

Pilot - Beech 99Application button

 2000 Hours Total Time, 1000 Hours PIC, Commercial and Instrument Rating. 500 Hours Multi-Engine PIC and Part 135 experience preferred. These are minimum mandatory requirements. Do Not apply unless you meet these requirements.

A&P TechnicianApplication button

 High School Diploma, A&P License required.  General Aviation and/or Part 121/135 experience preferred.  Full and Part Time, all shifts, available. Valid driver's license required.

Flight FollowerApplication button

 High School Diploma and prior aviation experience required.  Must be able to work independently.  Successful candidates will be trained to brief and debrief pilots conducting Part 135 flight operations throughout the Northeast, as well as, maintaining the coordination of services provided to all airlines operating into and out of the Manchester-Boston Regional Airport.

Customer Service RepresentativeApplication button

 High School Diploma, excellent communication skills and the ability to work independently required.  Must be able to handle multiple tasks efficiently, while providing excellent service to Flight Crews and their passengers.  Flexible hours are available.  Some data entry is required. Valid driver's license required. Both full-time and part-time positions are available.

Line Service TechnicianApplication button

High School Diploma with prior aviation experience preferred. Successful candidates are trained in multiple tasks such as aircraft refueling, towing and providing customer assistance. Involves outdoor and physical work. Conscientious, Reliable, solid math skills. Must work flexible hours including weekends and holidays. Valid driver's license required. Both full-time and part-time positions are available.

Company Benefits

  • INSURANCE
    Group medical (including prescription and vision discount program) and dental insurance is available to all regular full-time employees, their spouses and children up to age 19 (or 23 if in school). The Company pays approximately 80% of cost. Life insurance, in an amount equal to base wage, is provided to all full-time employees at no cost to the employee. Employees become eligible for insurance 30 days from the date of full-time employment. Short Term Disability insurance is provided to all full-time employees at no cost to the employee after nine months of full time employment.

  • SICK TIME
    Regular full time employees are paid for time lost due to sickness up to 48 hours per calendar year. Sick leave is accrued at the rate of 4 hours per month of service over the calendar year. Unused time may be carried to the next calendar year not to exceed a maximum of 64 hours.

  • VACATION TIME
    In year one of employment, regular full time employees accrue vacation at the rate of 4 hours per month of employment, not to exceed a total of 40 hours. The vacation must be taken during the succeeding calendar year. During the second through ninth calendar years of employment, employees accrue 80 hours of vacation per calendar year. During the tenth through seventeenth calendar years, employees accrue 120 hours of vacation. In the eighteenth calendar year of employment and beyond, employees accrue 160 hours of vacation. Unused vacation time does not carry to the next calendar year.

  • HOLIDAY TIME
    In 2008, 9 holidays are observed and 3 of those days are floating holidays. Floating holidays are prorated for employees with less than one year of employment. A holiday schedule is issued annually.

  • OVERTIME
    Hourly employees are paid 1    ½ times the regular rate for work performed in excess of forty hours.

  • BEREAVEMENT TIME
    All regular employees are paid for time off due to death in the immediate family from the day of death until the day after the funeral not to exceed 3 days.

  • EMPLOYEE STOCK OWNERSHIP PLAN (ESOP)
    Wiggins Airways is an employee owned company. When available, stock is distributed to eligible employees. Employees are eligible to participate after completing 1,000 hours in 12 months of service. The ESOP has entry dates of January 1 and July 1 in each Plan Year. The Plan Year is January 1 to December 31. Contributions are made entirely by the Company. Distribution is made equally to all participants based on their salary as a percentage of total salary of all eligible employees.

  • 401(K)
    All employees may participate in the Fidelity 401(K) Plan after 3 months of employment. For pre-tax contributions being withheld from your compensation, the percentage you defer is subject to an annual limit of the lesser of 60% of eligible compensation or $15,500 in 2008. Employees who will be age 50 or older by the end of the calendar year may also make an additional catch up contribution of $5000, for a total of $20,500 in 2008. Contributions are made entirely by the employee.

    Send resumes to:

Wiggins Airways Inc.
Attn. Director Administration
1 Garside Way
Manchester NH 03103
or email careers@wiggins-air.com
(603) 629-9191
(603) 669-8708 (Fax)

Wiggins Airways is a distinguished, respected, financially sound, employee-owned,
full-service aviation Company at Manchester-Boston Regional Airport.