Description:
Enjoy working outdoors? Looking for a job with a difference? Casual role.
Floating Images Hot Air Balloon Flights requires an additional casual ground support crew staff member to join their team; for either weekday & weekend shared roster early morning work.
The role requires driving company 4WD vehicles (manual) with long trailers and/or passengers on board as well as assisting with all ground operations of the balloons (inflation/ launch, deflation/ landing & retrieval/ chase).
Role & Attributes Requirements:
- Be people orientated and enjoy working outdoors
- Be an early morning person - Shifts are early morning, (1 hour before sunrise), 3 to 4 hours per flight/ shift.
- Be flexible - hours and number of days per week will vary subject to our operational requirements. Ballooning is a weather dependent activity.
- Be able to handle physical activity – assist with inflation & deflation/ set up & pack up of balloon.
- Follow directions from the commercial pilot - ability to follow instruction & navigational directions. Track & follow the Balloon from launch to landing in company ballooning rig.
- Clean & current manual driver’s license required, ability & experience in driving a manual 4WD & large trailer a necessity, along with UHF radio knowledge an advantage. Operate vehicles safely & within the road rules; be able to drive on dirt roads.
- Staff must be able to pass random drug and alcohol testing – Floating Images operates under a CASA approved drug and alcohol management plan.
- Follow Company Standard Operating Procedures; Fatigue Management, Drug & Alcohol Management as well as Covid Safe plan compliance required throughout employment.
- Crew must be reliable & responsible; flexible & positive attitude, mature and methodical in nature, able to work independently as well as in a team.
- Possess communication/ people skills - polite with passengers, landowners, public & staff.
- Knowledge of the Ipswich, Scenic Rim & Somerset regions main roads a strong advantage also.
- As ballooning is a soft adventure, leisure and tourism activity – applicants must be available early mornings: during weekdays, weekends, public holidays & seasonal holiday periods.
If interested, please contact or send a cover letter & resume to contact@floatingimages.com.au
Subject: Balloon Ground Support Crew outlining your background, skills and any relevant experience.
Only genuine applications please, ensuring the above requirements can be met.
Role specific, in-field training and support will be provided to the person/s appointed.
Our office is based in Karalee, we meet our passengers in Ipswich; flight zone is mostly Greater Brisbane western region – Ipswich, Scenic Rim & Somerset countryside; early morning pre-sunrise meeting in Ipswich.
For more information on Floating Images Hot Air Balloon Flights please refer to our website: www.floatingimages.com.au ; email contact@floatingimages.com.au or call 07 3294 8770