Job Title: Head Flight Instructor

Position Overview:

We are seeking an experienced aviation professional to lead and manage a growing flight training program serving approximately 140 students. As the Head Flight Instructor, you will play a key role in guiding instructional staff, maintaining training quality, and ensuring compliance with aviation standards. This role partners closely with the Assistant Chief Instructor and serves as a primary liaison with university leadership and regulatory agencies.

Key Duties:

• Oversee daily flight training operations to ensure consistent, high-quality instruction
• Review and approve student training documentation, including graduation and testing records
• Conduct initial and ongoing evaluations of flight instructors to ensure proficiency and standardization
• Provide leadership, mentorship, and performance feedback to instructional staff
• Monitor student advancement and coordinate scheduling and dispatch to support training progression
• Lead regular team meetings and communicate operational updates
• Maintain professional communication with FAA representatives and airport authorities

Required Experience & Skills:

• Previous leadership experience as a Chief or Assistant Chief Flight Instructor
• In-depth knowledge of FAA Part 141 and Part 61 regulations
• Demonstrated success managing a structured flight training program
• Experience collaborating with external partners such as universities, regulatory bodies, or aviation organizations

Preferred Qualifications:

• Background working within a university-affiliated aviation training program

Why Join Us?

This is an exciting opportunity to help shape and expand a newly awarded university flight training partnership. You’ll be part of a reputable flight school and FBO with strong growth potential, where your leadership will directly influence program development and long-term success.

Work Setting:

Based in Bozeman, Montana, this role operates out of a combined flight school and Fixed Base Operation (FBO). The schedule follows standard weekday business hours, Monday through Friday, in a collaborative and aviation-focused environment.

This is a Permanent position based out of Belgrade, MT.

The pay range for this position is $120000.00 - $160000.00/yr.

Full benefits program - health/vision/dental/retirement etc.

This is a fully onsite position in Belgrade,MT.

This position is anticipated to close on Jun 6, 2026.

We know that finding work is hard, and finding meaningful work is harder. Aerotek connects 180,000+ light industrial and skilled trades workers with 14,000+ employers each year, helping our workers navigate an evolving labor market and find jobs that meets their goals, skills and interests. Since 1983, we have provided a variety of career opportunities across North American industry – from short-term assignments at Fortune 500 companies where you can build your skills, to long-term opportunities where you can play a vital role solving for companies’ construction, manufacturing and maintenance challenges. Our 1,500+ experienced recruiters across 250+ offices work relentlessly to put our workforce in a position to thrive. Let us rise to meet your challenges and put our people-are everything spirit to the test as your career continues to grow.

Aerotek offers weekly pay, employee benefits including medical, dental & vision, life insurance, health advocacy and employee assistance programs, a 401(k) plan, and employee discounts.

The company is an equal opportunity employer and will consider all applications without regards to race, sex, age, color, religion, national origin, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information or any characteristic protected by law.

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Use of Artificial Intelligence (AI):
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