Epic Aircraft Announces Company Wide Hiring - Looking for Dozens of Individuals with ‘The Right Stuff’
Bend, OR (PRWEB) January 31, 2014 -- “We want to recruit talented, experienced, motivated individuals who are looking for an aviation career – not just a job,” said Doug King, Epic CEO. “This is a company-wide effort to address staffing needs across multiple departments, including manufacturing, design, engineering, purchasing, quality assurance, and administration.”
Epic will launch this hiring initiative by hosting a Career Information Day on Saturday, February 8th, from 10 am until 1 pm, at their manufacturing facility in Bend, Oregon. Qualified candidates are invited to attend and advised to bring along a resume and cover letter describing why they have the ‘right stuff’ for a career at Epic.
“We are seeking aviation-experienced individuals locally and nationally to support our certification efforts,” says King. “This is an exciting new era for our company. We have proven technology that is going to shake up the aviation industry and the financial resources to deliver it to the marketplace.”
The soon-to-be-certified aircraft, known as the Epic E1000, will set a new standard in the industry as the fastest, highest performing, most affordable, six-place single-engine turboprop in the world. Reservations for the E1000 are currently being taken at a special introductory price of $2,750,000. Initial aircraft deliveries are targeted for second half 2015.
Hiring efforts will be focused on the following job categories:
• Assembly
• Sub-Assembly
• Aviation Mechanic (A&P)
• Avionics
• Bonding
• Drawing Reviewer
• CNC Operations
• Composites
• Document Control
• General Administration
• Liaison Engineer to Production
• Technical Writer
• Information Technology
• Machine Shop
• Materials & Process Engineer
• Paint & Body Work
• Purchasing
• Quality Control
• Research & Development
• Mechanical Engineer
• Tooling
• Trim & Drill
• Welding
The Epic Aircraft Career Information Day will be held at 22550 Nelson Road in Bend, site of the former Columbia/Cessna building, which was purchased by Epic in late 2012. For more information, please contact Kelly Strunk at kellys(at)epicaircaft(dot)com or visit the company website at http://www.epicaircraft.com.
About Epic Aircraft
Headquartered in Bend, Oregon, Epic Aircraft is a privately-held aviation company specializing in the design and manufacture of high performance, all composite, six-seat single-engine turboprop aircraft. The debut of the Epic LT experimental aircraft in 2004 introduced an entirely new standard of performance, luxury, and sophistication to the kit plane marketplace. The company currently employs over 85 manufacturing, engineering and support staff. For additional information about Epic Aircraft, please visit: http://www.epicaircraft.com.
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Mike Schrader, Epic Aircraft, http://www.epicaircraft.com, +1 541-604-0102, [email protected]
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