Assistant Chief Drone Pilot

Nutrien
Champaign, IL
Nutrien is a leading provider of crop inputs and services, and our business results make a positive impact on the world. Our purpose, Feeding the Future, is the reason we come to work each day. We’re guided by our culture of care and our core values: safety, inclusion, integrity, and results. When we say we care, we mean it. We’re creating an inclusive workplace where everyone feels safe, has a sense of belonging, trusts one another, and acts with integrity.   

Nutrien Ag Solutions is the retail division of Nutrien, providing full-acre solutions through our network of trusted crop consultants at more than 2,000 locations in North America, South America, and Australia. For more than 150 years, we have been helping growers achieve the highest yields with the most sustainable solutions possible, offering a wide selection of products, including our proprietary brands: Loveland Products, Inc.; ProvenSeed and Dyna-GroSeed; as well as financial, custom application and precision ag services. 

Through the collective expertise of our nearly 26,000 employees, we operate a world-class network of production, distribution, and ag retail facilities We efficiently serve growers' needs and strive to provide a more profitable, sustainable, and secure future for all stakeholders. Help us raise the expectation of what an agriculture company can be and grow your career with Nutrien and Nutrien Ag Solutions. 

The Assistant Chief Remote Pilot is the chief of training operations and direct representative of the Chief Remote Pilot. The overall safety and efficiency of the UAS Flight Department training operations is the primary responsibility of the Assistant Chief Remote Pilot and the overall safety and efficiency of the entire UAS Flight Department is their secondary responsibility. The Assistant Chief Remote Pilot will provide support in California to be near their primary training responsibility, West region remote pilots.

What You'll Do:

  • Champion, enhance, and encourage aviation safety culture in all UAS operations.
  • Ensure compliance to Federal, state, and local laws and company policy as they relate to all UAS personnel, UAS fleet, and UAS exemptions, COAs, and COWs.
  • Participate in UAS Operations as assigned throughout Nutrien Ag Solutions.
  • Issue the following training; initial, recurrent, remedial, instructor, swarming and night.
  • Assist in the drafting, implementation, and ensure compliance to the core policy documents of the UAS Flight Department, they are being: The Flight Operations Procedure Manual, and Training Manual.
  • Provide insight and guidance to establish UAS best practices and the adoption of new UAS technologies within Nutrien Ag Solutions.
  • Provide guidance and assistance to all Nutrien Ag Solutions UAS Remote Pilot.
  • Directly manage the activities of UAS Maintenance, UAS Aerial Applications, and UAS Remote Sensing efforts within Nutrien Ag Solutions through the managers of those departments.
  • 50% Travel.

What You'll Bring:

  • Remote Pilot Certificate.
  • Class 3 Medical Certificate.
  • California Qualified Applicator License and Pest Control Aircraft Pilot Certificate.
  • 100+ hours and/or 1 year experience conducting UAS Aerial Applications as RPIC.
  • 200+ hours and/or 3 years experience conducting UAS operations as RPIC.
  • 2 years traditional applicator experience.
  • Experience drafting UAS policy documents, UAS risk analysis, and UAS operating document.
  • Experience with the following UAS makes and models: XAG, DJI, Hylio, ArduPilot.
  • UAS maintenance and electromechanical technician experience.
  • Advanced Ground Instructor Certificate preferred.
  • Private, Recreational, or Commercial Pilot Certificate preferred.
  • Experience with GIS software and data products (ArcGIS, QGIS, orthomosaics) preferred.

Ready to make an impact with us? Apply today!  

The estimated salary that Indeed, Glassdoor and LinkedIn lists does not represent Nutrien's compensation structure. Nutrien is an equal opportunity employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, disability, veteran status, genetic information, and other legally protected categories. 

This job will remain posted until filled. In accordance with Nutrien policies, you will be required to undergo a background check, and may be required to undergo a substance test. While we appreciate all applications we receive, only candidates under consideration will be contacted. Applicants must meet minimum age requirements, as permitted by law.   

Our Recruitment Process: Application > Resume Review > Pre-screen/Interview > Offer > Pre-Employment Conditions > Welcome to Nutrien 

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Posted 2026-01-02

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