April 11, 2024
April 11, 2024 – PKL Receives Notice of Award as a VETS Indexes Recognized Employer for 2024
PKL Services, Inc. (PKL) is honored to have been recognized for another year by the VETS Indexes Employer Award program for our dedication to veteran hiring practices. This award recognizes our “commitment to recruiting, hiring, retaining, developing, and supporting veterans and the military-connected community.”
More than 300 companies applied for this year’s program and only those who met the stringent requirements showing their commitment to veterans were recognized.
Each applicant for the award had to submit detailed survey responses related to veteran hiring and recruiting, veteran employee development and retention, veteran-inclusive policies, support for the National Guard and Reserves, and military spouse and family support efforts.
PKL’s CEO, Michael Naylor, said “PKL was founded by a veteran and has been committed to hiring veterans since we started this company more than 20 years ago. We continue to be steadfast in our commitment to hiring veterans and helping them transition into the civilian workforce. We recognize the unique and valuable skill set these veterans bring to PKL and the customers we serve. We are grateful for the recognition from VETS Indexes as a testament to our dedication to supporting the military in multiple ways.”
VETS Indexes is a leading voice on veteran employment issues, overseeing the VETS Indexes Employer Awards, hosting the twice-yearly Employing U.S. Vets Conference, unearthing unique and unprecedented data on veteran employment through the Veteran Employment Benchmarking Service, and developing custom indexes, linked to financial products, that track the performance of the publicly traded companies that have established themselves as the best employers for veterans.
See the full list of awardees here: https://vetsindexes.com/award-results-2024/
PKL Services, Inc. was established in 2003, is headquartered in Poway, CA, and provides domestic and international aviation maintenance, operations, training, logistics and administrative support through experienced and qualified personnel.
April 2, 2024
March, 22 2024 – PKL Receives Notice of Award for 3RD MAW F-35 O-Level Maintenance Support and Corrosion Abatement at MAG-11 and MAG-13
PKL Services, Inc. (PKL) received notice of award from prime contractor, 4M HR Logistics that the team was the successful awardee of the 3RD MAW F-35 O-Level Maintenance Support and Corrosion Abatement contract at MCAS Miramar CA and MCAS Yuma, AZ.
The work for this Task Order, under the Contract Field Team (CFT) Program Office, will be to perform O-level Maintenance support and Corrosion Abatement on F-35 aircraft located at MCAS Miramar (MAG-11) and MCAS Yuma (MAG-13).
PKL will deliver services via a team of 23 full time employees at the Miramar location and 23 full time employees at the Yuma location.
PKL’s CEO, Mike Naylor, shared “We are proud to take on the work for this new contract and to support the F-35 team. This is critical maintenance for these aircraft and PKL is honored to bring our expertise and experience to this new contract requirement.”
This three-year opportunity (10 month base, plus two one-year options) will begin on 1 June 2024. The contract is anticipated to end by 31 March 2027.
March 22, 2024
PKL is honored to have been recognized, for the third year in a row, for the “Best of Poway” awards as an Aerospace Company. PKL is headquartered in Poway, CA and we take pride in being a part of this vibrant city and community.
Only one company is selected in each category each year and we are grateful to be the recipient again this year, in a community that has many successful and innovative companies.
Per the press release, the award recipients are “those companies that have shown the ability to use their best practices and implemented programs to generate competitive advantages and long-term value.” You can read the full press release
here.
March 1, 2024
PKL was proud to sponsor the commissioning of the USS John L. Canley (ESB-6), the fourth Expeditionary Sea Base ship commissioned and the first named after a Medal of Honor recipient.
SgtMaj Canley was awarded the Medal of Honor for his heroic actions during a 7-day period (31 January to 6 February 1968) of intense combat in Hue City, Republic of Vietnam while assigned to Alpha Company 1st Marines, 1st Marine Division.
The ship was constructed in San Diego, California by the National Steel and Shipbuilding Company (NASCO). The Commissioning Ceremony was attended by the 78th Secretary of the Navy, The Honorable Carlos Del Toro along with former 19th Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and 36th Commandant of the Marine Corps, Gen Joe Dunford, USMC (Ret).
We had a couple of PKL personnel, including our CEO, attend the commissioning ceremony and we are honored to have received a number of commemorative items to celebrate this event.
January 25, 2024
We are honored to have been recognized again for our outstanding performance and commitment to the aviation and aerospace industry. In this article, from Beyond Exclamation, PKL is recognized as one of the Top 7 Aviation and Aerospace Companies of 2023.
A result of our dedication to quality, integrity, and innovation, PKL was featured in this list of exceptional companies making strides in our industry. We are grateful to all of our employees around the world who ensure customer satisfaction and look for creative solutions to industry challenges.
To read more about PKL and what sets us apart, visit this article.
January 5, 2024
PKL has been recognized as a top Aviation Solution Company by Insights Success. We are proud of the work our team does around the world to provide innovative aviation solutions to all of our customers and we appreciate the recognition for the work we do.
December 19, 2023
For over a decade, PKL has developed and delivered Leadership Training programs to the military, government agencies, universities and community colleges, and corporations. PKL’s program is unique as it views, and teaches, leadership, as a master craft requiring life-long pursuit. The first task in this master craft is developing the right paradigm of leadership; seeing the world as a leader sees it, and seeing oneself as a leader. By reflecting on leadership virtues and maxims, we constantly tap into timeless, classic wisdom—truths that have and always will stand the test of time. Peak Excellence is at once an aspiration, a vision, an end state, and a habit. To become champions in any field, we must create catalysts of excellence within the group, and once ignited, they must be sustained through deeply engrained mechanism to sustain peak output.
These mechanisms of Peak Excellence, to be truly enduring from year-to-year and generation-to-generation, must be anchored on trust.
Finally, leaders must attract top performers, achieve peak performance, and create enduring excellence. This commitment to peak performance must become a “talent strategy;” a philosophy underpinning all aspects of the company.
Leaders must develop the mindset and discipline to commit to strategic clarity; to anchor themselves and their groups on key actions and key targets that confidently pull the organization into a changing future.
For example, our Executive Leadership Course is delivered over 1.5 weeks (8 training days), with a combination of instruction, workshops, and case studies, designed to highlight the core learning objectives.
To learn how we can work together please visit us at https://omnispectraining.com/ or email us at kimberly.robling@pklservices.com
December 6, 2023
PKL’s uses a multi-phase national recruitment effort to recruit and retain qualified applicants to support our contracts. The PKL Human Resources (HR) team has extensive experience recruiting, screening, selecting, hiring, assigning, administering, and retaining qualified personnel who have the skill sets of those required for each contract. The PKL HR Department has successfully completed dozens of phase-in transitions world-wide with quality, integrity, and affordability.
PKL leverages our incumbent employees’ substantial aircraft-specific knowledge and experience. With a fully trained and manned maintenance, operations, logistics, and training program, PKL minimizes risk and increases benefits to our customers through an uninterrupted contract startup and smooth continuation of services.
Occasions will arise for unforeseen personnel replacements. When these occur, our dedicated recruiting team uses a phased recruiting approach to acquire new personnel. Our recruiting team ensures the qualifications meet or exceed the mandatory skill requirements and qualifications detailed in each Performance Work Statement (PWS). The Table below outlines our three-phased progressive recruiting process.
PKL also uses a variety of recruiting sources, as outlined below, to recruit quality personnel.
PKL always provides the best-qualified candidates for the contracts. Our hiring standards are determined by using an in-depth pre-employment screening process for all potential employees. Each resume is screened by our HR Manager and Recruiter on a first-round basis to verify the applicant meets all required position qualifications including on-the-job experience, training requirements, and has an excellent command of English reading and writing skills:
Qualified resumes are then passed to PKL’s Contract Manager who interviews the candidate to determine the candidate’s suitability to work with the customer and to verify the applicant’s qualifications. These qualifications include:
- Have held the required technical/functional designation for the position, with experience matched to the position requirements
- Hold or readily obtain any special certifications, such as aircrew currency and type rating and NAS 410 certification for NDI and welding
- Each candidate will have the experience, technical and communication skills necessary to provide a thorough understanding of the maintenance and training objectives
- Any Team PKL employee being hired who will sign off a Red X symbol shall have a minimum of five years of aircraft maintenance experience including a minimum of one year of maintenance experience on any aircraft which the maintenance task was performed
- Candidate personnel applying for aircrew or simulator/platform instructor positions are further screened by PKL’s Lead Pilot/Lead Simulator Instructor to ensure the candidate possesses and demonstrates the highest qualifications and attributes.
To learn how we can work together please visit us at www.pklservices.com or email us at kimberly.robling@pklservices.com
December 1, 2023
We are honored to see our CEO, Mike Naylor, featured in the prestigious SD500 List from the San Diego Business Journal. The SDBJ defines the SD500 List as “the influential members of the San Diego business community who shaped how the region has grown over the years”. We are grateful for the SDBJ recognizing Mike for his ongoing impact. PKL has been based in San Diego County since its founding in 2003 and, as we continue to grow and evolve as a company, our commitment to the San Diego region remains steadfast.
November 20, 2023
PKL can offer our commercial aviation customers a Virtual Aerodrome Lab (VAL), which uses immersive technology to reach a potentially unlimited audience of students regardless of geographical location. PKL offers this one-package solution for virtually immersing students in a comprehensive airfield environment without regard to physical classroom environment, location, or proximity to aviation facilities. We use virtual simulation for various positions correlated in the virtual environment.
- Training Capabilities. Our VAL can be easily customized to meet specific needs for vocational training of students to become aviation professionals. It consists of COTS components easily installed in training schools for classroom or remote access.
- Simulation for Role Playing. The training system allows roles and scenarios to be simulated for the purposes of airport flight operations, airport emergency preparedness and crisis simulation.
- Hands-on Training for Emergency Situations. A key benefit of the VAL is the ability to create contingency situations. The VAL can simulate emergency drills such weather, safety, ground traffic, or pre-/post flight discrepancies. Students will have to react to these types of situations, and practice protocols through real-time role-playing.
- Distributed Training. The VAL is a distributed training system connecting multiple stations (in classroom or remotely) over a shared network, allowing stations to participate in the same training scenario.
- Instructor Controls. The Instructor Station UI serves as the central point of control for the VAL. The instructor is provided functionality to create scenarios by defining the weather conditions, ground conditions, time, wind direction and flight schedule.
- Terrain and Visual Database. Each scenario created in the system is associated with a specific airport/airfield. The terrain and visual database typically contain data for the following:
- Main Buildings and Hangars
- ATC Tower, Runways, and Taxiways
Our VAL Training Solution is designed as a remotely accessible, networked learning delivery program that appeals to the needs of today’s learners as shown below:
To learn how we can work together please visit us at https://omnispectraining.com/ or email us at kimberly.robling@pklservices.com
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