Part-Time Airline Ramp Agent

About the Role

The Ramp Operations Agent is responsible for handling customer luggage, including loading and unloading baggage on and off the aircraft, marshaling in and pushing back the aircraft, operating ground service equipment (GSE), meeting arriving flights, servicing departing flights, assisting customers with special needs, and supporting customer service agents as needed.

Responsibilities

• Perform related duties as assigned or as the situation dictates, including ramp, commissary, and aircraft cleaning activities.
• Move luggage and comail of various weights and dimensions to and from aircraft and airport luggage receiving areas.
• Load and unload baggage, luggage, and comail.
• Operate ground equipment, including tugs and belt loaders.
• Marshal aircraft to and from gates.
• Provide proper handling of baggage requiring special care.
• Service aircraft lavatories and perform aircraft interior cleaning.
• Conduct aircraft security searches and commissary security searches.
• Ensure ramp areas are safe and free of foreign object debris (FOD) and that all ground equipment is properly maintained.
• Follow safety regulations, including proper use of ground equipment and wearing required safety items.
• Communicate using a two-way radio.

Requirements

• Must be at least 18 years old.
• Able to read and write English.

Physical Demands

• Must be able to work in a high-pressure environment.
• Able to carry a 70-pound suitcase from the floor to 18 inches and carry a 70-pound suitcase in front of you with both hands for a distance of up to 25 feet.
• Physical dexterity sufficient to perform repetitive tasks and motions, including bending at the waist and knees, squatting, kneeling, crawling, twisting, and sustaining those positions for extended periods.
• Sufficient vision and ability to safely perform the essential functions of the position.

Work Environment

Airport environment: both indoors and outdoors. Exposure to extreme outdoor conditions and temperature ranges.