Part Time Airport Ramp Agent

About the Role

As a Menzies Aviation Part-Time Ramp Agent servicing Signature Aviation, you will be responsible for loading and unloading cargo and baggage, as well as driving small commercial vehicles in a safe and timely manner. You will maintain a safe and secure work environment, in accordance with local health, safety, and security policies and procedures.

Responsibilities

• Comfortably and continuously lift/move 70lbs of cargo and baggage on and off aircraft
• Frequent bending, stretching, pushing, pulling, stacking, squatting and kneeling in small confined locations
• Operate motorized equipment to transport cargo and baggage between aircraft, airport terminals, and air cargo facilities
• Read and interpret aircraft weight and balance loading instructions, hazardous material identification labels, aircraft loading manifests, and baggage and cargo routing tags
• Perform other duties as assigned

Requirements

• Must be 18 years of age or older
• Possess and maintain valid US driver's license
• Pass all pre-employment testing including a drug screen, FBI background, and employment history
• Ability to proficiently read, write and speak English
• Must be comfortable lifting 70lbs repetitively

Benefits

• $22.50/hour
• 401K Savings Plan
• Employee Assistance Program
• Uniform provided
• Free employee parking or $40.00 monthly bus/train voucher

Working Conditions

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Regularly work in outside weather conditions
• Frequently work near moving mechanical parts, high voltages, and high hydraulic/pneumatic pressures
• Frequently exposed to very loud noise levels, fumes or airborne particles, and hazardous substances, materials, or waste
• Occasionally work in high, precarious places

Physical Requirements

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Frequently required to stand, walk, sit, use hands to finger, handle or feel objects, tools, or controls; reach with arms, climb or balance; and talk or hear
• Tasks include digging and shoveling, such as snow removal around equipment and office
• Engage in debris removal which involves lifting, bending, and stooping
• Must frequently lift and/or move up to 25 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 70 pounds

Safety, Security, Wellbeing and Compliance

You will have a responsibility and duty while at work to take reasonable care of the health, safety, and wellbeing of yourself and others in accordance with provided information, training, and workplace health and safety rules or procedures. The company is committed to providing a safe working environment for all staff members.

In all areas of our business, there is a potential risk to the health, safety, and welfare of everyone on our sites through the misuse of alcohol and drugs. As such, the company prohibits such misuse and carries out regular testing to enforce our Substance Misuse Policy.