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Airside Transport Agent - Heathrow Airport London, England

Swissport International AG

Full Time London, England 13.52 GBP HOURLY Today

Job description

Overview:

Swissport is currently looking for Transport Agents to join our Heathrow team.

This is a Permanent Full Time contract at £13.52ph

Job Summary

You will be responsible for collecting and delivery of cargo and mail, as well as sorting and transporting the cargo and mail to aircraft, warehouses and post offices. You will need to ensure the safe completion of a full range of handling activities which may include the loading and unloading of freight, loose or bulk cargo and mail, using specialist ground servicing equipment. This is a great opportunity to join a dynamic cargo operation at the heart of Heathrow Airport.

Responsibilities:

Day to day you will be responsible for:

Ensuring your area of the turnaround is completed accurately
Ensuring performance standards are met
Ensuring airline quality and punctuality standards are met
The operation of vehicles, attending and performing to daily operator checks; and ensuring that they are always kept clean
Safely and effective working, and always assure compliance with health and safety
Ensuring the completion of paperwork is correct
Unloading air cargo and mail, bulk and/or containers/pallets
Delivering air cargo to the appropriate recipient
Providing special handling of cargo/mail as required
Exporting collection to be taken to aircraft, cargo collected from warehouse, mail collected from the post office, and deliver to the aircraft
Importing collected from aircraft and cargo/mail to be taken to warehouse/post office via Customs
Collecting and load live animals and dangerous goods onto aircraft
Reporting all equipment malfunctions to the appropriate supervisor/manager
Complying with all relevant legislation, airport authority and carrier security requirements.
Complying with all UK/Ireland/EU legislation
Complying with Swissport Standard Operating Procedures (SOP’s)
Maintaining the highest standards of safety and security at all time
Other duties as assigned

Qualifications:

Qualifications and competencies

Flexible to work a variety of shifts (days, evening, nights, weekends, and public holidays);
Flexible Work attitude is a must
Ability to speak and understand the English language competently
Ability to travel to the airport at times where public transport is not available
Ability to follow processes and procedures and apply a flexible approach when required
Willingness to work in inclement weather
Able to work in a manual environment and repeatedly lift up to 32kg throughout a shift.
Able to work in some confined spaces
Able to work as a team in a fast-paced and challenging environment
Hold a full driving licence
Previous experience working in an aviation environment desirable