Ground Handling Operative Prestwick, Scotland
Job description
Glasgow Prestwick Airport (GPA) has an exciting opportunity for a Ground Handling Operative to join our team. This is a full time permanent position, 40 hours per week, Monday – Sunday on a rotational shift pattern.
Due to working time regulations and shift patterns, you must be 18 or over to apply for this vacancy. Due to shift times often being out-with public transport hours, own means of transportation is essential.
Owned by the Scottish Government, Glasgow Prestwick Airport directly employs more than 250 people and supports over 4,000 jobs across the aerospace cluster. Situated in the heart of Scotland’s aerospace industry we offer a diverse range of in-house aviation services providing vital connections to the rest of the world.
Job Scope:
To provide the day-to-day operation of Ground Handling ensuring at all times passengers and airlines are provided with a high standard of customer care and service.
Provide import and export handling services to the customers of Glasgow Prestwick Bond on a daily basis on a rotational shift pattern including night shift when required.
Key Responsibilities:
- Ensure that a high level of customer service is provided to all passengers and airlines.
- To ensure Accident/Incident reporting procedures are followed.
- Remove baggage and freight from aircraft onto appropriate equipment and deliver to baggage reclaim belts or cargo warehouse as required.
- Operate the 'Triple A' (bingo card) reconciliation system as directed by DFT policy.
- Load baggage trailers and other equipment with baggage at the baggage sortation area.
- Tie down and secure baggage and freight on board the aircraft.
- Carry out a visual check of vehicles before if any found report to M.T through the online reporting system.
- Provide aircraft with all appropriate equipment and manpower.
- Ensure all vehicles are operated in a safe and compliant manner on the apron and other operational areas adhering to airside driving regulations.
- Provide services to Chevron/Ryanair hangars for movement of aircraft.
- Follow Airport Policy and Procedures including specific Airline policies.
- Ensure all vehicles are fuelled or put on charge for next day’s operations.
- Ensure read and sign are completed in a timely manner.
- Ensure fully compliant in all required Training (ASAT, GSAT, FSAT, D/G baggage reconciliation, level D).
- Remove nets and polythene from import pallets for breakdown.
- Work polythene bailer.
- Comply with employee responsibilities to Health & Safety regulations.
- Receive, unload, check and store import cargo from flight or truck.
- Ensure security of all cargoes within the care of GP Bond.
- Comply within the warehouse and adjacent ramp and roadside environment with safe and secure working practices.
- Comply with all customer procedures to guarantee flight safety.
- Provide a handling service to P.R.M passengers by the operation of Ambulift /Avi-ramp.
- Assist in other departments as and when operationally required.
- Provide passenger guidance.
- DDA compliant.
- Receive, unload, check and store export cargo for processing.
- Prepare airline pallet equipment for loading, ensuring polythene is used to protect freight from adverse weather.
- Remove nets and polythene from import pallets for breakdown in a safe manner, utilising pits if required.
- Comply with all customer procedures to guarantee flight safety.
- Provide de-icing on aprons and runways and taxiways.
- Ensure full compliance in levels 1-3 of equipment and procedures within ground handling.
- On load /offload of freight aircraft.
- Ensure parking stands are set up with appropriate equipment before aircraft arrive.
- Ensure turnaround procedures are adhered to at all times and safety is paramount.
- Operate weighbridges.
- Housekeeping - ensure rest area is kept clear and clean.
- Ensure Brushing and FOD boss of airside environment is completed and recorded.
Key Requirements, Skills, and Attributes:
- Aged 18+.
- Full Driving Licence.
- Ability to obtain a full Airside driving licence (Red Pass).*
- It’s not essential that you have previous experience as full training will be provided. However prior experience of working in a role where strict adherence to safety standards is a requirement would be advantageous.
- Flexibility is required in order to support unexpected events such as delayed flights.
- Good team player, as well as being able to work on own initiative.
Salary will be dependent on experience and in addition you benefit from:
- Free onsite parking.
- Being auto enrolled into a pension scheme (after 3 months) - enhanced upon request.
- Access to our health cash plan (after 6 months).
- Staff discounts in partnership with Dufry World Duty Free.
- Bike2Work scheme (after 6 months).
- Learning and developing within a fast-paced aviation environment.
- Being part of a dedicated and friendly team.
Please note that to work at GPA you are required to:
- Comply with UK Right to Work checks and provide associated relevant documentation at interview.
- Confirm your identity by providing a copy of your passport or driving licence.
- Provide GPA with a complete five-year referencing history inclusive of all employment, self-employment, and education. Any gap period of 28 days or more must be covered by a personal reference to which you must also provide contact details.
- Upon request, provide a Criminal Record Check Certificate (Basic Disclosure) from Disclosure Scotland. This must not display any disqualifying convictions as detailed on the Civil Aviation Authority website.
- Where applicable, undertake a Counter Terrorist Check (CTC) and understand that deployment to any security related activities is conditional upon the satisfactory result of such a check.
*In accordance with regulations, this role requires you to meet DVLA Group 2 medical standards so that you can drive on our airfield (including on runways / taxiways). Therefore, please only apply for this role if you can meet the following standards:
- Vision - applicants must have a visual acuity (using corrective lenses if necessary) of at least 6/7.5 in the better eye and 6/60 in the other. Visual fields will be checked by confrontation method and if there is any doubt then an optician report is required.
- Colour perception - applicants are required to distinguish the colours red, green, and white using the Ishihara test plates (24) - 15 plates, presented in a random order, which must be identified without error or via an approved advanced colour vision test. The use of colour correcting lenses are not acceptable.
- Hearing - applicants must have the ability to hear a forced whisper in either ear at a distance of 2 metres. In case of doubt an audiometric examination will be necessary.
- General Health - applicants must disclose any medical condition, which might affect the ability to operate / drive safely. On disclosure of a medical condition which may affect the ability to operate / drive safely, reference is made to the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA) “Assessing-fitness-to-drive-a-guide-for-medical-professionals.”
The above will be assessed via our occupational health partner during the recruitment process and does not affect your statutory rights associated with the Equality Act 2010.
We are proud to be a Disability Confident employer and are committed to applying equal opportunities at all stages of our recruitment and selection process. Reasonable adjustments will be made to our recruitment process to ensure that no applicant is disadvantaged.
Job Types: Full-time, Permanent
Benefits:
- Additional leave
- Company pension
- Employee discount
- Free parking
- On-site parking
- Sick pay
- Wellness programme
Schedule:
- Monday to Friday
Ability to commute/relocate:
- Prestwick: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)
Work Location: In person
