This is a cross utilized position where you will be responsible for wheelchair assistance and baggage handling. You will be assisting by safely and comfortably lifting disabled passengers to or from an aircraft seat with the help of a mobility device. Assisting wheelchair passengers to and from gates, assisting with their claimed luggage, rolling the users safely down the jet bridge, and ensuring that the wheel brakes are in place prior to allowing them to exit the wheelchair. In baggage handling, you will be responsible for loading and unloading passenger baggage, sorting, and stacking passenger baggage, maintaining an adequate supply of baggage tubs for the conveyor belts, and using baggage screening machines. This could also include transporting oversized baggage or even live animals.

Job Type: Full-time, Part-time

Salary: $19.65 per hour

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• Dental insurance
• Health insurance
• Paid time off
• Vision insurance

Wheelchair Agent Duties:

• Safely and comfortably lift disabled passengers with assistance from one mobility device to or from an aircraft seat
• Push wheelchair passengers to and from gates
• Roll customer-occupied wheelchair safely down the jet bridge
• Carry passengers’ carry-on luggage
• Assist with checked and claimed luggage
• Complete any necessary wheelchair or incident reports
• Pull unclaimed luggage from baggage belts and ensure its security
• Assist passenger with any problems, questions, or concerns
• Ensure wheel brakes are in place prior to allowing passengers to exit the wheelchair
• Have computer, tablet or smart phone ability
• Maintain professional working relationships with fellow employees, supervisors, managers, airline employees, and airport authorities
• Follow dispatcher gate orders
• Demonstrate regular, predictable attendance at job location
• Exceed PrimeFlight customer service and safety standards
• Carry out other duties as assigned

Baggage Handler Duties:

• Load and unload baggage
• Sort and stack baggage on specified carts, conveyors, or screening machines
• Safely transport baggage on carts in specified areas
• Transport oversize baggage or live animals as necessary
• Ensure and maintain an adequate supply of baggage tubs for baggage conveyor belts
• If/ when working with In-Line Baggage System: Clear jams on baggage conveyor systems, clean debris from belt system, manually encode baggage numbers for misread bag tags, lift, sort, and stack baggage when belt system is inoperable
• Move oversize bags to airline carousel
• Demonstrate regular, predictable attendance at job location
• Exceed PrimeFlight customer service and safety standards
• Carry out other duties as assigned

General Qualifications:

• 18 years of age
• Reliable transportation
• Eligible to work in the United States
• Able to follow PrimeFlight Aviation safety guidelines for transporting the physically challenged

Language Ability: Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals. Ability to communicate effectively in English.

Work Environment: The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate but may become high at various times. Employee must be willing to wear/utilize company-supplied personal protective equipment (hearing protection) to mitigate their noise exposure. Some work is in an outside environment, with exposure to hot and cold temperatures and inclement weather.

Physical Demands: 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.

• Continuously stand and walk for 6-8 hours
• Be able to lift a minimum of 75 pounds and push a wheelchair with an adult in it
• Be able to bend, stretch, twist, squat, and reach out with the body, arms, and/or legs
• Be able to hear and respond to the spoken voice and to audible alarms generated by terminal environment

We hope you are interested in joining our growing team! Apply today!

Job Types: Full-time, Part-time

Pay: $19.65 per hour

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• Dental insurance
• Health insurance
• Paid time off
• Vision insurance

Schedule:

• 4 hour shift
• 8 hour shift
• Day shift
• Evening shift
• Night shift
• Overnight shift
• Weekend availability

Work Location: One location

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