Customer Service & Ramp Agent

Pacific Coastal Airlines; Kelowna; On-site; CAD 30,000 - 60,000; Part time

Job summary

A regional airline is seeking a permanent part-time Customer Service and Ramp Agent in Kelowna. This position involves checking in passengers, resolving service disruptions, and ensuring safe and timely departures. Candidates should possess customer service experience, effective communication skills, and a valid BC driver's license. The company offers a friendly culture, health benefits, travel perks, and employee recognition programs. Flexibility in shifts including weekends and holidays is required.

Benefits

Extended health benefits

Travel perks with airlines

Employee recognition programs

Qualifications

• Experience in customer-facing role is essential.
• Must have a valid BC driver's license (Class 5 preferred).
• Comfortable using computers and payment machines.
• Capable of lifting up to 70 pounds.

Responsibilities

• Check-in passengers and issue boarding passes.
• Resolve service disruption issues and determine flight options.
• On-load and off-load passenger luggage and cargo.
• Ensure safe and timely departures during the boarding process.

Skills

Customer service

Effective communication

Problem-solving

Ability to work under pressure

Job description

Join our team! Pacific Coastal Airlines is looking for a permanent part-time Customer Service and Ramp Agent based in Kelowna. We are seeking a candidate who is looking to enjoy a family-oriented, dynamic and rewarding work environment. We are excited to welcome safety-oriented and customer service minded individual to continue their career with our company.

Pacific Coastal Airlines is headquartered at the South Terminal building at Vancouver International Airport. We fly scheduled and charter service between busy international airports, remote destinations in beautiful province of British Columbia.

Job Responsibilities

• Check-in passengers, issue boarding passes, verify immigration documents
• Check baggage and collect excess baggage/overweight charges
• Answer calls, book, change and cancel flight reservations
• Resolve service disruption issues such as cancelled or missed flights, determining alternative flight options
• Execute deplaning and boarding processes, ensuring a safe, on-time departure
• Marshall, de-ice and anti-ace aircraft
• On-load and off-load passenger luggage, cargo, containers/pallets, etc.
• Possess an excellent understanding of company products, services, processes and guidelines and promote them at all times
• Commitment to providing a safe, stress-free and friendly passenger experience
• Deliver service standards in accordance with Pacific Coastal Airlines philosophy
• Other duties as assigned

Qualifications And Competencies

• Experience in customer-facing role
• A valid BC driver's license (Class 5 preferred)
• Ability to work under pressure with minimal supervision
• Clear and effective communication skills with demonstrated ability to have difficult conversations
• Ability to work in a time-sensitive, ever changing environment where multitasking and problem solving are key attributes
• Comfortable using computers, credit and debit machines
• Able to work outdoors during inclement weather conditions
• Flexible to work any day of the week, including weekends, evenings, holidays and/or irregular shifts
• Must represent Pacific Coastal Airlines in a professional manner to our partners, vendors, and customers
• Must be able to obtain and maintain designated security clearance
• Capable of lifting up to 70 pounds

Why Pacific Coastal Airlines?

Company Culture

We honour our company motto of People Friendly, People First for both our employees and our passengers. We encourage a positive, caring workplace and put a high value on collaboration, accountability, and loyalty. We are inclusive, respectful, and have a friendly corporate culture.

Health Benefits

We offer a standard benefits package for permanent employees consisting of extended health, dental, vision, travel medical, life insurance, Accidental Death and Dismemberment, an employee and family assistance program, paid sick days, and paid personal emergency days.

Travel Benefits

We offer excellent travel perks to employees and their eligible family members on Pacific Coastal Airlines, WestJet, and Air Canada, Iceland Air, Delta, Allegiant, Cathay Pacific, Alaska Airlines and more. Additionally, employees are eligible for discounts with various hotels and restaurants within the communities we serve as well as steeply discounted cargo shipping within the Pacific Coastal Airlines network.

Employee Programs

We have employee recognition and reward programs, a milestone service recognition program and employee appreciation events throughout the year.

Apply today!

Pacific Coastal Airlines is an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to a policy of non-discrimination in all of our employment practices. We welcome and encourage applications from all qualified individuals, regardless of ethnicity, gender, age, disability, or any other identifying characteristic.