Ramp Agent (Station Attendant) – Airport - Proactive Hiring

Air Canada; Quebec; On-site; CAD 30,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading airline in Canada is seeking Ramp Agents to efficiently onload and offload aircraft. This physically demanding role requires teamwork and a valid driver’s license. You will benefit from comprehensive training and job flexibility while contributing to a diverse workforce. Candidates interested in travel perks and a supportive work environment are encouraged to apply.

Benefits

Health and dental benefits

Profit sharing award

Special travel rates for employees and their families

Paid training program

Flexible shift trading options

Qualifications

• Eligibility to work in Canada.
• A valid driver’s license.
• Ability to lift 70 lbs repetitively.
• To pass a medical evaluation.
• Availability for a five to seven weeks paid training program.
• Availability for rotating shift patterns.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with your crew to efficiently onload and offload aircraft.
• Perform various tasks leading to a successful operation.

Skills

Teamwork

Communication

Punctuality

Safety consciousness

Job description

Location: Quebec, QC, Canada (Onsite)

Starting Salary: $21.11/ hour (Full Time)

Branch: Airports Canada & CX Strategy

Category: Unionized (IAMAW)

Job type: Full-time

Plus shift premiums: Afternoon - $0.50 for each hour worked between 18:00 and 23:00. Midnight - $1.00 for each hour worked between 23:00 and 6:00.

No Previous Experience Required.

What will you do today?

As a dynamic team member, you collaborate with your crew to efficiently onload and offload aircraft, ensuring safe and on-time performance. You may find yourself working functions that include baggage, connecting passenger's bags or right out on the tarmac performing a symphony of tasks leading to a successful operation.

What will you find with us?

• Wellbeing: Every aspect of your wellbeing and of your family matters to us. Our benefits go much further than the standard health, dental and pension. We want to give you support across all areas of your lifestyle – from your finances with our annual profit sharing award, to your mental health.
• Flexibility: As you gain seniority, you can opt to trade shifts and build a pattern to fit your life.
• Travel: Keen to explore the world? Want to visit family and friends overseas? Our travel privileges give you, your family and your friends special rates so you can fulfill your travel dreams.
• Diversity: You’ll find a real mix of people in our ground crew family. Here, you’ll do something different, with someone different, every single shift.
• Training: You don’t need airline, airport or aviation experience. Everyone starts with a fully paid, full-time, five to seven week training program. And if you feel you want to take your aviation career in a new direction, we’ll support you with training, development and tuition reimbursement.

Qualifications

Job requirements

At our workplace, teamwork is essential for maintaining the smooth operation of our fleet. This physically demanding role involves active movement both on the airside and in the baggage room. Since our operations run year-round, you must be ready to work in all weather conditions.

To Join Us, You Must Have

• Eligibility to work in Canada
• A valid driver’s license – driving heavy equipment on the airside will be required
• Ability to lift 70 lbs repetitively
• To pass a medical evaluation, including a drug and alcohol test
• Availability to attend and successfully pass a five (5) to seven (7) weeks full-time paid training program
• Availability to work rotating shift patterns over a 24-hour period (including weekends and holidays)
• Ability to obtain and maintain any applicable transportation security clearances and additional authorizations. Please refer to Transport Canada site for more details
• Safety and security conscious
• Strong communication and ability to work in a team on a daily basis
• Demonstrate punctuality and dependability to support overall team success in a fast-paced environment
• Candidates must be eligible to work in the country of interest, at the time any offer of employment is made; seeking any required work permits/visas or other authorizations is the responsibility of the candidate

If you would like to learn more about the role, you can watch a short video about Ramp Agents here. (Video content may be subject to change.)

Diversity And Inclusion

Air Canada is strongly committed to Diversity and Inclusion and aims to create a healthy, accessible and rewarding work environment which highlights employees’ unique contributions to our company’s success.

As an equal opportunity employer, we welcome applications from all to help us build a diverse workforce which reflects the diversity of our customers, and communities, in which we live and serve.

Air Canada thanks all candidates for their interest; however only those selected to continue in the process will be contacted.