Baggage Handler/Ramp Agent - Earn up to £750/Week

Staffline; Greater London; On-site; GBP 18,000 - 26,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Overtime may be available

Full-time shifts

Free on-site car parking

Full uniform provided

Full Training

Career progression

Job summary

Staffline is recruiting for a Baggage Handler/Ramp Agent to join our client at London Gatwick Airport. The role starts in the Baggage Unit with potential to upskill to Ramp Agent after 4 weeks, with pay progression after 12 months.

The role is full-time in a rotating pattern of 5 on 3 off. Overtime may be available after 40 hours per week at £24.02 per hour. A full UK driving license is required and a 25 kg lift is possible.

Qualifications

• Excellent communication at all levels.
• Physically fit for lifting up to 25 kg.
• Calm, friendly, and professional under pressure.
• Willing to attend a medical examination.
• Must hold a full UK driving licence.
• Must provide a 5-year checkable history.
• Clean criminal record.

Responsibilities

• Consistently delivering the highest service at all times.
• Loading and unloading of customers' baggage.
• Processing customers' baggage using manual and automated systems.
• Ensure compliance with airline and airport policies.
• Maintaining a safe working environment at all times.
• Adapting to adverse weather conditions to maintain safety and efficiency.
• Driving airside.

Skills

Excellent communication

Physically fit

Team player

Medical examination

Full UK driving licence

Job description

Baggage Handler/Ramp Agent - Earn up to £750/Week

Staffline is recruiting for an amazing upskilling opportunity as a

Baggage Handler/Ramp Agent to join our client at

London Gatwick Airport.

The rate of pay is

£16.01 per hour.

In this role, you will start as a Baggage Handler in the Baggage Unit for the first 4 weeks and upskill to a Ramp Agent role after that. Enjoy a structured career path with increased pay after 12 months.

Overtime may be available after working 40 hours per week and is paid at an enhanced rate of

£24.02 per hour.

Full-time roles in a rotating pattern of 5 on 3 off. You will be required to be flexible to meet the demands of this role.

Applicants must hold a Full UK Manual Driving License.

This role can be physically demanding; you will be required to lift up to 25kg.

Please note that as part of our commitment to maintaining a safe and productive work environment, all candidates who receive a job offer will be required to undergo pre-employment drug and alcohol testing prior to their first day of training.

*Offering employment is subject to various background checks, such as: DBS/ 5-year referencing*.

Your Time at Work

As a Ramp agent you will responsible for:

• Consistently delivering the highest service at all times
• Loading and unloading of customers' baggage
• Processing customers' baggage using manual and automated systems
• Ensure compliance with both airline and airport policies
• Maintaining a safe working environment at all times
• Ensuring the safety and efficiency of the operations by adapting to adverse weather conditions, such as rain, snow, or extreme temperatures
• Driving airside.

Our Perfect Worker

Our perfect worker would be:

• Excellent at communicating at all levels
• Calm, friendly, and professional
• Physically fit
• Able to quickly and accurately react to any given situation
• Able to work well within a team
• Willing to attend a medical
• Holding a full UK driving licence
• You must be able to provide a 5-year checkable history
• Must have a clean criminal record

Key Information and Benefits

• Overtime may be available
• Full-time shifts
• Free on-site car parking
• Full uniform provided
• Full Training
• Career progression supported by additional up-skilling

Job ref:

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About Staffline

Staffline is the UK's largest recruitment solutions partner, enabling over 35,000 people into good work every week. We operate at more than 420 customer sites across England, Scotland and Wales.

As one of the most established recruitment agencies in Nottingham with operations across the UK, we specialise in connecting businesses with temporary and permanent jobs across warehouse & logistics, food and drink, aviation, driving, technical & engineering, manufacturing & automotive and security.

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