RAMP AGENT – MANCHESTER AIRPORT – 4TH JAN 2027

First Call Contract Services; Bolton, Manchester; On-site; GBP 17,000 - 24,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Additional leave

Discounted or free food

On-site parking

Job summary

First Call Contract Services Limited's First Call Aviation is recruiting Ramp Agents for Manchester Airport with a 30-hour shift pattern (6 on, 3 off) including AM/PM hours. Interviews take place at our Piccadilly Gardens office. You will be on the frontline of aircraft movements, handling passenger luggage and supporting safety alongside our DHL partner.

We offer permanent positions. Pay rate is £14.69 per hour, and you must be prepared for early mornings and variable weather.

Qualifications

• Must be flexible to work shifts and able to operate in all weathers.
• Ability to work as part of a team and support colleagues.
• Willingness to start at early mornings or late nights.

Responsibilities

• Reconcile passenger bags and ensure accurate baggage handling.
• Safely load and deliver bags to aircraft side.
• Move ground equipment and obtain an Airside Driving Permit.
• Marshalling aircraft onto and off stands for arrivals/departures.

Skills

Flexible approach to work

Teamwork

Can-do attitude

Adaptability to weather

Job description

Ramp Agent – Manchester Airport

First Call Aviation is hiring Ramp Agents @ Manchester Airport start date 4TH JAN 2027.

Interviews will take place at our office in Piccadilly Gardens.

• Exiting Career Move
• Airport Work Opportunity
• Working for a Global Company
• Shift pattern 30 hours (6 on 3 off mixture of AM & PMs)
• Permanent positions

We are excited to offer more opportunities at Manchester Airport working as a Ramp Agent. You will be in the front line of aircraft movements, handling the passenger luggage & safety, aircraft movement on the tarmac & be an integral person of a skilled team with our partner DHL.

At DHL – people are our passion. With over 500,000 team members in 220 countries, we attract and retain great talent. We are one of the most innovative, most culturally diverse companies on the planet. We provide unmatched opportunities for personal and professional development. We really are a, “Best Place to Work.”

If this sounds like a team you’d like to join … keep reading.

We make promises to our customers, and we’ll make promises to you too. The key responsibilities in this role include

• The reconciliation of passenger bags
• Safe loading and delivery of loaded bags to aircraft side.
• Moving ground Equipment such as steps to the airplane for embarking and disembarking passengers
• Get an Airside Driving Permit to move Baggage Trolleys, Steps and other Ground Equipment into the stands.
• Marshalling Aircraft onto and off the stands for arrivals and departures.

What you need

• A flexible approach to work
• Good attitude in team work
• Prepared to work in all weathers – rain or sun or snow or all three!
• Happy for early mornings and late nights
• Great attitude with a can do approach to work.
• Have lived in the UK for last 5 years
• Pay rate £14.69

This is a great opportunity with endless choices to advance your career in Aviation – this is your NOW starting point…

We are interviewing now and your application to gain a full airside pass can take will take 2 to 4 weeks to process including your security checks from the date of interview.

Please note we can not accept students on this job role.

First Call Aviation is a specialist division of First Call Contract Services Limited

Job Types: Full-time, Permanent, Temp to perm

Pay: £14.69 per hour

Benefits:

• Additional leave
• Discounted or free food
• On-site parking

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift
• Day shift
• Overtime

Application question(s):

• Are you able to start as early as 3am?

Licence/Certification:

• Driving Licence (required)

Work Location: In person