Supervisor Ramp - TPA

swa; Tampa (FL); On-site; USD 50,000 - 51,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Free flights for employee

401(k) match up to 9.3%

STI bonus 3%

Profit sharing

Health insurance

Job summary

Southwest Airlines is seeking a Ramp Supervisor to lead a team of Ramp Agents and ensure aircraft arrive and depart on schedule. You’ll enforce safety rules, keep equipment ready, and manage scheduling, training, and daily reports across the ground operations team.

This role suits a proactive leader who thrives in a fast-paced environment and enjoys coordinating with multiple departments to maintain on-time performance and strong customer service.

Qualifications

• Leadership experience preferred in fast-paced ground operations.
• Ability to guide teams and communicate effectively.
• Commitment to safety rules and procedures.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate with all departments to maintain on-time performance and customer satisfaction.
• Monitor ground support performance and ensure equipment readiness.
• Oversee daily operations, scheduling, training, and reporting.
• Help manage shift bids, assignments, and payroll when required.

Job description

Department: Ground Operations

Our Company Promise

We are committed to provide our Employees a stable work environment with equal opportunity for learning and personal growth. Creativity and innovation are encouraged for improving the effectiveness of Southwest Airlines. Above all, Employees will be provided the same concern, respect, and caring attitude within the organization that they are expected to share externally with every Southwest Customer.

Pay & Benefits

Pay of $36.00 to $37.50 per hour*, depending on qualifications and experience. Opportunities for overtime and shift premiums. For eligible Leadership and individual contributor roles, additional bonus opportunities are available and awarded at the discretion of the Company.

Benefits you'll love:

• Fly for free, as a privilege, on any open seat on all Southwest flights (your eligible dependents too)
• Southwest will help fund your Retirement Savings Plan, which includes a dollar for-dollar 401(k) Company match contribution of up to 9.3% of your eligible earnings**
• 3% Short Term Incentive (STI) bonus to be paid on the base salary in alignment with company performance.
• Potential for annual profit-sharing contribution in the Southwest Retirement Savings Plan-when Southwest profits, you profit***
• Competitive health insurance for you and your eligible dependents
• Southwest offers health plan coverage options that start from the very first day of employment. You'll have 30 days to select and enroll in your health plan, and coverage will be retroactively available to your first day of employment.

Explore more benefits you'll love: https://careers.southwestair.com/benefits

Job Summary

Want to lead a Team that keeps planes moving safely and on time? Ramp Supervisors at Southwest Airlines manage Ramp Agents and make sure aircraft arrive and depart on schedule. They guide the Team, check that safety rules are followed, and keep equipment ready for use. Supervisors also handle scheduling, training, and daily reports. They work with other Airport Operations Teams to solve problems and share updates. This role is great for someone who enjoys leading People and helping Southwest deliver safe, efficient, and on-time service every day. See what a day as a Supervisor Ramp looks like: swa.is/AirportOpsSupervisors

Additional details

The Supervisor Ramp works assigned shifts based on seniority. Shifts can include early mornings, late evenings, weekends, and holidays.

U.S. citizenship or current authorization to work in the U.S. required and no current or future work authorization sponsorship available.

Model the Southwest Way

• Guide and lead team members using SWA (Southwest Airlines) talent management practices to coach, develop, and engage employees
• Adhere to Company values and competencies to foster a culture of inclusion, recognition, and support of a safe work environment
• Invest in leadership and self-growth through participating in continuous learning and development

Responsibilities

• Actively coordinate with all Departments to maintain the station's on-time performance, employee morale, and Customer satisfaction
• Monitor and guide ground support performance to ensure requirements are met
• Ensure all equipment including GSE is maintained and available for the operation
• Oversee day-to-day airport operations to create a safe, secure, and legally compliant service-conscious environment. Meet or exceed performance goals through effective decision making, monitor and assign gate control for flights, assign and track Agents for training compliance
• Maintain a safe working environment and institute programs designated to help reduce accidents and injuries
• Coordinate actively with all Departments to maintain the Station's on-time performance, Report status updates to leaders and employees consistently
• Drive performance processes by forecasting operational situations that may impact the operation, monitoring and achieving results against key metrics, and holding responsible parties accountable for results, Review and ensure accurate delay coding
• Work with staff planning to build bids that are in line with our Department's hourly goals.
• Perform administrative duties daily, such as building of shift bids, closing bids, daily work assignments, daily payroll, and attendance repo

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