About the Role
USAirports is seeking a part-time Air Cargo Handler for the evening shift. This role involves operating ground support equipment to load and unload freight from aircraft, offering a rewarding work experience with competitive pay and opportunities for internal advancement.
Responsibilities
- Responsible for the safe and timely movement of all cargo.
- Load and unload cargo to and from various aircraft in a safe, cautious, and timely manner.
- Operate heavy equipment.
- Complete required training (classroom and OJT).
- Perform other duties assigned by management.
Requirements
- Minimum 18 years of age.
- Possess a valid Driver’s License, birth certificate, and/or passport.
- Able to pass a 10-year background check and maintain an airport security badge.
- Must be able to acquire a customs seal through Customs and Border Patrol.
- Excellent dependability, communication, and professionalism required.
- Ability to work flexible hours and shifts, including holidays and weekends.
- Experience in airline, hospitality/resort, personal customer service industries and/or military service is a plus but not necessary.
- Able to work in a fast-paced work environment with efficiency and accuracy.
- Able to respond quickly to sounds.
- Able to perform repetitive tasks and motions, including bending, standing, sitting, squatting, kneeling, crawling, and twisting for extended amounts of time.
- Must be able to lift and carry 40 lbs. from floor to waist level while climbing ladders.
- Must be willing and able to work at heights up to 45’ in a bucket truck and up to 12’ on a ladder.
- Must have sufficient vision and ability to safely perform the essential functions of the position.
- Ability to wear required PPE (personal protective equipment).
Skills
- Operating ground support equipment (fork lifts, belt loaders, tugs, K-loaders)
- Communication skills
- Professionalism
Location
- Frederick Douglass-Greater Rochester International Airport
Work Type
- Part-time
- Evening shift
Experience Level
- Based on Experience
Salary/Compensations
- $17.00 to $20/hr.
About the Company
- USAirports is a family-owned, full service FBO that operates 24/7/365 and serves the aviation community in a state-of-the-art facility.
- USAirports provides a full range of amenities and support services such as fueling, hangaring, aircraft maintenance, cargo handling, deicing and ramp parking to the airlines, general aviation, and transient aircraft on the airfield.
- USAirports offers competitive pay and fosters a promote from within culture.
Equal Opportunity
- USAirports is an equal opportunity employer that is committed to diversity and inclusion in the workplace.
- We prohibit discrimination and harassment of any kind based on race, color, sex, religion, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, genetic information, pregnancy, or any other protected characteristic as outlined by Federal, State, or Local laws.
- This policy applies to all employment practices within our organization, including hiring, recruiting, promotion, termination, layoff, recall leave of absence, compensation, benefits, training, and apprenticeship.
- USAirports makes hiring decisions based solely on qualifications, merit, and business needs at the time.
- USAirports will recruit, hire, train and promote qualified individuals without regard to race, color, religion, sex, veteran status, or disability in accordance with Executive Order 11246, Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended, and the Vietnam Era Veterans Readjustment Assistance act of 1974, which require affirmative action to ensure equal opportunity in all aspects of employment.
- USAirports does not discriminate on the basis of national origin or citizenship status as provided in the Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986.
