• Job Description

  Req#: CARGO019931

  Menzies Aviation is hiring Cargo Ramp Handlers. We are looking for you!

  View our Cargo Handler video here: https://youtu.be/f4Lt5-rnFEY

  • Rate of Pay $19 - $21.00 an hour
  • Required: Driver's License and Social Security Card

  All hires are required to undergo and pass security clearances, 5 years employment and educational verification, background checks, drug screen and physical test.

  As a member of the Menzies Aviation Cargo Handling team, you will be responsible for receiving, storing, and distributing freight while practicing all Company’s Safety Policy inclusive of, but not limited to wearing PPE, equipment operation, safe lifting procedures, or obeying speed limits when driving company vehicles and equipment.

  Key Responsibilities

  • Reads air waybill, bills of landing, or freight manifest to determine the items to be moved, gathered, or distributed
  • Conveys freight from receiving areas to storage or to other designated areas with forklift or transporter
  • Sorts and places materials or items on racks, shelves, or in bins according to predetermined sequence such as consignee or destination
  • Sorts and stores dangerous good in a proper area
  • Fill requisitions, work orders, or requests for materials, tools, or other stock items and distributes items to other locations
  • Opens bales, crates, and other containers for break down. Records counts of items received or distributed
  • Weighs and counts items for distribution within warehouse to ensure conformance to company standards and air waybill
  • Performs cargo build-up and/or breakdowns, freight to and/or from skid, pallets or ULDs
  • Ensures that work areas are clean and hazard free of loose nets, straps, etc
  • Must follow all Security procedures as required
  • Other duties as assigned

  Qualifications

  • Must be 18 years of age or older
  • Must have current driver’s license with no violations over the past 5 years.
  • Must have high school diploma, GED, or equivalent work experience.
  • Must be able to pass all pre-employment testing to include drug testing and a physical
  • Ability to proficiently read, write and speak English
  • Must be able to lift at least 75 pounds on a continuous basis
  • Must be comfortable working in all weather conditions
  • Pass FBI background and obtain US Customs Seal
  • Must be available and flexible to work variable shifts including weekends and holidays
  • Prior loading and unloading of heavy products or equipment (preferred)
  • Forklift certification preferred

  Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

  • Ability to learn quickly
  • Ability to understand and carry out oral and written instructions and request clarification when needed
  • Strong interpersonal skills
  • Ability to work as part of a team
  • Ability to build relationships

  Benefits

  • Advancement Opportunities to Lead and Supervisor
  • Kaiser Medical Benefits
  • Free Employee parking
  • Dental, Vision, 401K
  • Life and Short-Term Disability Insurance
  • Paid Training
  • Uniform Provided

  Working Conditions

  The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

  While performing the duties of this job, the employee may regularly work in outside weather conditions. The employee frequently works near moving mechanical parts, high voltages and high hydraulic/pneumatic pressures. The employee is also frequently exposed to very loud noise levels, fumes or airborne particles and hazardous substances, materials or waste. The employee occasionally works in high, precarious places.

  Physical Requirements

  The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

  While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to stand, walk, sit, use hands to finger, handle or feel objects, tools, or controls; reach with arms, climb or balance; and talk or hear.

  Other tasks include digging and shoveling, such as snow removal around equipment and office. An employee may also engage in debris removal which involves lifting, bending, and stooping. The employee must frequently lift and/or move up to 25 lbs and occasionally lift and/or move up to 70 lbs.

  Qualifications

  Education

  Preferred

  High School

  Experience

  Preferred

  Warehouse

  Behaviors

  Preferred

  Functional Expert : Considered a thought leader on a subject

  Team Player : Works well as a member of a group

  Detail Oriented : Capable of carrying out a given task with all details necessary to get the task done well

  Licenses & Certifications

  Required

  DRIVERS LICENSE

  Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities
  This employer is required to notify all applicants of their rights pursuant to federal employment laws. For further information, please review the Know Your Rights notice from the Department of Labor.

• About the company

  John Menzies plc is the holding company of Menzies Aviation, an aviation services business based in Edinburgh, Scotland, providing ground handling, cargo handling, cargo forwarding and into-plane fuelling.

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