Agent - Traffic Area (Station Attendant) - Airports - Part-time

Emplacement : Vancouver, BC, Canada (on-site)

Starting salary : $23.36/hour - Up to $38.15 after 8 years of continuous service, as provided in the applicable collective agreement.

Service : Airports North America

Category: unionized personnel (IAMAW)

Employment type : part-time

Shift premium: evening shift – $1.00 per hour worked between 6 p.m. and 11 p.m. Night shift – $1.50 per hour worked between 11 p.m. and 6 a.m.

No experience required.

What awaits you with us?

As part of a dynamic team, you will collaborate with other team members to ensure that aircraft loading and unloading are carried out efficiently, ensuring the safety and punctuality of flights. You may be required to perform duties associated notably with baggage and connecting passenger baggage or to work on the ramp to execute the many tasks necessary for successful operations.

What will you discover with us?

• Well-being: Every aspect of your well-being and your family matters to us. Our benefits go far beyond standard medical, dental, and retirement care plans. We want to support you in all spheres of your lifestyle – whether it's your finances, with our annual profit-sharing bonus, or your mental health.
• Flexibility: Choose the type of collaboration you would like to have with us. Working on a variable schedule will become more accessible as you pursue your career at Air Canada. In addition, you will have the opportunity to trade shifts with your colleagues.
• Travel: Want to explore the world? Want to visit family or friends abroad? Our travel privileges offer you, your family, and your friends special rates to make your travel dreams come true.
• Diversity: Our ground personnel team is made up of a true diversity of employees. Here, you will do something new with a different person at each shift.
• Training: You do not need experience in the airline, airport, or air transport industry. Everyone starts with a fully paid, full-time training program lasting nine (9) to ten (10) weeks. In addition, if you want to give a new direction to your career in the aviation world, we will help you with the necessary training, professional development, and tuition reimbursement.

Qualifications

Job Requirements

In our work environment, teamwork is essential to ensure the smooth running of our fleet operations. This is physically demanding work that involves staying in motion on the ramp and in the baggage room. Since our activities take place year-round, you must be ready to work in all weather conditions.

To join us, you must:

• Be eligible to work in Canada;
• Hold a valid driver’s license – you will need to drive heavy equipment on the ramp;
• Be able to repeatedly lift loads of 32 kg (70 lbs);
• Pass a medical evaluation, including a drug and alcohol screening test;
• Be available to attend and successfully complete a nine (9) to ten (10) week full-time paid training program;
• Be available to work rotating shifts over a 24-hour period (including weekends and holidays);
• Demonstrate punctuality and dependability to support overall team success in a fast-paced environment.
• Be able to obtain and maintain any applicable transport security clearance and additional authorizations (please consult the Transport Canada website for more details);
• Pay attention to safety and security;
• Demonstrate strong communication skills and the ability to work as part of a team, every day.

Take a look at this video to see what our Traffic Area agents do: https://vimeo.com/1084011969/25d443e270

Diversity and Inclusion

Air Canada is resolutely committed to diversity and inclusion, and aims to create a healthy, accessible, and rewarding workplace that highlights the unique contribution of our employees to the success of our Company.

As an equal opportunity employer, we welcome applications from all individuals to build a workforce that is varied and representative of the diversity of our customers and the communities where we live and offer our services.

Air Canada thanks all candidates for their interest, but will only communicate with those selected for the next steps of the process.