Agent – Ramp Operations (Passenger Agent) – Airports – Full-Time

Location: St. John's, NL, Canada (on-site)

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

Service: Airports – North America

Category: unionized personnel (IAMAW)

Employment type: full-time

Shift premiums: 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 is required.

What will you do today?

As part of a dynamic team, you collaborate with other team members to ensure that aircraft are loaded and unloaded efficiently, ensuring the safety and punctuality of flights. You may perform functions associated with baggage and connecting passenger baggage, or work on the ramp to execute numerous tasks necessary for successful operations.

What awaits you 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 plans. We want to support you in all areas of your lifestyle – whether through 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. Schedule flexibility becomes more accessible as you pursue your career at Air Canada. Additionally, 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 perks offer you, your family, and friends special rates to make your travel dreams come true.
• Diversity: Our ground personnel team is made of a true diversity of employees. Here, you will do something new with a different person at each shift.
• Training: You don't need experience in the airline, airport, or air transportation industry. Everyone starts with a fully paid, full-time training program lasting five (5) to seven (7) weeks. Furthermore, if you wish to give your career a new direction 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 operation of our fleet. This is physically demanding work that involves staying in motion on the ramp and in the baggage room. Since our operations run year-round, you must be ready to work in all weather conditions.

• To join us, you must:
• Hold a valid driver’s licence – driving heavy equipment on the ramp will be required;
• Be able to repeatedly lift loads of 32 kg (70 lb);
• Pass a medical evaluation, including drug and alcohol screening;
• Be available to take and successfully complete a paid, five- to seven-week full-time training program;
• Be available to work rotating shifts over a 24-hour period (including weekends and holidays);
• Pay attention to safety and security;
• Demonstrate solid communication skills and the ability to work within a team, every day;
• Show punctuality and reliability to support the team's overall success in a fast-paced environment;
• Be able to obtain and maintain any applicable transportation security clearances and additional authorizations (please consult Transport Canada's website for more details);
• Candidates must be authorized to work in the country concerned at the time the job offer is made. The search for any necessary work permits/visas or other authorizations is the sole responsibility of candidates for this position.

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

Diversity and inclusion

Air Canada is strongly committed to diversity and inclusion and aims to create a healthy, accessible, and rewarding work environment that showcases the unique contributions of employees to the success of our company.

As an equal opportunity employer, we welcome applications from everyone to help us build a diverse workplace that reflects the diversity of our customers and the communities in which we live and serve.

Air Canada thanks all applicants for their interest. However, we will only communicate with candidates selected for the next phase of the process.