Agent – Ramp Operations (Traffic 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.

Department: Airports – North America

Category: unionized personnel (IAMAW)

Employment Type: full-time

Shift Premiums: Evening shift – $1.00 per hour worked between 6:00 p.m. and 11:00 p.m. Night shift – $1.50 per hour worked between 11:00 p.m. and 6:00 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 loading and unloading are carried out efficiently, ensuring flight safety and punctuality. You may be required to perform duties associated notably with baggage and connecting passenger luggage or to work on the ramp to execute the many tasks necessary for successful operations.

What awaits you with us?

• Well-being: Every aspect of your well-being and your family's matters to us. Our employee benefits go far beyond standard medical, dental, and retirement care plans. We want to support you in all areas 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 swap 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 fulfill your travel dreams.
• Diversity: Our ground personnel team is made up of a real 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 from five (5) to seven (7) 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's operations. This is physically demanding work that involves staying in motion airside 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:
• Hold a valid driver's license – you will need to drive heavy equipment airside;
• 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 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 strong communication skills and the ability to work as part of a team every day;
• Show punctuality and reliability to support the overall success of the team in a fast-paced environment;
• Be able to obtain and maintain any applicable transport security clearance, as well as additional authorizations (please consult the Transport Canada 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 work permit/visas or other necessary authorizations is the sole responsibility of the 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 highlights the unique contributions of employees to our company's success.

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.