Baggage Handler (Station Attendant) – Airport - Full-time

Location: Quebec, QC, Canada (on-site)

Starting salary: $21.11/hour for the full-time position

Department: Canadian Airports and Customer Experience Strategy

Category: Unionized (IAMAW)

Employment type: part-time

Shift premiums: Evening shift - $0.50 per hour worked between 6:00 p.m. and 11:00 p.m. Night shift - $1.00 per hour worked between 11:00 p.m. and 6:00 a.m.

No experience required.

What will you do today?

As part of a dynamic team, you will collaborate with other team members to ensure aircraft are loaded and unloaded efficiently, ensuring flight safety and on-time performance. You may be asked to perform duties specifically associated with baggage and connecting passenger luggage or to work on the tarmac performing the many tasks necessary for successful operations.

What will you discover with us?

• Well-being: All aspects of your well-being and that of your family are important to us. Our benefits go far beyond traditional health, dental, and retirement services. We want to support you in every area of your life, whether it is your finances, with our annual profit-sharing bonus, or your mental health.
• Flexibility: As you gain seniority, you can choose to trade shifts and build a schedule that fits your life.
• Travel: Want to discover the world? Want to visit family and friends abroad? Our travel privileges allow you, as well as your family and friends, to benefit from special rates to make your travel dreams come true.
• Diversity: You will find a true spectrum of people in our ramp personnel family. Here, you will do something different, with someone different, every single workday.
• Training: You do not need experience in the airline, airport, or air transportation industry. Everyone starts with a fully paid, full-time training program lasting five to seven weeks. In addition, if you want to take your aviation career in a new direction, 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 airside and in the baggage room. Because our operations run year-round, you must be prepared 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 32 kg (70 lbs) loads;
• Pass a medical evaluation, including a drug and alcohol screening test;
• Be available to attend and successfully complete a five to seven-week paid 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 clearances, 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. Finding 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:

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 business.

As an equal opportunity employer, we welcome applications from all 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 contact candidates selected for the next phase of the process.