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 & Strategy - Customer Experience

Category: Unionized (IAMAW)

Job type: Part-time

Shift premiums: Evening shift - $0.50 per hour worked between 6 p.m. and 11 p.m. Night shift - $1 per hour worked between 11 p.m. and 6 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 that aircraft loading and unloading are carried out efficiently, ensuring the safety and punctuality of flights. You may have to perform duties associated notably with baggage and connecting passenger luggage or work on the tarmac to execute the numerous 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 all areas of your life, whether it's 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 array 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, airports, 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 give a new direction to your career in the aviation world, we will help you with the necessary training, professional development, and tuition reimbursement.

Job Requirements

In our work environment, teamwork is essential to ensure the smooth operation of our aircraft fleet. This is physically demanding work that involves staying in motion airside and in the baggage room. Since our operations 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 transportation 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 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 baggage handlers do:

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 the success of our business.

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.