Baggage Handlers

  • Role: Baggage Handlers
  • Contract Type: Fixed Term (February-October 2025)
  • Hours: 40 per week on a rotational shift pattern including weekend and night working
  • Remuneration: £11.55
  • Closing Date: 05/01/2025

Glasgow Prestwick Airport (GPA) has exciting fixed-term opportunities for Baggage Handlers to join their team ahead of a busy summer season.  Hours will be 40 per week on a rotational shift pattern including weekend and night working.

Due to working time regulations and shift patterns, you must be 18 or over to apply for this vacancy. Due to shift times often being out-with public transport hours, own means of transportation is essential. If successful in your application, you must be available for two initial weeks of paid training, Monday to Friday, 40 hours per week.

Owned by the Scottish Government, GPA directly employs more than 250 people and supports over 4,000 jobs across the aerospace cluster. Situated in the heart of Scotland’s aerospace industry we offer a diverse range of in-house aviation services providing vital connections to the rest of the world.

Role scope:

As a Baggage Handler, your remit will be providing safe and efficient ground handling service to our customers and airlines. As such you will be part of a team responsible for loading and removing baggage and freight from aircraft using the appropriate equipment.

Working in a safety critical environment, you will operate machinery and perform periodic equipment inspections in accordance with Airport guidelines and procedures.  Manual Handling is involved in this role.

Key Duties and Responsibilities:

  • Load baggage trailers and other equipment with baggage at the baggage sortation area.
  • Operate the Baggage Record Card reconciliation system as directed by DFT policy.
  • Remove baggage from aircraft onto appropriate equipment and deliver to baggage reclaim area.
  • Provide aircraft with all appropriate equipment and manpower.
  • Ensure parking stands are set up with appropriate equipment before aircraft arrive.
  • Ensure turnaround procedures are adhered to at all times and safety is paramount.
  • Carry out a visual check of vehicles and report any defects Motor Transport through the online reporting system.
  • Ensure all vehicles are operated in a safe and compliant manner on the apron and other operational areas adhering to airside driving regulations.
  • Ensure all vehicles are fuelled or put on charge for next day’s operations.
  • Ensure that a high level of customer service is provided to all passengers and airlines.
  • Comply with all customer procedures to guarantee flight safety.
  • Provide passenger guidance.
  • Assist in other departments as and when operationally required.
  • Follow Airport Policy and Procedures including specific Airline policies.
  • Ensure backdoor area is kept clean and clear from FOD at all times.
  • To ensure Accident/Incident reporting procedures are followed.
  • Comply with employee responsibilities to Health & Safety regulations.

Key requirements, skills and attributes:

  • Aged 18+
  • Full Driving Licence.
  • It’s not essential that you have previous experience as full training will be provided. However prior experience of working in a role where strict adherence to safety standards is a requirement would be advantageous.
  • Flexibility is required in order to support unexpected events such as delayed flights.
  • Good team player, as well as being able to work on own initiative

Benefits of working at GPA:

  • Cash Health Care Plan (after six months employment).
  • Life Assurance 4 x salary (after six months employment).
  • Auto enrolled into our Pension Scheme (after 3 months employment) – enhanced upon request.
  • Electric Car Scheme.
  • Bike 2 Work scheme.
  • Technology scheme (December).
  • Uniform (as required).
  • Enhanced Annual leave, depending on service length.
  • Free Parking.
  • Staff discounts in partnership with Duffry World Duty Free, access to their ‘Staff Shopping Website with an excellent 30% discount on most brands across the site.

Please note that to work at GPA you are required to:

  • Comply with UK Right to Work checks and provide associated relevant documentation at interview.
  • Confirm your identity by providing a copy of your passport or driving licence.
  • Provide GPA with a complete five-year referencing history inclusive of all employment, self-employment, and education. Any gap period of 28 days or more must be covered by a personal reference to which you must also provide contact details.
  • Upon request, provide a Criminal Record Check Certificate (Basic Disclosure) from Disclosure Scotland. This must not display any disqualifying convictions as detailed on the Civil Aviation Authority website.
  • Where applicable, undertake a Counter Terrorist Check (CTC) and understand that deployment to any security related activities is conditional upon the satisfactory result of such a check.

We are proud to be a Disability Confident employer and are committed to applying equal opportunities at all stages of our recruitment and selection process. Reasonable adjustments will be made to our recruitment process to ensure that no applicant is disadvantaged.

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