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Summary
Wheelchair Attendant / Baggage Handler - ISP Airport
Job Category: Airport Operations Requisition Number: WHEEL015434
Full-Time On-site Rate: $17 USD per hour Ronkonkoma, NY 11779, USA
Description
BE THE REASON SOMEONE TRAVELS WITH EASE BECOME A WHEELCHAIR ATTENDANT/BAGGAGE HANDLING AGENT!
Our Wheelchair Attendant / Baggage Handling Agent plays a vital role in ensuring a safe, efficient, and positive airport experience for all passengers. In this dual role, you will assist passengers with mobility needs throughout the airport, handle wheelchair equipment with care, prioritize safety, and provide compassionate, high-quality customer service. You will also be responsible for the accurate loading, unloading, and sorting of passenger luggage while operating ground equipment and following all safety guidelines.
WHAT IT'S LIKE TO WORK AS A WHEELCHAIR ATTENDANT/BAGGAGE HANDLING
- Complete necessary reports regarding wheelchairs or incidents
- Adhere to dispatcher gate orders
- Safely and comfortably assist passengers requiring mobility support in transferring to and from an aircraft seat using appropriate devices
- Push wheelchair passengers to and from airport gates
- Assist passengers with handling checked, carry-on, and claimed luggage
- Safely guide passengers in wheelchairs down the jet bridge
- Load and unload passenger luggage and cargo on and off aircraft
- Sort and route baggage to the correct flight and carousel
- Operate baggage handling equipment such as conveyor belts and trolleys
- Follow safety guidelines and procedures while handling baggage
- Exemplify PrimeFlight customer service and safety standards
- Perform any additional duties as assigned by management
WHY WORK FOR PRIMEFLIGHT?
- Enjoy benefits like 401(k) with matching, health, dental, vision, and life insurance, paid time off, growth opportunities, and more (*part-time benefits may vary)
- We are committed to being a leading provider of commercial services within the aviation industry
- Our teams focus on maintaining a positive working environment and treating all team members with respect
- With more than 200 locations across the world, we offer opportunities for career progression
- Enjoy a competitive pay scale
QUALIFICATIONS
- 18 years of age or older
- Eligible to work in the United States
- Communicate effectively in English (reading, writing, speaking)
- Ability to access and interpret information in print and electronically, including the use of electronic devices including IPads/Tablets, Computers, and Mobile Devices
- Effectively communicate with colleagues and clients, both in-person and through electronic means
- Eligibility to acquire needed credentials and clearances (FAA, TSA, Port Authority, U.S. Customs and U.S. Postal- as applicable)
- Airlines are 24/7, so we need our team members to be flexible to work various shifts including nights, weekends and holidays
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential requirement satisfactorily. The requirements listed above are representative of the work environment, knowledge, skill, and/or ability. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential requirements.
PHYSICAL ACTIVITY/WORKING CONDITIONS MAY INCLUDE:
- Ability to lift up to 70 pounds
- Prolonged standing and walking in an indoor/outdoor environment as applicable
- Must be able to reach with arms and grasp with hands
- Must be able to push, pull
- Must be able to bend, stretch, squat, kneel
- Exposure to moderate and at times high noise levels
- Be able to hear and respond to the spoken voice and to audible alarms
- Tasks may involve repetitive motions of the arms, wrists, hands and/or fingers
- Specific vision abilities required for this job include: Close vision (clear vision at 20 inches or less); distance vision (clear vision at 20 feet or more); peripheral vision (ability to observe an area that can be seen up and down or to the left and right while eyes are fixed on a given point); depth perception (three-dimensional vision, ability to judge distances and spatial relationships); ability to adjust focus (ability to adjust the eye to bring an object into sharp focus)
The pay rate listed on this post is what the company reasonably expects to pay for this position. However, individual compensation may vary based on factors including qualifications, skills, competencies, education, and experience.
PrimeFlight Aviation Services, Inc. is proud to be an equal-opportunity employer. All applicants and employees are considered and evaluated for positions at PrimeFlight Aviation Service, Inc. without regard to race, ethnicity, religion, color, sex, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, ancestry, uniform service member and veteran status, marital status, pregnancy, age, protected medical condition, genetic information, disability, or any other protected status in accordance with all applicable federal, state/province, and local laws.
SMS/Text Communications By providing your mobile number and opting in, you consent to receive SMS messages from PrimeFlight related solely to recruiting and employment opportunities, such as job postings, application status updates, or interview scheduling. Consent is voluntary and not a condition of applying for employment. Message frequency may vary. Standard message and data rates may apply. Reply STOP to opt out or HELP for assistance. Carriers are not liable for delayed or undelivered messages. Numbers will be used in accordance with this Privacy Policy and not shared for marketing without consent.
Equal Opportunity Employer This employer is required to notify all applicants of their rights pursuant to federal employment laws. For further information, please review the Know Your Rights notice from the Department of Labor.
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Job Description
Wheelchair Attendant / Baggage Handler - ISP Airport
Job Category: Airport Operations Requisition Number: WHEEL015434
Full-Time On-site Rate: $17 USD per hour Ronkonkoma, NY 11779, USA
Description
BE THE REASON SOMEONE TRAVELS WITH EASE BECOME A WHEELCHAIR ATTENDANT/BAGGAGE HANDLING AGENT!
Our Wheelchair Attendant / Baggage Handling Agent plays a vital role in ensuring a safe, efficient, and positive airport experience for all passengers. In this dual role, you will assist passengers with mobility needs throughout the airport, handle wheelchair equipment with care, prioritize safety, and provide compassionate, high-quality customer service. You will also be responsible for the accurate loading, unloading, and sorting of passenger luggage while operating ground equipment and following all safety guidelines.
WHAT IT'S LIKE TO WORK AS A WHEELCHAIR ATTENDANT/BAGGAGE HANDLING
- Complete necessary reports regarding wheelchairs or incidents
- Adhere to dispatcher gate orders
- Safely and comfortably assist passengers requiring mobility support in transferring to and from an aircraft seat using appropriate devices
- Push wheelchair passengers to and from airport gates
- Assist passengers with handling checked, carry-on, and claimed luggage
- Safely guide passengers in wheelchairs down the jet bridge
- Load and unload passenger luggage and cargo on and off aircraft
- Sort and route baggage to the correct flight and carousel
- Operate baggage handling equipment such as conveyor belts and trolleys
- Follow safety guidelines and procedures while handling baggage
- Exemplify PrimeFlight customer service and safety standards
- Perform any additional duties as assigned by management
WHY WORK FOR PRIMEFLIGHT?
- Enjoy benefits like 401(k) with matching, health, dental, vision, and life insurance, paid time off, growth opportunities, and more (*part-time benefits may vary)
- We are committed to being a leading provider of commercial services within the aviation industry
- Our teams focus on maintaining a positive working environment and treating all team members with respect
- With more than 200 locations across the world, we offer opportunities for career progression
- Enjoy a competitive pay scale
QUALIFICATIONS
- 18 years of age or older
- Eligible to work in the United States
- Communicate effectively in English (reading, writing, speaking)
- Ability to access and interpret information in print and electronically, including the use of electronic devices including IPads/Tablets, Computers, and Mobile Devices
- Effectively communicate with colleagues and clients, both in-person and through electronic means
- Eligibility to acquire needed credentials and clearances (FAA, TSA, Port Authority, U.S. Customs and U.S. Postal- as applicable)
- Airlines are 24/7, so we need our team members to be flexible to work various shifts including nights, weekends and holidays
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential requirement satisfactorily. The requirements listed above are representative of the work environment, knowledge, skill, and/or ability. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential requirements.
PHYSICAL ACTIVITY/WORKING CONDITIONS MAY INCLUDE:
- Ability to lift up to 70 pounds
- Prolonged standing and walking in an indoor/outdoor environment as applicable
- Must be able to reach with arms and grasp with hands
- Must be able to push, pull
- Must be able to bend, stretch, squat, kneel
- Exposure to moderate and at times high noise levels
- Be able to hear and respond to the spoken voice and to audible alarms
- Tasks may involve repetitive motions of the arms, wrists, hands and/or fingers
- Specific vision abilities required for this job include: Close vision (clear vision at 20 inches or less); distance vision (clear vision at 20 feet or more); peripheral vision (ability to observe an area that can be seen up and down or to the left and right while eyes are fixed on a given point); depth perception (three-dimensional vision, ability to judge distances and spatial relationships); ability to adjust focus (ability to adjust the eye to bring an object into sharp focus)
The pay rate listed on this post is what the company reasonably expects to pay for this position. However, individual compensation may vary based on factors including qualifications, skills, competencies, education, and experience.
PrimeFlight Aviation Services, Inc. is proud to be an equal-opportunity employer. All applicants and employees are considered and evaluated for positions at PrimeFlight Aviation Service, Inc. without regard to race, ethnicity, religion, color, sex, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, ancestry, uniform service member and veteran status, marital status, pregnancy, age, protected medical condition, genetic information, disability, or any other protected status in accordance with all applicable federal, state/province, and local laws.
SMS/Text Communications By providing your mobile number and opting in, you consent to receive SMS messages from PrimeFlight related solely to recruiting and employment opportunities, such as job postings, application status updates, or interview scheduling. Consent is voluntary and not a condition of applying for employment. Message frequency may vary. Standard message and data rates may apply. Reply STOP to opt out or HELP for assistance. Carriers are not liable for delayed or undelivered messages. Numbers will be used in accordance with this Privacy Policy and not shared for marketing without consent.
Equal Opportunity Employer This employer is required to notify all applicants of their rights pursuant to federal employment laws. For further information, please review the Know Your Rights notice from the Department of Labor.
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