Baggage Handler - CLT

Unifi • Charlotte, NC

2d • Onsite

About The Position

Prospect Airport Services is hiring a Baggage Handler to handle incoming and outgoing passenger baggage and promptly address related concerns. The company provides aviation support services at more than 30 major airports and employs over 11,000 associates. It emphasizes excellence, safety, integrity, and empathy in serving airline partners, travelers, employees, and other partners.

The role involves assisting passengers with baggage pickup and with loading and unloading bags; resolving concerns about delayed, lost, or damaged items; sorting and distributing bags; scanning bags and checking their tags and loading; and forwarding and receiving bags to and from TSA. The Baggage Handler also maintains the safety scanner and other equipment, follows safety and operational procedures, and reports safety or security incidents and potential hazards.

The position requires a high school diploma or GED, a minimum age of 18, and the ability to obtain credentials required by airport, state, or customs authorities. It involves frequent physical activity, including lifting and carrying up to and more than 70 pounds, and working rotating shifts—including nights, weekends, holidays, and overtime—in outdoor weather that may include severe seasonal conditions.

Requirements

• High school diploma or GED.
• Must be at least 18 years of age.
• Must be able to obtain credentials required by airport, state, or customs authorities.
• Must be able to constantly lift and carry up to and more than 70 pounds, push, pull, walk, stand, reach above shoulder, stoop, squat, kneel, and bend; must be able to climb or crawl frequently.
• Must be able and open to work in rotating shifts and hours, nights, weekends, holidays, and overtime.
• Must be able and open to work outdoors in weather conditions that may include severe seasonal elements.

Responsibilities

• Assist passengers with baggage pickup, loading, and unloading, and resolve issues involving delayed, lost, or damaged items.
• Set up conveyances to sort and distribute incoming bags.
• Scan bags and ensure each bag is correctly tagged and loaded.
• Forward and receive bags to and from TSA.
• Take care of the safety scanner and other equipment.
• Follow all safety procedures and policies and complete work in accordance with company safety and operational standards.
• Immediately report safety and security incidents and potential hazards in line with the Unifi Fair and Just Culture Policy.
• Perform other related duties as assigned within the skill, experience, and capability expectations of the position.

Benefits

• Competitive pay with daily access to earned wages.
• Medical, dental, and vision insurance for eligible full-time employees working 30 hours per week; benefits begin in the month following 60 days of service. Eligible dependents include a spouse, children under age 26, and disabled dependents of any age.
• Voluntary additional coverages through AFLAC: short-term disability, accident, critical illness, and hospital indemnity.
• Employee discounts and perks through Working Advantage, Payactiv (earned wage access), Purchasing Power, and Active&Fit.
• Paid time off under a location-specific leave policy.
• Travel discounts through the ID90 Discount Program and Concur, including discounts on hotels and car rentals, and ID90 discounts on cruises and more.
• Tuition discount with Purdue Global.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: High school or GED