Wheelchair Attendant/ Baggage Handler- ALB Airport

PrimeFlight Aviation Services•Albany, NY

3d•Onsite

About The Position

This role handles varying responsibilities as a Wheelchair Attendant and Baggage Handler. As a Wheelchair Attendant, your primary focus is to assist passengers with mobility challenges navigating through the airport. This position requires courteous and efficient service to ensure a comfortable and safe experience for passengers requiring wheelchair assistance. As our Baggage Handler, you will be to ensure the timely, efficient, and safe handling of passenger luggage from check-in to aircraft loading and vice versa. You will be involved in loading and unloading baggage from conveyor belts and aircraft, ensuring that luggage is handled with care and sorted accurately according to flight destinations.

Requirements

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)
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
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)

Nice To Haves

Work well in a fast-paced, team-oriented environment

Responsibilities

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
Ensure the proper placement of wheel brakes before passengers exit the wheelchair
Complete necessary reports regarding wheelchairs or incidents
Adhere to dispatcher gate orders
Address passengers' questions or concerns with prompt and helpful assistance
Demonstrate consistent and punctual attendance at the assigned job location
Exemplify PrimeFlight customer service and safety standards
Perform any additional duties as assigned by management