Baggage Handler
- Job Type Full Time
- Qualification Secondary School (SSCE)
- Experience
- Location Kaduna
- Job Field Aviation / Airline 
Job Summary
- The Baggage Handler is responsible for safely and quickly loading, unloading or transporting airline passengers’ luggage in good time at the airport.
Duties / Responsibilities
- Collecting, sorting and checking luggage against flight lists, making sure that items go on to the right aircraft
- Transferring luggage from the check-in areas to the departure areas
- Taking luggage to the appropriate aircraft in a baggage truck – protecting it against bad weather if needed
- Moving luggage to and from aircraft holds using trucks, cargo loaders and loading conveyor systems
- Storing cargo (goods) in warehouses ready for distribution
- Ensuring the luggage is loaded on the correct conveyors in the baggage reclaim area.
- Removing luggage from an aircraft as quickly as possible after it has landed.
- Keeping an eye open for suspicious-looking baggage items at all times and reporting anything unusual to security or the police immediately.
- Correctly loading and storing luggage in the hold of the aircraft.
- Recording and dealing with damaged or incorrectly received baggage, and load discrepancies.
- Using specialist equipment such as conveyors, bar code recognition and lifting equipment.
- Informing appropriate members of staff about damaged or malfunctioning equipment.
- Performs other related duties as assigned.
Experience & Qualification
- Must be at least 18 years old
- High School Diploma or equivalent.
- At least two years related experience required.
Required Skills & Competencies:
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
- Excellent interpersonal and customer service skills.
- Excellent time management skills.
- Ability to work as part of a team.
- Ability to follow and act on instructions.
- Ability to observe and be aware of safety procedures at all times.
- Ability to work quickly and accurately, even under pressure.
- Must be reliable and honest.
- Must have good vision and normal colour vision.
- Ability to prioritise workloads.
- Must be able to think quickly when dealing with problems.
- Have some mechanical skills, to operate equipment and machinery.
Physical Requirements:
- Good level of fitness and physical strength
- May be required to work late shifts
- Must be able to lift up heavy items at times.
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Method of Application
Job Summary
- The Station Manager is to ensure on-time performance of all domestic, Regional and international flights, transit passenger, baggage, cargo and aircraft activities with the highest standard of service and efficiency rendered to passengers and customers of the airlines with safety, security and on-time departure being top priority.
Duties / Responsibilities
- Oversees all aspects of the station’s operations ensuring safe, punctual, efficient and smooth operations.
- Assumes direct responsibility for his Station Agents, Customer Service Agent, Security Staff, Ticketing and Reservation Officers, Dispatcher, Ramp Agent, Driver, and Catering Officer) Checkin Agent and Baggage Handlers etc)
- Directs all activities related to Station Operations and Coordinates all functions to ensure superior customer service, operational integrity, and positive employee relations.
- Develops schedules ensuring cost compliance and allocating needed resources
- Ensures customer service representatives are fully trained, and knowledgeable and provide superior customer service.
- Ensures compliance with all UNA Ground Operation Manuals, Load Manuals, Station Manuals and other documents relevant to the management of the station.
- Ensures compliance with International, Federal, State and Local Aviation Regulations
- Identifies and manages station problems, investigates and provides recommendations for operational efficiency for Management
- Makes yearly plans and budgets for the station. Negotiates and manages airport-specific contracts, and quotations and follows up service compliance in accordance with the existing contracts.
- Initiates service recovery efforts in the event of operations irregularities in cooperation with Operational Dispatch.
- Verifies and approves all station-related invoices and reports any mistakes accordingly.
- Involves in station staff recruitment, initiatives disciplinary hearings, training, development and motivational exercises for station staff
- Provides leadership and guidance to the ground handling agents and UNA staff
- Represents UNA at all Airport related functions, and meetings and liaise with the airport authority and governmental offices.
- Ensures company brand and values compliance
- Ensures weekly meetings with the station team
- Ensures team in the station
- Complete quarterly and annual appraisal and staff assessment and make recommendations and submit to the HR Dept.
- Maintain excellent relationships with Aviation Authorities-NCAA, FAAN, NAMA and NIMET and others-bankers, hotels, car hires etc
- submit to FAAN, NAMA, and NCAA all relevant official documents required by regulation.
- Performs any other duties that may be assigned by management from time to time.
Experience & Qualification
- HND or B.Sc. in any discipline
- A higher degree will be an added advantage.
- Must be able to work late hours and multi-task.
- A minimum of three to four (3-4) years’ experience in this role or related capacity.
- Must be comfortable working under extreme pressure
- Must be smart enough to take critical decisions within very short time limit.
Required Skills & Competencies:
- Strong customer service skills
- Knowledge of Nig.CARs
- Knowledge of Ground Handling Operations will be of advantage especially dangerous goods, IATA etc.
- Ability to develop working partnerships with all departments and other airlines at the airport
- Analytical and forward-looking
- Technical expertise – mastery of job-related knowledge, skills and abilities
- Adaptability
- Persuasive
- Team player
- Anticipation and prioritization abilities
- Must be very meticulous with eyes for details.
- Must have Leadership and motivational skills
- Directing and developing staff
- Relationship-building skills
- Interpersonal skills
