Agent - Traffic Area (Station Attendant) - Airports - Full Time

Location: Thunder Bay, ON, Canada (on-site)

Starting salary: $23.36/hour - Up to $38.15 after 8 years of continuous service, as provided in the applicable collective agreement.

Service: Airports - North America

Category: Unionized personnel (IAMAW)

Employment type: Full-time

Shift premiums: Evening shift - $1.00 per hour worked between 6:00 p.m. and 11:00 p.m. Night shift - $1.50 per hour worked between 11:00 p.m. and 6:00 a.m.

No experience required.

What will you do today?

As part of a dynamic team, you collaborate with other team members to ensure that aircraft loading and unloading are carried out efficiently, ensuring flight safety and punctuality. You may be required to perform duties associated with baggage and connecting passenger baggage or to work on the tarmac to perform the many tasks necessary for successful operations.

What awaits you with us?

• Well-being: Every aspect of your well-being and your family's matters to us. Our benefits go far beyond standard medical, dental, and retirement plans. We want to support you in all areas of your lifestyle - whether it's your finances, with our annual profit-sharing bonus, or your mental health.
• Flexibility: Choose the type of collaboration you would like to have with us. Working a variable schedule will become more accessible as you pursue your career at Air Canada. In addition, you will have the opportunity to trade shifts with your colleagues.
• Travel: Want to explore the world? Want to visit family or friends abroad? Our travel perks offer you, your family, and your friends special rates to make your travel dreams come true.
• Diversity: Our ground personnel team is made up of a true diversity of employees. Here, you will do something new with a different person at each shift.
• Training: You do not need experience in the airline, airport, or air transportation industry. Everyone starts with a fully paid full-time training program lasting nine (9) to ten (10) weeks. In addition, if you want to give a new direction to your career in the aviation world, we will help you with the necessary training, development, and tuition reimbursement.

Qualifications

Job requirements

In our work environment, teamwork is essential to ensure the smooth operation of our aircraft fleet. This is physically demanding work that involves staying in motion airside and in the baggage room. Since our operations take place year-round, you must be ready to work in all weather conditions.

To join us, you must:

• Be eligible to work in Canada;
• Hold a valid driver's license - you will need to drive heavy equipment airside;
• Be able to repeatedly lift loads of 32 kg (70 lbs);
• Pass a medical evaluation, including a drug and alcohol screening test;
• Be available to attend and successfully complete a paid full-time training program lasting five to seven weeks;
• Be available to work rotating shifts over a 24-hour period (including weekends and holidays);
• Be able to obtain and maintain any applicable transportation security clearance and additional authorizations (please consult the Transport Canada website for details);
• Pay attention to safety and security;
• Demonstrate strong communication skills and the ability to work as part of a team every day.

Take a look at this video to see what our Traffic Area Agents do: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fKJpNzKDtk8

Diversity and inclusion

Air Canada is firmly committed to diversity and inclusion, and aims to create a healthy, accessible, and rewarding work environment that highlights the unique contribution of our employees to the success of our Company.

As an equal opportunity employer, we welcome applications from all individuals to build a workforce that is varied and representative of the diversity of our customers and the communities where we live and offer our services.

Air Canada thanks all candidates for their interest, but will only communicate with those selected for the next steps of the process.