Recruitment of a ramp attendant/Ground handler
Canadian North Inc.
Closing Date : February 20, 2019
| Position Title: | Ramp Attendant/Ground Handler | |
| Base: | Iqaluit, NU | |
| Status: | Full-Time | |
| Reports To: | Operations Manager, Iqaluit | |
| Department: | Airports | |
| Posting: | External & Internal | |
| Competition No: | 20-AP2019 | |
Qualifications :
- Canadian Citizen or Landed Immigrant; must be legally eligible to work in Canada with no stipulations ;
- Clean criminal record ;
- Valid Driver’s license ;
- Birth certificate ;
- Ability to lift up to 75lbs on a continuous basis ;
- Ability to work in a fast pace energetic environment ;
- Must be able to work in all weather conditions as 95% is spent outside all year round ;
- Must be available for shiftwork (including weekends and statutory holidays) ;
- Excellent organization skills ;
- Proven ability to take initiative and solve problems ;
- Customer friendly focused at all times ;
- Well-spoken English, proven communication skills with the ability to work in a team environment ;
- Hard working, keen, responsible, dedicated and safety oriented ;
- Mechanically inclined is considered an asset ;
- Preference will be given to local candidates.
Responsibilities :
- Marshall departing and arriving aircraft ;
- Load and unload aircraft ;
- Secure cargo and baggage ;
- Sort cargo ;
- Deliver cargo to and from the aircraft ;
- Deicing aircrafts ;
- Push and pull aircrafts with push tug ;
- Servicing of aircraft lav/water/Gpu/heat cart ;
- Build cargo loads ;
- Servicing of vehicles checking of fluids/fuel/clean ;
- Loading/offloading up to four aircrafts at once ;
- Actively participate in the Company’s Safety Management System program and demonstrate knowledge of employee responsibilities regarding safety ;
- Other duties as assigned.
Training :
All Ramp Attendants will be trained to Canadian North standards as outlined in the Ramp Services Manual, including but not limited to :
- All safety practices and procedures ;
- Dangerous Goods-WHMIS ;
- Ramp Handling of DeHavilland Dash 8 and Boeing 737-200 aircraft as well as ;
- Other types of aircraft as required ;
- Personal Protective Equipment ;
- Fork Lift training ;
- Deicing ;
- Push/Pull of aircrafts ;
- Grooming.
Additional Information :
Interested employees may submit their resume to careers@canadiannorth.com. Please include Full Time Ramp Attendant, Iqaluit or 20-AP2019 in the subject line.
We thank all applicants for their interest; however, only selected candidates will be contacted.
Canadian North and its founding companies (Canadian Airlines, Pacific Western Airlines, Transair, Nordair) have proudly served Canada’s North with passenger and cargo services for more than 80 years, with scheduled flights to 17 destinations in the Northwest Territories and Nunavut, via the southern gateways of Edmonton and Ottawa. Canadian North is also the premier provider of air charter services for large resource sector clients requiring dependable, efficient and economical fly-in/fly-out charter services, as well as charter flights across North America for sports teams, cruise lines and large groups. Canadian North is a subsidiary of the Inuvialuit Development Corporation, representing the Inuvialuit of the Western Arctic.