Baggage Handler

Baggage Handler - Bristol

Salary: £13.96 per hour, increasing to £14.72 per hour on 1st April, plus unsociable hours allowance

Contract Type: Permanent Seasonal

Hours Per Week: 30 Hours

Join Jet2.com as a Baggage Handlerand help us send our all-important customers on holiday!

What Can We Offer You?
We offer our valued Baggage Handler colleagues a range of benefits including: -

• £13.96 per hour, increasing to £14.72 per hour on 1st April, plus unsociable hours allowance plus an extra £3.49 per hour allowance for unsociable hours.
• Free Car Parking for all our colleagues at the airport
• Uniform and PPE is provided to you free of charge
• 34 days holiday entitlement per annum (pro rata for part time hours)
• Rest areas for colleagues to relax during your breaks
• Colleague recognition through our ‘Great Deal Friendlier’ Awards scheme
• Recommend a Friend scheme (£250 for successful referrals)
• A dedicated, paid training course to give you the skills to perform the role
• Local colleague events and incentives
• Annual pay review.
• Contributory pension scheme.
• 3 x Salary Life Assurance.
• Cycle to Work Scheme.
• Career progression opportunities.
• Access to Mental Health First Aiders.
• Employee Assistance Programme including professional counselling.
• Colleague discounts on Jet2holidays and Jet2.com holidays and flights.
• Many retail discounts on – travel and leisure, health, and wellbeing, eating out, shopping and lifestyle.

What will you do as a Baggage Handler?

• Ensure the accurate and timely loading and allocation of baggage from the Bag Hall to the correct aircraft.
• Drive our airside vehicles, transporting baggage items to our aircraft, in line with Service Level Agreements.
• Work with our Ramp Agent teams to load the aircraft, adhering to safety instructions and weight & balance parameters.
• Unload inbound baggage items, ensuring correct distribution onto the Baggage Carousels

In order to work safely in an Airside environment and operate our vehicles, candidates must hold a full UK Manual Driving Licence and pass a Medical, administered by the airport.
We offer 20 and 30 hour per week contracts on a permanent seasonal basis (our permanent seasonal contracts have a short rest period in between our busy Winter and Summer seasons). This is a rostered role that requires shift working, so flexibility is required - shift patterns are a rolling 4 on, 2 off shift pattern and include very early starts and late finishes to support our operation. You will receive you roster 4 weeks in advance.
No previous experience is necessary - if you love working as part of a team, apply today, and we will invite you to meet our Red Team at an interview!