Warehouse Operatives

  • Role: Warehouse Operative
  • Contract Type: Part-time, Fixed-term
  • Hours: Variable
  • Remuneration: £11.55 ph
  • Closing Date: 08/11/2024

Glasgow Prestwick Airport (GPA) have exciting opportunities for Warehouse Operatives to join our team.  These positions are part-time and on a fixed-term basis, Monday – Sunday on a rotational shift pattern.

Due to working time regulations and shift patterns, you must be 18 or over to apply for this vacancy.

Owned by the Scottish Government, Glasgow Prestwick Airport directly employs more than 250 people and supports over 4,000 jobs across the aerospace cluster.  Situated in the heart of Scotland’s aerospace industry we offer a diverse range of in-house aviation services providing vital connections to the rest of the world.

 

Job Scope:

To support the day-to-day operation within the Transit House Warehouse ensuring all customers are provided with a high standard of customer care and service.

Provide import handling services to the customers of Glasgow Prestwick Bond on a 24/7 rotational shift pattern.

 

Key Responsibilities:

  • Ensure that a high level of customer service is provided to all airlines and associated partners.
  • Receive imported freight from aircraft on the appropriate equipment and carry out a breakdown of the palletised freight.
  • Load freight trailers (Yorkies) and any other equipment within the freight sortation area.
  • Carry out a visual check of all freight, reporting any damage or signs of tampering to a supervisor immediately.
  • Ensure all vehicles are operated in a safe and compliant manner adhering to safe driving standards and speed limits.
  • Receive, unload, check and store import cargo for processing providing services to Royal Mail trucking.
  • Remove nets and polythene from import pallets for breakdown in a safe manner.
  • Load Royal Mail trucks with the freight trailers (Yorkies) using the truck dock system.
  • Follow Airport policy and procedures including specific Airline policies.
  • Ensure all vehicles are fuelled or put on charge for the next day’s operation.
  • Ensure you comply with our read and sign process by completing in a timely manner.
  • Ensure you are fully compliant in all specific training (ASAT, GSAT, FSAT, D/G and Manual Handling).
  • Process the polythene bailer.
  • Comply with employee responsibilities to Health & Safety regulations.
  • Ensure security of all freight within the care of GP Bond.
  • Comply with all customer procedures to guarantee safe delivery of freight to customer.
  • Assist in other departments as and when operationally required.
  • Housekeeping, ensure rest area is kept clear and clean.
  • Ensure brushing and removal of FOD within Warehouse is completed and recorded.

 

Key Requirements, Skills, and Attributes:

  • Aged 18+
  • It’s not essential that you have previous experience as full training will be provided. However prior experience of working in a role where strict adherence to safety standards is a requirement would be advantageous.
  • Flexibility is required to support unexpected events such as delayed flights.
  • Good team player, as well as being able to work on own initiative.

 

Benefits of working at GPA:

  • Cash Health Care Plan (after six months employment).
  • Life Assurance 4 x salary (after six months employment).
  • Auto-enrolled into our Pension Scheme (after 3 months employment) – enhanced upon request.
  • Bike 2 Work scheme.
  • Technology scheme (December).
  • Uniform/PPE (as required).
  • Enhanced annual leave, depending on service length.
  • Free Parking.
  • Staff discounts in partnership with Dufry World Duty Free, access to their ‘Staff Shopping’ Website, with an excellent 30% discount on most brands across the site.

 

Please note that to work at GPA you are required to:

  • Comply with UK Right to Work checks and provide associated relevant documentation at interview.
  • Confirm your identity by providing a copy of your passport or driving licence.
  • Provide GPA with a complete five-year referencing history inclusive of all employment, self-employment, and education. Any gap period of 28 days or more must be covered by a personal reference to which you must also provide contact details.
  • Upon request, provide a Criminal Record Check Certificate (Basic Disclosure) from Disclosure Scotland. This must not display any disqualifying convictions as detailed on the Civil Aviation Authority website.
  • Where applicable, undertake a Counter Terrorist Check (CTC) and understand that deployment to any security related activities is conditional upon the satisfactory result of such a check.

 

We are proud to be a Disability Confident employer and are committed to applying equal opportunities at all stages of our recruitment and selection process.  Reasonable adjustments will be made to our recruitment process to ensure that no applicant is disadvantaged.

 

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