BEL - Ramp Assistant

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Job Summary: The Ramp Assistant performs aircraft ramp handling operations, ensuring safety, quality, and punctuality in baggage and cargo transportation. Key Highlights: 1. Safe and high-quality aircraft ramp handling. 2. Guaranteeing flight punctuality and baggage transportation. 3. Working for one of the largest aviation support companies. Join one of the largest aviation support specialists in the country! **dnata Brasil** operates at 30 airports, ensuring all flights receive the best possible service with maximum efficiency; our teams are recognized for their dedication, professionalism, ethics, quality, and expertise; we are 100% committed to fulfilling our responsibilities. Globally, **dnata** was founded in 1959 in Dubai, employs over 46\.000 people across 38 countries on 6 continents, operates at 136 airports, and supports more than 347 customers. As a **Ramp Assistant**, you will perform ramp handling operations (sorting, loading, and unloading) for aircraft safely, efficiently, and punctually, ensuring process efficiency and contributing to customer perception of the company’s services regarding baggage and cargo transportation, as well as flight punctuality. You will assist with aircraft arrivals and departures, and perform aircraft cleaning when required. **This position is exclusively for the Belém Airport (BEL)!** ------------------------------------------------------------------ **Responsibilities and Duties** * Monitor aircraft during arrivals and departures; * Inspect and monitor baggage and cargo labels; * Place and remove wheel chocks and cones on aircraft according to the Customer Manual or dnata’s MGO; * Sort baggage and cargo volumes at airport sorting areas by reading identification labels (with or without technological assistance), ensuring correct loading into storage devices (carts and/or ULDs) for respective flights; * Load baggage and cargo into aircraft holds following standards and procedures outlined in the MGO, adhering to recommendations for special situations (fragile, hazardous, live animals, perishable items); * Unload baggage and cargo by reading identification labels and place them at designated locations (baggage reclaim carousels); * Sort baggage and cargo during aircraft unloading to enable interline connections by reading volume identification labels; * Inspect and supervise baggage and cargo packaging to verify suitability for transport, ensuring flight and handler safety; * Correctly handle and allocate baggage and cargo into aircraft holds, observing internal restraint and hold height safety limits; * Unload wheelchairs or baby strollers and place them at designated locations; * Guide ground support equipment during docking to avoid fuselage collisions; * Complete aircraft handling within established timeframes per handling type and airport classification; * Perform pre-use checks on non-motorized equipment to ensure operational safety, reporting equipment requiring repair to the GSE Technical team; * Report any equipment anomalies during operations to supervisors. **Requirements and Qualifications** * Completed high school education; * Strong interpersonal communication skills; * Analytical ability in assessing situations; * Stress resilience; Physical requirements include broad and fine motor coordination, dexterity, upper and lower limb articulation, bipedal posture for task performance, trunk rotation and flexion, physical effort, and walking throughout the entire operational area. Sensory requirements include visual acuity for moving baggage from carousels to transport equipment, chocking, and aircraft loading/unloading with bags and cargo; visual signaling around the aircraft being serviced; floor inspection and scanning for dropped objects; and auditory perception to identify audible signals from equipment and machinery on the apron. Neuropsychological requirements include attention, concentration, organizational ability, data interpretation, and initiative in resolving causal situations. **Additional Information** We are always seeking new talent—register your profile and join the dnata Brasil team! Join us and work for one of the largest aviation support specialists in Brazil. **dnata** Brasil operates at 30 airports, serving major national and international airlines operating in the country, fully dedicated to performing our duties with ethics, quality, expertise, and excellence. Globally, **dnata** was founded in 1959, employs over 46\.000 professionals across 38 countries on 6 continents, serving over 347 customers at 136 airports. We are always looking for new talent to join our team!