REC - Ramp Assistant

Description

Job Summary: The Ramp Assistant performs safe, high-quality, and punctual ramp handling operations for aircraft, ensuring process efficiency. Key Highlights: 1. Safe and punctual ramp handling operations. 2. Aircraft handling and segregation of baggage/cargo. 3. Label verification and proper handling of volumes in aircraft holds. Join one of the largest aviation support companies in the country! **dnata Brasil** operates at 30 airports, ensuring all flights receive the best possible service with maximum agility; 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, serves 136 airports, and supports more than 347 clients. The **Ramp Assistant** will perform ramp handling operations (sorting, loading, and unloading) for aircraft with safety, quality, and punctuality, ensuring process efficiency and contributing to customers' perception of the company's services regarding baggage and cargo transportation, as well as flight punctuality. Assist with aircraft arrivals and departures, and perform aircraft cleaning when necessary. **This position is exclusively for Recife Airport (REC)!** ------------------------------------------------------------------ **Responsibilities and Duties** * Supervise aircraft during arrivals and departures; * Verify and supervise baggage and cargo labels; * Place and remove wheel chocks and cones on aircraft according to the Client Manual or dnata's MGO; * Perform segregation of baggage and cargo volumes in airport sorting areas—based on reading identification labels (with or without technological assistance)—to ensure correct loading onto storage devices (carts and/or ULDs) for respective flights; * Stow baggage and cargo in aircraft holds following norms and procedures outlined in the MGO, including special handling recommendations (fragile, dangerous, live animals, perishable items); * Unload baggage and cargo by reading volume identification labels and place them at designated locations (baggage reclaim carousels); * Segregate baggage and cargo during aircraft unloading to facilitate interline connections by reading volume identification labels; * Inspect and monitor baggage and cargo packaging to verify compliance with transport requirements, ensuring flight and handler safety; * Properly handle and allocate baggage and cargo within aircraft holds, observing internal retention and hold height safety limits; * Unload wheelchairs or baby strollers and place them at designated locations; * Perform equipment marshalling during coupling procedures with aircraft to prevent fuselage collisions; * Service aircraft within the timeframes established for each service type and airport classification; * Conduct pre-use checklists on non-motorized equipment to ensure operational safety, reporting equipment requiring repairs to the GSE Technical Maintenance team; * Report any equipment anomalies encountered during operations to supervisors. **Requirements and Qualifications** * Completed high school education; * Strong interpersonal communication skills; * Analytical ability in assessing situations; * Stress resistance; Physical requirements include broad and fine motor coordination, dexterity, upper and lower limb articulation, bipedal standing posture for performing tasks, trunk rotation and flexion, physical effort, and ambulation throughout the operational area. Sensory requirements include visual acuity for moving baggage from carousels to transport equipment, chocking, aircraft loading/unloading with baggage and cargo, flight-related signaling, floor inspection and scanning for dropped objects, and auditory perception for identifying audible signals from equipment and machinery on the tarmac. Neuropsychological requirements include attention, concentration, organizational skills, data interpretation, and initiative in resolving causal situations. **Additional Information** We are constantly seeking new talent—register your profile and join the dnata Brasil team! Join us and work for one of the largest aviation support companies in Brazil. **dnata Brasil** operates at 30 airports, serving major domestic and international airlines operating in the country, always 100% dedicated to fulfilling our responsibilities with ethics, quality, expertise, and excellence. Globally, **dnata** was founded in 1959, employs over 46\.000 professionals across 38 countries on 6 continents, serving more than 347 clients at 136 airports. We are always looking for new talent to join our team!