BVB - Ramp Assistant

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Job Summary: The Ramp Assistant will perform ramp handling operations (sorting, loading, and unloading) for aircraft with safety, quality, and punctuality. Key Highlights: 1. Work for one of the country's largest aviation support companies. 2. Work in an environment that values dedication, professionalism, and ethics. 3. Ensure safety and punctuality in aircraft handling. 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 six continents, operates at 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 and flight punctuality. Assist with aircraft arrivals and departures, and perform aircraft cleaning when required. **This position is exclusively for the Boa Vista Airport (BVB)!** ---------------------------------------------------------------------- **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; * Sort baggage and cargo volumes into airport sorting areas by reading identification labels (with or without technological assistance), ensuring loading onto appropriate storage devices (carts and/or ULDs) for correct flights; * Load baggage and cargo into aircraft holds following standards and procedures outlined in the MGO, including special handling recommendations (fragile, hazardous, live animals, perishable items); * Unload baggage and cargo by reading volume identification labels and place them at designated locations (baggage reclaim carousels); * Sort baggage and cargo during aircraft unloading to facilitate flight connections by reading volume identification labels; * Inspect and monitor baggage and cargo packaging to verify compliance with transport requirements, 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 non-motorized equipment during docking procedures to prevent fuselage collisions; * Perform aircraft handling within established timeframes for each handling type and airport classification; * Conduct pre-use checklists on non-motorized equipment to ensure operational safety and report 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 standing posture for performing tasks, trunk rotation and flexion, physical effort, and ambulation throughout the entire operational area. Sensory requirements include visual acuity for moving baggage from carousels to transport equipment, chocking, and aircraft loading/unloading with luggage and cargo; signaling around the flight being handled; floor inspection and scanning to retrieve fallen objects; and auditory perception to identify audible signals from equipment and machinery on the tarmac. Neuropsychological requirements include attention, concentration, organizational skills, data interpretation, and initiative to resolve 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 Brazil’s largest aviation support specialists. **dnata Brasil** operates at 30 airports, serving major national and international airlines operating in the country, always 100% committed to fulfilling our duties with ethics, quality, expertise, and excellence. Globally, **dnata** was founded in 1959 and employs over 46\.000 professionals across 38 countries on six continents, serving more than 347 clients at 136 airports. We are always looking for new talent to join our team!