Ramp and Baggage Agent

As part of continued development, Cobalt are recruiting professional and enthusiastic individuals to join their busy and dynamic Ramp and Baggage team in Heathrow Airport. This is an exciting opportunity to work with some of the world's most prestigious airlines.

As a Ramp Services Agent your key responsibilities include:

  • Transportation of baggage and cargo between terminal buildings and aircraft
  • Loading and unloading aircraft within specified turnaround time
  • Sortation of baggage, scanning tags for flights, loading containers and trailers
  • Delivery and collection of mail and freight from various airside locations

All duties will include the use of large goods vehicles or specialist ground handling equipment. An awareness of health and safety and safe working practices is important, although full training is provided.

About You

The ideal candidate for this role will be a team player and be able to maintain a safe and secure working environment. In addition, you will have:

  • Full UK manual driving licence (max 3 penalty points)
  • A minimum of 1 year of recent driving experience
  • Be prepared and able to work rotating shift patterns (early and late shifts) over a 7 day working week
  • Be aware that the role involves significant manual handling and working outside

About The Company

Cobalt Ground Solutions Ltd is a UK registered Limited company formed on 1st April 2009 by merging the two ground services subsidiaries of Air France and KLM in the UK – formerly Air France Services Ltd (AFSL) and KLM Ground Services Ltd (KGS). As of 01 January 2017, Cobalt became a wholly owned subsidiary of Groupe CRIT.

Cobalt offers ground handling services at London Heathrow Airport Terminal 3 and Terminal 4 to a large portfolio of airlines. Their aim is to deliver the best possible service and most appropriate ground solutions to the airline lines.

Salary: GBP 24000 - 30000 per year Experience: 1 year required
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