At a Glance
- Tasks: Load and off-load cargo, operate forklifts, and ensure safety in the warehouse.
- Company: Join dnata, a leading ground handling provider at Heathrow.
- Benefits: Receive top-notch training, competitive pay, and a dynamic work environment.
- Other info: Enjoy a supportive culture with opportunities for growth and development.
- Why this job: Be part of a team that ensures safe travel for diverse cargo, from pets to luxury cars.
- Qualifications: Previous warehouse experience is a plus, but training will be provided.
dnata are looking to recruit a self-motivated and safety-driven Warehouse Agent to join their team at Heathrow. dnata handle a variety of cargo, ranging from live animals through to luxury cars, ensuring it is safely and securely prepared ready to travel. You will be required to off-load and load cargo vehicles, operate a forklift truck and other mechanical equipment, as well as perform some manual handling. You will be expected to use handheld devices to locate and identify cargo and process paperwork in accordance with client requirements.
Key Responsibilities:
- Liaise with customers in a polite and efficient manner
- Off-loading/loading cargo from/onto vehicles
- Sort cargo and check against manifest or build sheet
- Identify damaged/short delivered cargo – and take all necessary action as per Company and customers' requirement
- Ensure Dangerous Goods are handled, stored and built in accordance with IATA regulations
- Crosscheck all paperwork against corresponding cargo to ensure details are correct
- Operate mobile and fixed equipment, including forklift trucks, pallet handling systems, waste management machinery etc.
- Maintain warehouse and surrounding areas in a clean and tidy condition
- Maintain general security of warehouse in accordance with Company Security procedures and undertake security screening to meet CAA regulations
- Maintain a safe working environment and observe safe working practices
About You:
The ideal candidate will have previous warehouse experience, but training will be given. Must be safety driven, with the ability to maintain a safe and secure working environment.
About The Company:
dnata within the UK offers passenger, ramp and transport handling solutions to a number of the world’s most prestigious airlines. dnata handles 17,500 turnarounds annually at London Heathrow’s Terminals 2, 3 & 4, London Gatwick and Manchester Airport, handling aircraft from an CS1 up to an A380. Their more than 2,000 employees each receive training of the highest standard and wear the dnata uniform with pride. They deliver the promises you make to your customers through the provision of flexible solutions for passenger and ramp handling that keep your customers moving. Providing unique solutions by customising their services to meet their client’s requirements and reacting swiftly to the needs of their customers is at the heart of the product they deliver. With a vision “to be the most admired provider of integrated ground handling solutions”, dnata is the partner of choice for safe and effective operations.
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