Customer Service Agent - Farnborough Airport

Farnborough Airport Limited is looking to recruit a Customer Service Agent to work as part of the larger Customer Service team and report into the Customer Service Duty Manager Team.

Within this role you will work as part of a team to:

• Provide excellent customer service to all passengers and crew travelling through the airport.
• Accompany passengers and their luggage to lounge areas.
• Ensure that the terminal and all passenger lounges are maintained to exceptional standards.
• Be responsible for an efficient and safe transport of passengers and crew to and from the aircraft in a company vehicle or by escorting the passengers in their own vehicle.
• Provide support and assistance to crew.
• Assist all visitors, arriving and departing, with any specific requirements they might have, including hotel/restaurant bookings, car hire or other ground transportation.
• Meeting and greeting every aircraft arriving as soon as they land, whether flights with passengers or “empty” flights.
• Provide welcome and check-in facilities for large flights in accordance to current operating procedures.
• Facilitate the arrival and departure process for passengers having to be checked by Government agencies (Immigration, Special Branch, Customs, VAT where appropriate).
• Demonstrate and encourage adherence to the company values of Proud, Passionate, Ambition and Together in day-to-day role.
• Contribute to the Company’s aspiration of becoming an Employer of Choice and Responsibility in the local area by actively participating in volunteering opportunities where possible.
• Demonstrate engagement with and adherence to the Company’s policies, procedures, guidelines, and reporting channels to ensure all work is carried out safely and to the highest standards, including but not limited to Safety, Compliance and Environmental standards/legislation and the identification and management of occupational risks factors that may affect an employee’s psychological response to their work and workplace conditions, Appropriate Workplace Behaviour, UK Modern Slavery and GDPR.
• Support the team with ad hoc activities/tasks as reasonably requested.

Essential

• Evidence of right to work in the UK.
• Previous experience of working in a customer facing role.
• Flexible in approach and able to work across a variety of shift patterns.
• Full 5-year employment/educational history required (with no unaccounted-for gaps).
• Must be able to obtain a clear Criminal Record Check (CRC) certificate to the required security clearance level for this role.
• Must be able to obtain and maintain a Farnborough Airport Driving Permit.
• Hold a full valid UK driving license or equivalent.

Desirable

• Airside driving experience.

What We Can Offer You

• Competitive salary.
• 25 days holiday per annum (pro-rata for part time roles), plus statutory public holidays.
• Workplace pension scheme with enhanced employer contributions.
• Life assurance.
• Access to medical plan including a range of private treatments (after probation period).
• Sustainable travel scheme.
• Company sick pay scheme.
• Electric vehicle scheme (after 9 months of employment).
• Annual complimentary bike maintenance.
• Free onsite parking.
• Cycle to work scheme.
• Access to an Employee Assistance programme and helpline.
• Discount on accommodation at affiliated hotel.
• Discount on food/beverage at affiliated pub.
• You’ll also get all kinds of other great perks, like social events and special employee offers.