Wheelchair Attendant - $11.00*/hour - $1,000 Bonus!

** Wheelchair Attendant - $11.00*/hour - $1,000 Bonus!**

**Job Category****:** Customer Service **Requisition Number****:** WHEEL06575 Showing 1 location **Job Details**

**Description**

**Great News!**

* ***Perfect attendance Bonus!!! - that's an extra $80.00 per week in addition to your regular pay!!!***

* ***$1000 TAX-FREE Retention Bonus!!! Paid out in September***

* ***Earn up to $584.00 a week!!!***

* ***Generous Referral Bonus!!!***

* ***Generous Perfect Attendance Award!!!***

* ***Double Time pay for 6th day worked in pay week***

* **Referral Bonus totals to $1000 paid in three tranches - $300 at 30 days seniority, $300 at 60 days seniority and $400 at 90 days seniority (TAX-FREE)**

**Key Responsibilities**

* Push wheelchair passengers to and from gates

* Roll customer-occupied wheelchair safely down the jet bridge

* Ensure wheel brakes are in place prior to allowing passengers to exit the wheelchair

* Complete any necessary wheelchair or incident reports

* Follow dispatcher gate orders

* Maintain a friendly and positive attitude and is attentive to each passengers individual needs; by assisting passengers with any problems, questions, or concerns

* Maintain professional working relationships with fellow employees, supervisors, managers, airline employees, and airport authorities

* Exceed customer service standards

* Ensure the safe and secure operations

* Perform other duties as assigned

**Qualifications**

* Must be at least 18 years of age

* Must pass pre-employment drug screen

* Ability to proficiently read, write and speak English

* Must be comfortable lifting 70lbs

* Must be able to stand for long periods of time at the ticket counter and gate check-in areas

* Must pass FBI background check and obtain US Customs seal

* Must be available and flexible to work variable shifts including weekends and holidays

* Prior Customer Service Experience Strongly Preferred

* Intermediate Computer Skills Required

* Able to hear and respond to the spoken voice and to audible alarms generated by terminal environment

* High School Graduate or General Education Degree preferred

**Knowledge, Skills and Abilities**

* Ability to learn quickly

* Ability to understand and carry out oral and written instructions and request clarification when needed

* Strong interpersonal skills

* Ability to work as part of a team

* Ability to build relationships

**Benefits**

* $11.00*/hour

* Advancement Opportunities to Lead, Supervisor and Manager

* Three Health Plans through Meritain Health that offer a variety of coverage

* Two Dental Plans through Delta Dental

* Vision Insurance Plan through Met Life Vision

* Paid Vacation

* Accident Coverage Plan

* Critical Illness Coverage Plan

* Hospital Indemnity Coverage Plan

* Company Paid Employee Basic Life and AD&D Insurance $20,000.

* Voluntary Life and AD&D Insurance

* Voluntary Short-Term and Long-Term Disability Insurance

* 401K Savings Plan

* Employee Assistance Program

* Prepaid Legal Coverage Plan

* Identity Theft Protection Plan

* Pet Discount Coverage and Pet Insurance Plan

* Uniform Provided

**Working Conditions**

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Work is primarily done indoors; however, the individual will be working near terminals with consistently open doors where harsh weather conditions could affect the indoor environment. The Passenger Service Agent team is provided a Menzies Aviation uniform including a long coat.

This individual will also work with passengers throughout the airport and must maintain a positive attitude when representing our company and communicating with passengers within the airport.

**Physical Requirements**

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to stand, walk, sit, use hands to finger, handle or feel objects, tools or controls; reach with arms, climb or balance; and talk or hear.

Must be able to push airline passenger of significant weight. Push and pull 200+lbs on an incline. Other tasks include lifting passenger bags up to 70lbs which could also involve bending and stooping. The employee must frequently lift and/or move up to 25lbs and occasionally lift and/or move up to 70lbs.

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Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities

The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractors legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c)