Cargo & Ground Operations Manager
Air Transport International (ATI) is an experienced supplemental carrier with the ability to reach across the globe. ATI is an FAR Part 121 charter airline headquartered in Wilmington, Ohio, and operates a worldwide fleet of Boeing 757 and 767 cargo and combi passenger aircraft. ATI specializes in freight forwarding, government and military contracts. ATI is a subsidiary of Air Transport Services Group, Inc.
Our great benefits, competitive pay, and exciting atmosphere are all key factors that help make ATI such a great place to work!
Job Functions :
- Verifies eligibility of cargo offered for airlift
- Determines quantity type, and size of cargo loaded according to aircraft limitations
- Cargo and baggage buildup, breakdown, and tie-down
- Preplans, computes, and ensures cargo is loaded according to load plan
- Ensures all cargo documentation, packaging, labeling, and marketing requirements have been met
- Checks cargo against manifests, and annotates overage, shortage, or damage
- Determines and implements necessary safety and security precautions involving aircraft
- Calculates and secures cargo with appropriate restraints devices and equipment
- Supervises and conducts aircraft loading and offloading
- Monitors cargo restraint and cargo environmental systems in-flight
- Hazardous materials acceptance, loading, stowage, handling, and pilot notification
- Import, export, and other government agency documentation
- Customs, immigration, and other government agency requirements for international flights
- Aircraft and equipment cleaning and disinfecting when transporting live animals
- Ground security for aircraft, passengers, baggage, and cargo
- Safety briefings for supernumeraries
- In-flight liaison for supernumeraries and Captain
- Performs other administrative and operational duties as required
Position Requirements :
High school diploma or equivalentMinimum of three (3) years of civilian or military loadmaster experience OR five (5) years' experience loading commercial aircraft, preferably in a supervisor or lead positionClearly and effectively communicate with Company, vendor, customer, and agency personnel, both verbally and writingSuccessfully complete and maintain pre-employment drug screen and background checkType using a computer keyboard and moderately proficient with Microsoft Word, Excel, and E-mailWork and complete projects with minimal supervisionMove over and around cargo while performing loadmaster dutiesWork beyond a normal 8-hour work dayTravel at a moment's notice for up to 14 days minimalProvide copies of previous loadmaster training recordsCertified in weight and balance or load planning preferredCertified in acceptance, loading, stowage, and handling of Hazardous Materials preferredCorporate travel experience and two (2) years international experiencePhysical Requirements :
Employees are regularly required to, stand, sit, talk, hear, and use hands and fingers to operate a computer and telephone keyboard.Comply with ATI attendance requirementsLight to moderate lifting is requiredAir Transport International is an equal employment / affirmative action employer. It is the Company's policy not to discriminate against any applicant or employee based on race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability or protected veteran status and prohibits discharging or in any other manner discriminating against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. The Company further does not discriminate on any other basis protected by applicable federal, state or local laws.