JOB TITLE: Ambi-Lift Driver
PAY RATE: £15.73 per hour
This position is 4 days on 4 days off
Main Duties & Responsibilities:
Working as a member of the Assisted Passenger Airport Driving Team, you will drive the Company’s specialist vehicles on the airfield to transfer passengers with assistance needs to and from the aircraft to the terminal building. The Vehicles range from Minibuses to Class 2 rigid heavy good type vehicles, for which full training and instruction would be given. You will also be required to assist passengers onto the aircraft, to their seat or into the ABM vehicles or terminal buildings which involves passenger and manual handling techniques.
Key Responsibilities:
- Complete the daily Vehicle Check Sheet, to maintain the operational reliability of the vehicle, reporting when necessary any vehicle defaults in line with the Vehicle Inspection procedure.
- Drive the Company vehicles ensuring that the vehicle is safe and secure at all times
- Operate the vehicle safely within close proximity to the aircraft using all safety systems of the vehicle
- Maintaining a clean and tidy vehicle at all times.
- Collect Assistance passengers from the gate and onto the ABM vehicles and into the aircraft using equipment as dictated by the passengers needs. This could vary from carrying passengers hand luggage down the aisle to lifting the passenger in to their seat with a pro-move sling.
- Collecting the passengers at the aircraft and assist with the transfer into their seat or wheelchair through safe manual handling techniques.
- Complete Customer service Agent (CSA) duties within the terminal when demand requires, this may include escorting passengers through the terminal/security and boarding flights or meeting arriving flights and assisting Passengers through to baggage reclaim.
- Ensure that the Operations co-ordinator is updated on progress of jobs at all times using PDA’s and Zello.
- Observe all Stansted airport airside driving requirements
- Promote a safe and secure environment at all times
Person Specification:
- Manual and Passenger handling experience
- Safety Focused
- Good communication and customer service skills
Essential
- Full clean UK driving license with D1
Desirable
- Experience in a similar role or driving larger vehicles would be an advantage
- Previous airport driving experience
Essential Criteria for an Airside Pass
- To be considered for the role you will need to provide the following:
- Full 5 years history that accounts for all periods of employment, self-employment, unemployment and education (any gaps over 28 days must be verified)
- Valid photographic proof of identity e.g. passport or driving licence
- Valid Visa/Proof of right to work for non UK and out of EU nationals
- Proof of National Insurance No. (or evidence that you have applied for one)
- Proof of identity and address (Utility bill, bank statement, etc.)
- Acceptance of and willingness to undergo a Criminal Record Check (CRC)* and Airside Security Clearance
- Where an individual has resided 6 months or more outside the UK in the last 5 years, the appropriate clearance must be obtained i.e. Overseas Criminal Record Check (OCRC) from the country of origin
Benefits
We’re proud to offer a great range of benefits including:
- 24/7 GP: Both you and your immediate family can speak to a UK-based GP from the comfort of your own home
- Mental Health support and Life Event Counseling
- Get Fit Programme
- Financial and legal support
- Cycle to work scheme
- Access to Lifeworks, our innovative employee app where you can find:
- Perks: discounts, gift cards, cashback, and exclusive offers
- Life: Search for resources and tools on topics ranging from family and life to health, money and work
- Support: Online chat or telephone service for urgent support in a crisis
For more information about ABM’s benefits, visit our careers page
ABOUT US
ABM is one of the world’s largest providers of integrated facility services. A driving force for a cleaner, healthier, and more sustainable world, ABM provides essential services that improve the spaces and places that matter most. ABM offers a comprehensive array of facility services that includes cleaning, engineering, parking, electrical & lighting, energy solutions, HVAC & mechanical, security, and mission critical solutions. ABM delivers these custom facility solutions to properties across a wide range of industries – from commercial office buildings to schools, airports, hospitals, data centres, manufacturing plants and distribution centres, entertainment venues and more. In the UK we’re proud to service icon sites across the country with more than 10,000 team members. For more information, visit www.abm.co.uk.
ABM are committed to employment practices that promote diversity and inclusion in employment regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, sex, marriage and civil partnership status, pregnancy and maternity status, race, religion or belief. We are proud members of the Armed Forces Covenant Employer Recognition Scheme.
