Ramp Agent (Part-time)

Join our team as a Part Time Ramp Agent, working just 15 hours a week, and receiving flight benefits beginning on day one! Sun Country offers Ramp Agents a flexible shift trade policy, and the ability to pick up additional hours.  

As a Ramp Agent at our Minneapolis Airport location, you are responsible for the handling of customer baggage which may include the loading and unloading, operation of ground service equipment including deicing, and marshaling in and pushing back the aircraft.

Essential Functions

• Load and unload baggage, cargo, and co-mail of various weight and dimensions to and from aircraft and airport baggage areas (baggage make-up area and/or inbound bagroom)
• Operate ground service equipment to service the aircraft and its passengers
• Marshal aircraft to and from gates (e.g. directing, assisting, and parking all arriving, departing, and towed aircraft)
• Service aircraft as needed (e.g. aircraft lavatories, window wash, potable water, and deicing)
• Operate heavy, motorized machinery/equipment including, but not limited to tugs, tractors, belt loaders, bag carts, pushback tractors, deicers, etc.
• Lift, load, unload, and transport customer bags and cargo to/from aircraft's, bag carts, and conveyor belts
• Perform aircraft interior cleaning as required
• Stock aircraft and carts with necessary supplies as required, i.e. Inflight magazines and lavatory supplies
• Responsible for checking aircraft for leading-edge ice and frost
• Apply Deice Fluid Type 1 or Type 4 to aircraft wings, fuselage, and tail
• Responsible for driving large, heavy vehicles around aircraft while the de-icing operation is being performed
• Responsible for accurate accounting of de-icing fluid transactions
• Responsible for aircraft security searches as required
• Assist with aircraft turn cleaning
• Assist with the transportation of crew members across the airfield
• Direct the ground handling, transporting, sorting, loading, and unloading of mail
• Assist in the ground handling, scanning, transporting, sorting, loading, and unloading of mail
• Ensure ramp areas are safe and free of Foreign Objects Debris (FOD) and that all ground service equipment is properly maintained
• Follow safety regulations, which include the proper use of ground service equipment and wearing proper safety items
• Any other duties assigned by management

Required Skills

• Ability to work well in a team environment
• Effective communication skills, both written and verbal
• Ability to work efficiently under time constraints
• Possess a valid driver’s license
• Ability to work a flexible schedule including nights, weekends, and holidays
• Ability to be on a remote location for extended periods of time in outdoor elements
• Pass a post-offer pre-employment background check, including airport security clearance and a fingerprint-based background and criminal history record check required by federal law

Additional Notes:

• Must be able to obtain an MSP SIDA badge and Customs Seal
• *This position is part-time with variable hours. Hours scheduled may be between 5 – 30 hours per week, depending on business needs.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Sun Country Airlines is an E-Verify Employer. We participate in the web-based system that allows the company to verify the identity and employment eligibility of newly hired employees by electronically matching information provided by employees on the Form I-9, Employment Eligibility Verification, against records available to the Social Security Administration (SSA) and the Department of Homeland Security (DHS).