Baggage Handler, Airport

Baggage Handler, Airport Job Description

Baggage Handler, Airport Transport Objects Without Using Machines. Some Workers Move Freight, Stock, Or Other Materials Around In Storage Facilities; Others Clean Vehicles; Some Pick Up Unwanted Household Goods; And Still Others Pack Materials For Moving.

In Warehouses And Wholesale And Retail Operations, Hand Material Movers Work Closely With Material Moving Machine Operators And Material Recording Clerks. Automatic Sensors And Tags Are Increasingly Being Used To Track Items That Allow Hand Material Movers To Work Faster. Some Workers Are Employed In Manufacturing Industries In Which They Load Material Onto Conveyor Belts Or Other Machines.

Labourers And Hand Freight, Stock, And Material Movers Move Materials To And From Storage And Production Areas, Loading Docks, Delivery Trucks, Ships, And Containers. Most Of These Movers, Often Called Pickers, Work In Warehouses, Although Their Specific Duties Vary. Some Workers Find Products In Storage And Transport Them To The Loading Area. Other Workers Load And Unload Cargo From A Truck. When Moving A Package, Pickers Keep Track Of The Package Number, Sometimes With A Hand-held Scanner, To Ensure Proper Delivery. Sometimes They Open Containers And Sort The Material.

Machine Feeders And Offbearers Process Materials By Feeding Them Into Equipment Or By Removing Them From Equipment. The Equipment Generally Is Operated By Other Workers, Such As Material-moving Machine Operators. Machine Feeders And Offbearers Might Help The Operator If The Machine Becomes Jammed Or Needs Minor Repairs. Machine Feeders Track The Amount Of Material They Process During A Shift.

Hand Packers And Packagers Package A Variety Of Materials By Hand. They May Label Cartons, Inspect Items For Defects, And Record Items Packed. Some Of These Workers Pack Materials For Shipment And Transport Them To A Loading Dock. Others Work In Retail As Gift Wrappers. Many Hand Packers Are Employed By Grocery Stores, Where They Bag Groceries For Customers At Checkout.

Baggage Handler, Airport Duties/Functions/Responsibilities

  • Keep a record of the material they move
  • Ensure a clean and orderly workplace
  • Use signals, when necessary, to assist machine operators who are moving larger pieces of material
  • Manually move material from one place to another
  • Pack or wrap material by hand

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