Cargo & Baggage Transport Driver

About

The role provides cargo and baggage transportation and logistical support using light vehicles and assigned equipment within designated operational teams. It is a fixed-term, shift-based role requiring basic literacy and numeracy, English communication skills, and a home-country light vehicle licence; no prior job-related experience is required for entry-level roles. Reference: 260000AU Duty station: Qatar-Doha Terms of service: Fixed-term contract – 3 years Terms of service: Shift-based work. Working hours are 48 hours per week and paid overtime if required Allowances: Transportation, Company Housing, Allowances, Uniform, Laundry, and Meal provisions. Benefits: Annual leave and Flight benefits

How to apply

Apply online through the official Qatar Airways careers page: https://aa115.taleo.net/careersection/QA_External_CS/jobapply.ftl?lang=en&job=260000AU

Responsibilities

• Collect and transport cargo and baggage load to various airside locations, paying additional attention to items that require special handling process (DG / VAL / PER / COU / AVI / Mail) in order to be in line with operational, safety and security procedures and policies.
• To use available system solutions and application with assigned assets (hand held terminals) for cargo and baggage delivery performance time stamp tracking and product location delivery.
• Carrying out safe working practices in order to eliminate incidents, accidents and any service failures of product delivery.
• Arranging necessary GSE and NME equipment required to meet the loading and offloading of cargo and baggage units at airside premises.
• Carrying out pre trip vehicle and NME inspections and report on serviceability of the GSE and NME equipment to highlight if there is any defect observed.
• Removing all unserviceable GSE and damaged NME’s from operations while performing the regular spot checks while on shift.
• Arrange and recycle NME as per the distribution plan and instructions given by reporting line while on shift.
• Distribute and recycle ULDs at defined locations as per the instruction given by reporting line while on shift.
• Transport all special handling products including but not limited to perishable and pharmaceutical goods with due caution and special care.
• Collect and deliver all cargo and baggage units to defined locations as per SOP’s and in line with established SLA’s and KPI’s to avoid any mishandling and damages to the customer’s products.
• Ensure all loads with NME’s are safely secured from the movement.
• Conducting pre driving checks of loads and ensure all towed units are in proper and safe conditions, within the loading height limits to avoid falling during transportation.
• Assist in cargo and baggage loading and unloading, pushing and pulling of ULDs at airside premises.
• Drive and operate specific GSE in line with company health and safety and training guidelines.
• Conducting pre charging acceptance and inspections off all electric tractors arriving on the charging base in order to make available for operations once charging program completed.

Qualifications

• Basic Literacy and Numeracy skills, English communication skills with Entry level roles - no prior job-related work experience.
• Command of English language.
• Holding or able to obtain valid Airport Vehicle Operation Permit (AVOP).
• Holder of Home Country Light Vehicle License.
• Holding or able to obtain Qatari Driving Light License.