Aircrew Loadmaster

Position/Title: Aircrew Loadmaster

Reports to: Chief Security Officer

Location: Remote in Baltimore, MD

Salary: $120,000-$130,000 USD Annually

A. General

This is a full-time, FLSA exempt position, that will report to the Chief Security Officer of Salus Worldwide Solutions. The Aircrew Loadmaster serves as a member of Salus Worldwide Solutions flight crew by supervising the loading and unloading of cargo, documents, equipment, and people on a variety of aircraft. An Aircrew Loadmaster's duties include mathematically preplanning the correct placement of the load on the airplane, ensuring passenger comfort, safety and securing cargo. Loadmasters are on flying status as aircrew members and are required to fly as part of the job. In addition, the Aircrew Loadmaster evaluates and documents risk assessment and hazard reporting for all passengers, cargo, and equipment ensuring safety management protocols are implemented and executed. The Aircrew Loadmaster ensures flight compliance with safety standards to assure the safety of self, aircrew members, passengers, and equipment during all phases of flight. The loadmaster performs the calculations and plans cargo and passenger placement to keep the aircraft within permissible center of gravity limits throughout the flight. Aircrew Loadmaster ensures cargo is placed on the aircraft in such a way as to prevent overloading sensitive sections of the airframe and cargo floor. The Aircrew Loadmaster may physically load the aircraft, but primarily supervises loading crews and procedures. Once positioned aboard the aircraft, the loadmaster ensures it is secured against movement. The Aircrew Loadmaster must determine the appropriate amount and placement of cargo restraint.

B. Duties and Responsibilities:

· Monitors and/or performs aircraft loading/unloading, aircraft movement, employee and contractor safety, HAZMAT placement and reporting and pallet build-up. Identifies and rectifies problems.

· Analyzes necessary information to determine load plans, complies information and calculates weight and balance.

· Reviews cargo documentation to ensure accuracy and completeness and corrects inaccurate and/or incomplete information. Communicates serious or recurring issues to management.

· Maintains current passport and travels to off-line stations.

· Ensures safety of company aircraft and crews by preventing aircraft damage; ensuring proper loading, including nets and locks; ensuring HAZMAT is handled correctly, including loading and paperwork.

· Develops and distributes load plan, determines aircraft weight and balance, adheres to and ensures that contractors adhere to company and governmental safety and other applicable regulations and procedures.

· Performs tasks and ensures that personnel at off-line stations perform tasks for aircraft to arrive and depart as scheduled.

· Runs main deck controls for aircraft loading/unloading of cargo.

· Monitors contract personnel’s compliance with pallets/nets/straps procedures and ensures that appropriate number of pallets/nets/straps are returned.

· Completes and/or maintains company reports, messages, files, logs and forms and ensures that necessary paperwork (e.g. Customs) is completed.

· Performs other duties as assigned.

C. Skills and Qualifications

• Physical qualification for aircrew duty. Height not less than 64" or more than 77"
• High school or equivalent work experience.
• Applies understanding of aircraft positions and heights and aircraft weight limitations. Must maintain eligibility to deploy and mobilize worldwide.
• Applies comprehensive knowledge of operating equipment.
• Knows and adheres to company operating and safety policies, operations, processes and procedures appropriate to the job.
• Qualification for aviation service. Normal depth perception.
• Understands and uses air freight and flight terminology and processes.
• Airline cargo and ground handling experience is required.
• Airline weight and balance is required.
• Ability to lift 150 pounds with assistance; carry 80 pounds a distance of 30 feet and push/pull over 200 pounds.

Salus Worldwide Solutions Corporation is an Equal Opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regards to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: From $120,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• Dental insurance
• Disability insurance
• Health insurance
• Life insurance
• Paid parental leave
• Paid time off
• Parental leave
• Travel reimbursement
• Vision insurance

Schedule:

• 10 hour shift
• 12 hour shift
• 8 hour shift
• Day shift
• Evening shift
• Holidays
• Monday to Friday
• Night shift
• On call
• Overnight shift
• Rotating shift
• Weekends as needed

Experience:

• Loadmaster: 3 years (Preferred)

Language:

• English (Required)

License/Certification:

• Driver's License (Required)

Location:

• Baltimore, MD (City of Baltimore) (Required)

Security clearance:

• Confidential (Preferred)

Shift availability:

• Day Shift (Required)
• Night Shift (Required)
• Overnight Shift (Required)

Ability to Commute:

• Baltimore, MD (City of Baltimore) (Required)

Willingness to travel:

• 100% (Required)

Work Location: Remote

Salary : $120,000 - $130,000