Job description
Job Description
Classification: Non-Exempt
Salary Range: $23.45/hr.
HIRING IMMEDIATELY
Flying Food Group is seeking a reliable and safety-conscious CDL Class B Drivers to join our team at LAI. This position plays a crucial role in delivering high-quality airline catering services, ensuring that food, beverages, and equipment are safely and efficiently loaded onto aircraft. You will be responsible for operating hi-lift catering trucks, following DOT Regulations, adhering to strict airport ramp safety and food handling regulations, and maintaining airline loading standards on different types of aircraft.
Essential Functions
• Perform pre- and post-trip vehicle inspections to ensure the truck is in proper working order and report any issues to maintenance on the inspection report and hand in the report upon returning to the facility.
• Complete all necessary paperwork such as pre-trip inspections, training records, logbook etc.
• Conduct basic cleaning and maintain the hi-lift trucks in good working condition.
• Verify that vehicles have adequate fuel for the trip, and stocked with safety equipment before starting each shift and report any operational issues to the supervisor.
• International spill kits are readily available and properly stocked. In the event of an international spill, report it immediately to your supervisor
• Understand and follow specific airline catering guidelines for galley loading.
• Adhere to detailed loading and stowage procedures for various aircraft types, ensuring all items are secure and correctly loaded exchanged at the aircraft galleys.
• Safely offload trucks at the inbound dock and carefully position carts, carriers and international trash in the dish room. Take the beverage carts and carriers to the airline’s liquor storage areas, adhering to all liquor handling and security standards.
• Double-check all trucks prior to departing the airfield, ensuring all outbound positions are loaded correctly, and no non-exchange (NX) positions are mistakenly offloaded.
• Load trucks at the outbound dock following airline-loading standards to ensure all positions are loaded.
• Load airline cabin linen bins into the truck, delivering the bins to the cleaners at the aircraft. Upon return to the kitchen, place laundry bins in their designated storage areas.
• Handle regulated trash following APHIS (Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service) protocols to prevent contamination.
• Safely drive and operate hi-lift catering trucks to transport food, beverages, and equipment from the Flying Food Group facility to aircraft at designated airports.
• Accurately position the hi-lift truck at the aircraft door and open the aircraft door following Flying Food Group ramp safety protocols and airline-specific procedures.
• Load and unload catering items at the aircraft, ensuring all orders are handled with care and placed according to airline specifications within the aircraft galley.
• Verify the accuracy of deliveries, including food equipment and beverages carts/carriers and communicate any discrepancies to supervisors.
• Identify and separate clean equipment from dirty equipment including liquor carts and carriers and take them to their proper locations at the facility.
• Follow all airport ramp safety procedures, including speed limits, clearance zones, and restricted access areas, while operating vehicles on the tarmac.
• Coordinate with ground and ramp personnel to ensure safe operations around aircraft.
• Work closely with airline station staff to ensure seamless service delivery, meeting tight schedules and maintaining high service standards.
• Maintain compliance with all FFG, TSA and local airport authority regulations.
• Wear the company issued PPE at all times.
• Comply with all HACCP (Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Points) and GMP (Good Manufacturing Practices) food safety guidelines throughout the process.
• Properly apply dry ice to meal carts, beverage carts, and ice cream, ensuring food items remain at the correct temperatures. Bag and handle wet ice according to airline standards.
• Perform any additional duties as assigned by management.
Skills and Qualifications
• Commercial Driver’s License (CDL): Class A or B with air brake endorsement or Class B.
• Experience: Minimum of 1-2 years of experience driving large trucks, preferably in catering, logistics, or food service delivery.
• Experience working in an airport environment, with a solid understanding of ramp safety protocols.
• Familiarity with food safety standards or willingness to undergo HACCP training.
• Ability to lift up to 50 lbs. work in various weather conditions and meet the physical demands of the role.
• Strong driving and vehicle operation skills, with a focus on safety.
• Attention to detail and accuracy when handling deliveries.
• Excellent communication skills for interacting with airline crew, ground staff, and supervisors.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced, high-pressure environment.
• Strong problem-solving skills to address last-minute changes or unexpected issues on the ramp.
Supervisory Responsibility
This position has non-supervisory responsibilities.
Work Environment
This job operates in an exposure to weather conditions on the airport tarmac. There is frequent interaction with airline personnel and airport security.
Physical Demands
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk or hear. The employee is frequently required to sit for long periods and reach with hands and arms.
Position Type/Expected Hours of Work
This is a full-time exempt position in a 24/7/365 work environment.
Flexibility with weekdays, evenings and weekend required.
Travel
10 %
Other Duties
Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties, or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time with or without notice.
Benefits
Flying Food Group, LLC offers a comprehensive benefits package that includes medical, prescription, drug coverage, dental, vision, life insurance, disability insurance, accident, critical illness, and hospital indemnity plans, flexible spending accounts, employee assistance program, commuter benefit,