Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors
On the Job
Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors supervise airport ground crew in loading, unloading, and securing baggage. They may determine how much baggage can go on an aircraft.
Typical Work Tasks
People who work in this career often:
- Direct material handling or moving activities.
- Monitor cargo area conditions.
- Train personnel on proper operational procedures.
- Load shipments, belongings, or materials.
- Calculate weights, volumes or other characteristics of materials.
Typical Working Conditions
- Using e-mail.
- Working with a group or team.
- Meeting strict deadlines.
- Frequent decision-making.
- Exposure to sounds or noise levels that are distracting or uncomfortable.
- The importance of being accurate or exact.
- Responsibility for others' health and safety.
- Working indoors in non-environmentally controlled conditions.
- Wearing common protective or safety equipment such as safety shoes, glasses, gloves, hearing protection, hard hats, or life jackets.
- Being in situations in which conflicts arise.
- Exposure to hazardous equipment.
- Standing.
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