Customer Service Baggage Tracing Agent £14.96ph

Location: London Heathrow Airport

Job Type: Full-time, Permanent Contract - immediate Start Required

Salary: £14.96 Per Hour

Health plan: Westfield Health Cash Plan with your entitlement up to £1170 per year and your dependent children entitlement up to £585 per year

Overtime: Overtime available and paid at 150% = £22.44 Per Hour

Hours: We operate 24 hours, 7 days a week so there will be various shift start / finish timings operating on 4 on 2 off shift pattern. Earliest start time is 05:00 am and latest finish time is 00:00 am. All shifts are 8.5 hrs (30 mins unpaid lunch break inclusive).

Other Benefits:

  • Free on-site parking whilst on duty
  • Free Airport parking when you go on holiday (subject to availability and pre-booking)
  • Company Pension scheme
  • Full uniform provided in training
  • On-site discounts at shops
  • Discounts on Bus and train travel to work
Role Overview:
  • You will be the first point of contact for passengers, customer airlines, handling agents and courier services.
  • The role will also include working within our terminal locations assisting passengers within baggage reclaim who have delayed or damaged baggage and processing their reports using our World Tracer system.
  • Assisting customers providing information and updating customers on the status of their baggage.
Responsibilities:
  • Excellent customer service skills in line with Global Baggage Solutions set standards.
  • Receiving calls from passengers, customer airlines, handling agents, courier services.
  • Handling passenger calls in respect of delayed, damaged or pilferage reports or lost property items.
  • Communicating and sending tracer messages to relevant Airports to trace passenger baggage.
  • Updating or amendment of World Tracer files for passengers / customers and ensuring files are up to date with.
  • Processing baggage for re-flight or delivery.
  • Regular monitoring of World Tracer action files.
  • Monitoring inbound emails
Requirements:
  • Previous Airport experience would be advantageous.
  • A minimum of 3 years working in a Customer Service role
  • Excellent customer service skills.
  • Strong communication and interpersonal skills.
  • Fluent in English, second or third language of the following, Chinese, Japanese,French, German, Spanish, or Italian would be advantageous.
  • Computer literate.
  • Able to manage multiple computerised systems.
  • Able to find solutions to customer needs and ability to problem solve and empathise with customers.
  • Pro-active and ‘Can Do’ attitude is a MUST.
  • Able to adapt in a fast paced and changing environment.
  • Self –motivated and strong time management skills.
  • Excellent team player.
  • Fully fit and able bodied; this role involves heavy lifting and carrying of passenger luggage on occasions. Manual handling training provided.
  • You will be required to attend mandatory training as set by GBS.
  • You must have the right to work in the UK.
  • You must hold valid photo I.D; Passport and/or Driving Licence.
This position is subject to a previous 5-year Employment/Educational reference history (preferably with no date Gap’s greater than 28 days), a previous 5-year Residential history and a clear Criminal Record Check (DBS) in line with Department for Transport requirements within Aviation. More information on this can be found at: www.gov.uk/request-copy-criminal-record.

Job Types: Full-time, Permanent

Pay: £29,172.00 per year

Benefits

  • Company pension
  • Free parking
  • On-site parking
Work Location: In person
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