Wright Air is now hiring for counter, freight, and ramp positions both to help us finish-out the 2021-22 winter "aurora" season and for the upcoming 2022 summer "midnight sun" season --- ideally, a successful "aurora" season candidate will be available to begin work by February 2022 and be able to work thru 31 May 2022 [or beyond] and a successful "midnight sun" season candidate will be able to begin work by early-June 2022 and work thru 30 Sep 2022 [or beyond].​​​​​​

FREIGHT RESPONSIBILITIES

The freight position has primary responsibility for assisting with all freight activities associated with accepting freight and mail for flights departing from our Fairbanks-based terminal --- secondarily, has responsibility for assisting with counter and ramp activities on an as-required basis.

The freight coworker is the frontline embodiment of Wright Air’s mission of soulful hospitality, hard work, and genuine care/concern --- it is the relationship that the guest service coworker builds with our guests that ultimately determines our ability to transform our mission into an everyday reality for our guests.

Specific responsibilities include:

• Use a computer reservation system to accept freight and mail.
• Screen incoming freight for hazmat.
• Weigh/sticker incoming freight [must be able to lift 50 lbs].
• Collect guest payments for accepted freight
• Respond to phone inquiries regarding the current status of specific freight items.
• Perform cleaning activities in the freight office and hangars.
• Assist with other tasks or activities as required.

THE PERFECT FIT

An individual who: 

• genuinely cares about and enjoys serving people;  
• likes to word hard [not just in concept, but in reality!!!]; 
• thrives on work requiring serious flexibility and multi-tasking; 
• views favorably the idea of having a physical labor component to their workday; 
• thinks aviation is cool; 
• loves living in Interior/Arctic Alaska and is very excited about the opportunity to develop meaningful relationships with the people and communities we serve.

WORK SCHEDULE        

At Wright Air we take pride in working hard to create a work schedule for each coworker that is individualized to meet their unique life-work balance/needs --- both part-time and full-time work schedules are available --- most [but, not all] work takes place between the hours of 4:00 AM and 8:00 PM --- supporting a successful airline is a 24/7 effort, thus most work schedules will include Saturday or Sunday work [or, both].

COMPENSATION       

Competitive starting wage dependent on skills/experience.