Baggage Coordinator (Part-Time)
Role Overview
Part-time Baggage Coordinator role in the Baggage Control Room at Terminal 5, representing British Airways Ground Operations.
The coordinator links operational teams with Heathrow’s baggage systems operation and works with external stakeholders, including Heathrow Airport Ltd and Vanderlande.
Key Skills for This Role
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The role
Part-time Baggage Coordinator role in the Baggage Control Room at Terminal 5, representing British Airways Ground Operations.
The coordinator links operational teams with Heathrow’s baggage systems operation and works with external stakeholders, including Heathrow Airport Ltd and Vanderlande.
What you’ll do
- Identify and mitigate baggage operational issues with operations teams to balance performance and revenue.
- Identify groups of customers at risk of misconnecting and coordinate action to protect performance and revenue.
- Monitor arrivals, identify delays and short connections, and liaise with line areas to prioritize resources for aircraft turns.
- Work collaboratively with internal teams and external stakeholders to identify potential issues and develop practical solutions.
Experience and requirements
- Experience in baggage operations and system command-and-control processes is essential.
- Experience managing business-as-usual operations and disruption events, and working in a multi-user control-room environment.
- Experience with BA baggage operations at LHR or similar is desirable.
- Excellent IT literacy, communication and relationship-building skills; ability to work under pressure in a dynamic operational environment.
- Proactive and positive approach, taking ownership of issues through resolution; inquisitive approach to data and performance improvement.
- Strong understanding of airport systems and ability to hold an airside pass.
- Full UK manual driving licence valid for more than six months, with no more than three points or equivalent, to enable an airside driving permit.
- Willingness and ability to work shifts covering seven days a week, 365 days a year.
Benefits
- Staff travel benefits include unlimited basic and premium standby tickets on British Airways flights and up to 30 discounted Hotline airfares per year for the employee, friends and family.
- The employer describes opportunities for career development and progression.
Application note
- The vacancy may close before its advertised closing date if application volume is high or business priorities change.
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