With large and busy airports scattered across the UK, the demand for skilled ground staff to ensure the safe and smooth running of aircraft is huge. There are a variety of roles which come under the umbrella term for ground staff, which includes baggage and cargo handlers and cleaners of aircraft between flights.
Those seeking ground staff employment must recognise that each role is usually a physical one, with workers being expected to lift heavy goods to and from terminal buildings and aircraft, working with ropes and ramps, securing doors and manoeuvring heavy stairs. Therefore, candidates are expected to be physically fit and healthy and must be prepared to work outside in all weathers in a fast-paced environment.
Job seekers looking at ground staff job vacancies in recruitment agencies and adverts are expected to have skills in teamwork, communication and have an eye for detail. Those with limited academic qualifications need not be put off, as attitude and skillset counts for more when managers recruit ground staff.
This does mean that pay can be average or only meet minimum wage requirements, depending on responsibility within the role. Candidates may find that career progression can be a perk as opportunities may present themselves up to cabin crew or other better-paid positions within the airport.
KSB Recruitment Consultants experts in Catering & Hospitality Recruitment, matching trained and vetted candidates with companies in this industry. Established for over 30 years,our hospitality division successfully recruits for all levels of catering and hospitality staff across the Midlands. Our specialist consultants all come from a hospitality background and offer a 24/7 service with a one hour call back guarantee. Call us now!
Zenith House, Highlands Road, Shirley, Solihull, West Midlands, B90 4PD
Do you need help finding top talent? Platinum Recruitment are a local agency specialising in the Travel industry. Our recruiters are specialists within their fields, so have first-hand knowledge of the industry and are able to find the very best talent for your business. We recruit permanent vacancies, as well as supporting with temporary staffing. Enquire now to speak to one of our specialist team.
Suite 4, 1st Floor, Ocean 80, Holdenhurst Road, Bournemouth, Dorset, BH8 8AQ
The MBS Group is a recruitment firm that offers an executive search service. They work across multiple sectors, supplying quality personnel in Consumer Services, Fashion & Luxury, Lifestyle, Retail, Tech & Digital, Travel & Leisure, and many more. The company works with PLCs, private equity firms, startups, and private & family-owned businesses. The company was founded in 1989 and is based in London.
3 Primrose Mews, Sharpleshall Street, Camden Town, London, NW1 8YW
Domex Travel Recruitment executes talent-sourcing services to an array of employers in the Travel sector nationwide and overseas. From their branch in Hertfordshire, the firm assigns qualified applicants to various assignments across all levels. These include Digital Marketing Managers, Luxury Travel Reservations Agents, Product Managers, and Worldwide Flight Agents. They leverage their 25 years of combined experience when working with clients.
13 Edward Close, St. Albans, Hertfordshire, AL1 5EN
The Retail Academy operates across the Travel Retail industry, supplying Salespersons in Fragrance, Skincare and Cosmetics. They have worked with over 20 brands that appear in UK airports, like Issey Miyake and Alaia Paris. Catering to full-time and part-time personnel needs, they have contacts with Brand Ambassadors, Promotional Staff and Counter Staff who are available for employee cover. Their head office is in Surrey.
95 Maybury Road, Hayes, Middlesex, GU21 5JL
Travel Trade Recruitment delivers permanent and temporary staffing solutions from entry-stage to senior management roles within the Travel industry across the UK. They commenced operations in 2001 and have offices in London, Crawley, Birmingham, and Manchester.
4 Aspect Court, Temple Row, Birmingham, West Midlands, B2 5HG
80-20 Contracting Ltd, established in 2002, sources candidates across Retail, Hospitality and Leisure. They mainly focus on hiring for the Operations, Buying, Merchandising, E-Commerce, Marketing and HR functions. With a reach that spans nationwide, they have amassed a client portfolio that consists of institutions like Coffee #1 and Mountain Warehouse.
70 Seabourne Road, Bournemouth, Dorset, BH5 2HT
Beauchamp Partners is a specialist recruitment agency that offers its expertise in placing staff into Private Household roles such as Housekeeper, Chef, Estate Manager, and Gardener. They have over 30 years of recruitment experience. Beauchamp Partners works with clients nationally and globally; these include clients looking for permanent and temporary staff for yachts, planes, private villas, and chalets.
14a Eccleston Street, Chelsea, London, SW1W 9LT
Consortio RG works closely with companies and businesses within the Oil and Gas, Maritime and Shipping, Automotive and Motorsport, Construction, and Cyber Security sectors. The agency has been in business since 2014 and is situated in Southampton. Some permanent and contract positions they handle include Crew Operator, Senior Naval Architect, Fleet Manager and New Homes Sales Advisor.
Floor 4, Enterprise House Ocean Way, Southampton, Hampshire, SO14 3XB
Established in 1998, C&M Travel Recruitment works within the Travel and Leisure sectors. They offer UK wide staffing solutions for temporary, permanent and control roles from their Manchester, Surrey and London offices.
Becket House, 36 Old Jewry, Marylebone, London, EC2R 8DD
Trinity Bridge mainly performs executive search across the Hospitality, Travel and Leisure verticals. They are often on the lookout for Chief Executive Officers, Non Executive Directors and the like, recruiting them to empower functions like Commercial, Finance and Food & Beverages. Following their director's experience of over 12 years, they were founded in Bloomsbury to support private businesses, portfolio companies, hotels, restaurants and more.
16 Theobald's Road, Bloomsbury, London, WC1X 8SL
Cora Partners hires private staff for Family Offices and Private Households, as well as the Rural Estate, Seasonal Home and Lifestyle sectors. They offer international and multi-language support in English, French and Russian through offices in Salisbury and Dublin, and three more across France and US, completing a single individual up to group personnel requirements. They were incorporated in 2012 and have a combined experience of over 40 years.
The Threshing Shed, Middle Yard, Berwick St, Salisbury, Wiltshire, SP3 5SN
Succeed Recruitment Solutions assigns candidates to the UK and Europe's Airline, Call Centre, Hotel & Hospitality, Leisure, Multilingual, and Travel sectors. For over 10 years, they have been hiring personnel on a permanent basis from their Birmingham, Dublin, London, and Manchester offices. They recruit for various positions at all levels, including Business Travel Consultants, Financial Controllers, and Operations Managers.
74 St Georges Road, Bolton, Lancashire, BL1 2DD
Hire Society Recruitment typically places Administrators, PAs, Receptionists, and Team Assistants for an extensive client portfolio nationwide. These include the Creative, Fashion, FinTech, Hospitality, IT, Legal, PR & Media, Property, Sales, and Travel sectors. They find candidates for temporary placements from their London office.
Pennine Place 2a Charing Cross Road, Soho, London, WC2H 0HF
Greycoat Lumleys provides Private Domestic staff globally. They have divisions for recruiting individuals in Private Estates, Childcare & Education, Catering & Hospitality, Corporate, and Skis & Yachts. They are also licensed to place permanent workers in Switzerland. They were founded in 1996 and have offices in Edinburgh, London, the North of England and Switzerland. They are a part of Empresaria Group which has locations in 19 countries.
1 Hill Street, Edinburgh, Midlothian, EH2 3JP
Hotel Recruitment Services Ltd extends its expertise across Hospitality, Leisure, and Travel markets nationwide and internationally. Headquartered in London, they find staff who seek either contract, permanent, or temporary positions at all levels. The entity leverages its more than 30 years of combined experience in sourcing the likes of Cluster Sales Managers, Directors of Sales, Key Account Managers, Reservations Managers, and Social Media Managers.
Suite 303, 7 Francis Grove, Wimbledon, London, SW19 4DW
COREcruitment addresses placements within the Service sectors, such as Hospitality, Catering, Leisure and FMCG. They operate on a worldwide basis with headquarters in London, and satellite offices in Europe, US, Canada, South Africa and Middle East.
8 Nile Street, Islington, London, N1 7RF
Hunter Jameson is a boutique agency that provides recruitment services to the following industries: Media, Retail, Consumer Products, and Leisure & Hospitality. The agency is based in London and its areas of expertise include Finance & Accounting, Strategy & Business Development, and Executive.
14 Gray's Inn Road, Bloomsbury, London, WC1X 8HN
Pathfinder Personnel is a provider of skilled candidates in the Port Operations, Industrial, Commercial and Driving sectors across the UK. The agency offers temporary, fixed term and permanent recruitment, as well as day/night/weekend shifts, 7 days a week, 365 days a year. They have a Gangmasters Licence and they search for roles such as Car Lasher, Valeter, Baggage Handlers, Meet and Greet Reception Staff, and Car Driver.
Pilgrim House Canute Road, Southampton, Hampshire, SO14 3FJ
Bates & Bradshaw Ltd provides recruitment solutions to the Construction & Property, Manufacturing & Production, Trades & Labour, Transport & Logistics, Procurement & Supply Chain, and Renewables sectors. They hire on a temporary and permanent basis for roles like Plumber, Gas Engineer, Production Team Leader, and Health & Safety Support Officer. The company is based in Melton.
Melton Court, Biz Hub, Gibson Ln, North Ferriby, North Humberside, HU14 3HH
Blue Octopus Recruitment Ltd is a multi-sector supplier of personnel to various permanent, temporary, and contract positions across the UK. They have been delivering candidates to a broad range of sectors, including Education, Infrastructure, Manufacturing, Non-for-Profit, Retail, Hospitality, & Leisure, and Social Housing for over 12 years. Blue Octopus was recognsed as Best Online Candidate Experience by the Onrec Awards in 2019.
Octo House, 2 station Road, Otley, West Yorkshire, LS21 3HX
Emmerson-Ross Recruitment is a staffing firm that offers solutions to a wide range of sectors including Accounting & Finance, Administration, Call Centre, Engineering, and IT. They provide services nationally, but they focus primarily in Devon. The firm is independently owned and covers part-time and full-time vacancies for roles such as Training Operations Coordinator, Plumbing Engineer, Sales Order Processor, and Insurance Advisor.
The White House Broomhill Way, Torquay, Devon, TQ2 7QL
Anthony Gregg Partnership is an Executive Search firm that is located in London. They cover the Retail, Luxury, Travel, Hospitality, and Leisure sectors. Aside from Executive recruitment, they also offer a variety of coaching services, executive outplacement services & support, talent mapping, assessment services, and more solutions.
2 Allen Street, Kensington, London, W8 6BH
MRP Global is a multi-sector supplier of permanent, temporary, and contract personnel to a diverse range of employers nationwide and abroad. The firm primarily focuses on offering their expertise in the Business & Technology sectors, and also cover the following verticals: Data, Fashion, FMCG, Manufacturing, Pharmaceutical, Retail, Sales, Technology, and Travel. MRP Global delivers various products such as AZURE, CRM, Hybris, Java, and Oracle.
5th Floor, 43 London wall, City of London, London, EC2M 5TF
AB Consultancy delivers permanent and temporary recruitment solutions in Retail, Hospitality and Leisure, hiring for Operations and Head Office positions in Digital, HR, Supply Chain, Property, Health & Safety and more. Their portfolio has over 18,000 candidates and customers which include Disney Stores, Pizza Hut, Starbucks Coffee Company, Strada and The Body Shop. They are situated in Rugby and have been recruiting throughout the UK since 2011.
Ryefield, Halfway Lane, Rugby, Warwickshire, CV22 6RD
Mash Group are recruitment specialists that delivers multi-sector solutions by fulfilling various permanent roles. From its Yeovil branch, they deal with Business Support, Engineering & Trade, Health Care, PR & Marketing, and Professional Services verticals. With national reach, the firm sources Healthcare Assistants, Marketing Coordinators, and Technical Sales Specialists. They have won the Theo Paphitis Small Business Sunday award.
Yeovil Innovation Centre, Office 32 Copse Rd, Yeovil, Somerset, BA22 8RN
Established in 1991, PSD Group is an international employment agency with over 70 executive consultants, operating out of four global offices, that recruits across all sectors.
62 Queen St, City of London, London, EC4R 1EB
With teams based in Birmingham, Cambridge, and Longcross, Bond Recruitment covers various industries nationwide. They hire qualified personnel on a permanent and temporary basis. The recruitment specialist provides their expertise to clients in the following sectors: Architecture, Banking & Finance, Construction, Education, Hospitality, IT, Marketing, Media, Nursing, Office Administration, PR & Communications, Sales, and Technical Engineering.
Kings Court, 17 School Road, Birmingham, West Midlands, B28 8JG
WP Recruitment is a staffing business that provides contract, temporary, and permanent staff to multiple industry sectors in the UK. The agency recruits for a variety of roles like Office Supervisor, Kitchen Production Assistant, Electrician, Supply Chain Coordinator, Marine Engineer, Works Planners, and more. They are members of the REC and the Isle of Wight Chamber of Commerce. The agency was founded in 1989.
Corner House, 68-70 Lugley Street, Newport, Isle Of Wight, PO30 5ET
CLD Recruitment specialises in filling vacancies within the Professional Office Services industry. They have been supplying staffing solutions to clients ranging from SMEs to blue-chip organisations since 2002. This Leeds-based agency offers roles such as Legal Secretary, Office Assistant, Sales / Telesales Executive, Administrator, Receptionist, Customer Service Advisor and Personal Assistant.
Unit 10 Pavilion Business Park, Leeds, West Yorkshire, LS1 2ES
Pertemps is a recruitment consultancy that supplies permanent, contract and temporary staffing solutions to a wide variety of sectors. The firm is a part of the Pertemps Network Group, which has over 250 branches and offices serving the whole of the UK. The agency has an e-service called PAWS that allows clients to order staff using an electronic catalogue. Pertemps offers a 24/7 service.
Suite 2A, Tower House High Street, Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire, HP20 1SQ
Kemp is a specialist Bournemouth recruitment agency for the commercial vehicle market. They source mechanics and engineers for roles in agriculture, plant, and waste management. From their office on the South Coast, they fill full-time and part-time positions across the UK.
3 Trinity, 161 Old Christchurch Road, Bournemouth, Dorset, BH1 1JU
Office Angels has been providing Office personnel for a broad range of temporary and permanent roles, including Administrators, Executive Assistants, Office Managers, PAs, and Secretaries, since its establishment in 1986. The talent firm caters to a diverse client group in various sectors, such as Accountancy & Finance, Engineering, IT, Legal, Marketing, Sales & Retail. With teams based across 60 locations, they operate nationwide.
11-13 Winchester Street, Basingstoke, Hampshire, RG21 7EG