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.
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85 Great Portland Street, First Floor, London, London, W1W 7LT
Recruitrite Ltd is a recruitment business in the North East that provides staffing solutions to several sectors including Manufacturing, Sales & Business Development, Logistics & Supply Chain, Contact Centres, Health & Care, and Engineering. They offer contract, interim, temporary & permanent recruitment, plus executive search services. Some roles they fill include Warehouse Operative, High-Pressure Water Jetter, and Digital Marketing Executive.
Coniscliffe House Coniscliffe Road, Darlington, County Durham, DL3 7EE
Seven Seas, based in London, delivers recruitment solutions in the niche Yacht market, sourcing for both Superyachts and Shore-based positions. They hire for all kinds of permanent, temporary and seasonal roles in Engineering, Interior, Deck, Management and Galley, and all types of yachts like sail and power. Example job openings they may have are Sole Engineer, Deckhand, Mate and Bosun. They are certified by the Maritime and Coastguard Agency.
71-75 Shelton Street, Soho, London, WC2H 9JQ
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
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
Redwood Search delivers Business Support recruitment solutions domestically with a focus on Worcester, Evesham, Redditch and Malvern. In addition to hiring permanent and temporary staff, they have also been opening internship and freelance opportunities since 2016. They were finalists in the 2019 Herefordshire and Worcestershire Chamber Business Awards and are members of TEAM Network of Independent Recruiters.
9b Malvern Gate, Worcester, Worcestershire, WR2 4BN
Platinum Travel Recruitment is a Travel staffing agency that provides manpower solutions to the Events, Hospitality, Leisure, Lifestyle & Travel industries. The agency was awarded as the Best Travel Recruitment Specialists 2020 by Corporate Vision. In the past, they have placed Business Development Managers, Project Managers, Luxury Travel Consultants, Travel IT Support Managers, and Travel Contracts Managers.
Coombe Croft, Howell Hill Grove, Epsom, Surrey, KT17 1SP
Cracking Recruitment, located in Letchworth Garden City, delivers Travel and Tourism recruitment solutions. Besides hiring permanent, contract and interim Travel Consultants and Travel Agents, they also cater to roles in Operations, Fares & Ticketing, Executive Leadership and more. They were launched in 2018 and consist of a team that has over 21 years of experience. They are corporate members of the Recruitment and Employment Confederation.
Letchworth Garden City, Letchworth Garden City, Hertfordshire, SG6 9BL
Stansted Airport Employment and Skills Academy is a national talent sourcing company that places staff in a wide variety of roles at all levels. They also cater to various clients in the Aviation, Commercial, and Hospitality industries. With a team based in Stansted, they also offer training to selected candidates in partnership with Harlow College.
B045, Enterprise House, Stansted Airport, Stansted, Essex, CM24 1QW
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
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.
7-10 Chandos Street, Marylebone, London, W1G 9DQ
Recruit GTR conducts specialist staffing solutions to a diverse range of Travel Retail clients nationwide and across Africa, Europe, and the Middle East. With a team based in Leeds, they supply qualified job seekers for a range of vacancies. These include Area Managers, Key Account Managers, and Travel Retail Directors.
The Tannery, Kirkstall Road, Leeds, West Yorkshire, LS3 1HS
Safe Hands Technical Recruitment is a niche agency that focuses on handling Aircraft Maintenance, Pilot, Instructor, Engineer, Designer, and Aviation Executive roles. They are equipped with an international network of clients and candidates, and they execute both contract and permanent placements. Their consultants offer 24/7 support. Safe Hands is based in Lancaster.
St Marys Gate, Priory Close, Lancaster, Lancashire, LA1 1XB
Mum, established in 2019, meets the staffing requirements of an array of employers in the Hospitality and Leisure verticals. With a team based in London, they also cover the Catering, Recreation, Sports, and Travel divisions. Mum operates nationwide and aids in meeting appointments across all levels. These include Commercial Director, Director of Operations, Executive Chef, Group Financial Controller, and Marketing Manager.
Pharmacy Chambers, High Street, Wadhurst, East Sussex, TN5 6AP
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
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
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
Opus Recruitment Services delivers recruitment solutions in IT, Technology, Finance and Engineering, putting forward permanent and contract technical and executive candidates. Launched in 2008, they have assisted clients like Sony, Toyota and Burberry, and have received over 20 accolades including a Best Recruitment Company to Work For award from Recruitment International. They have seven offices around the globe and a head office in Bristol.
5th Floor, Becket House, 36 Old Jewry, City of London, London, EC2R 8DD
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
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
Fenwick & Partners meets the staffing needs of employers across the UK. These include Commercial, Consumer, Digital, Financial Services, FinTech, Media, Retail & Consumer, Telecommunications, and Travel & Leisure industries. Since its foundation in 2009, the talent partner has been attracting professionals to middle and senior management placements. Fenwick & Partners often works with SMEs and FTSE 100 companies.
Boomzone, 22 Uxbridge Rd, Ealing, London, W5 2RJ
Fraser Giles Partnership is an executive search firm offering its services exclusively to the Hospitality, Leisure, Travel, and Retail industries. The company works with a lot of companies from start-ups and private equity firms to blue-chip multinationals. They help businesses appoint for C-Suite and Non-Executive Director job roles. They also make placements in areas such as IT, Procurement, Legal, Finance, Corporate Affairs, etc.
56 Sloane Square, Chelsea, London, SW1W 8AX
Marks Sattin is focused on the placement of Technology, Change & Transformation, Finance & Accounting, Investment & Advisory, Legal, Governance, and Executive professionals across various business sectors. They have numerous locations in UK, Ireland, and the Netherlands, allowing them to work with organisations of all sizes globally. They strongly advocate a diverse and inclusive workforce.
Somerset House, 37 Temple St, Birmingham, West Midlands, B2 5DP
Your Recruit is a specialist provider of temporary and permanent roles for a variety of sectors such as Finance, Wholesale, Travel, Insurance, Pharmaceutical, Legal and Construction. Founded in 1994, the agency deals with SME clients and global organisations through their head office in Caterham, and branches in London, Redhill and Brighton. Your Recruit offers all office-based positions.
Queensberry House 106 Queens Road, Brighton, East Sussex, BN1 3XF
Bolt Staffing Solutions has been working across numerous markets including, but not limited to, Customer Service, Sales, Help Desk, Office Support, Clerical, Call Centre, Engineering, Manufacturing, Maintenance Tech and Warehouse & Distribution since 2021. Partnering with public and private organisations of all sizes, they work on permanent, temporary and contract qualified, professional and skilled staffing needs. They are located in Wigton.
20 New Street, Wigton, Cumbria, CA7 9AL
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
The Dove Partnership delivers personnel to the Accounts, Property, HR, IT, Logistics, and Marketing Industries. The company is based in Hertfordshire, was established in 2003, and has also been recruiting candidates for the Commercial and Industrial sectors. Some roles they recruit for include Facilities Support Operative, Junior Construction Admin, and Accounts Admin Assistant.
Millars Three, Southmill Road, Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire, CM23 3DH
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
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
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
Lawson Ware is a specialist provider of staffing solutions in the Digital, Technology, FinTech, Online Retail, Financial Services, and Insurance sectors in the UK and internationally. They do not charge an upfront retainer fee and they present three qualified individuals within 25 working days for clients. Lawson Ware is based in Cobham and was founded by Amanda and David Lamble.
Coveham House, Downside Bridge Road, Cobham, Surrey, KT11 3EP
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
Apple Recruitment is a multi-sector employment agency in Belfast. Founded in 1952, they are Northern Ireland’s oldest still operating agency. They find candidates for permanent, temporary and contract roles. Formerly known as Legard Orr, Apple Recruitment is a member of the REC.
Causeway Tower, 9 James Street South, Belfast, County Antrim, BT2 8DN
Frankly Recruitment is a Commercial specialist recruitment company that provides contract, temporary, and permanent staffing solutions to many companies throughout the UK. Customer Service Advisor, Team Admin, Production Manager, Picker Packer, Warehouse Sorter, Finance Controller, Accountant, and Data Entry Administrator are some of the roles they recruit for. The company is based in Swindon, Wiltshire and was built in 2009.
Longworth Dr, Swindon, Swindon, Wiltshire, SN25 2BQ
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