Aircraft Load Planner
Portland, Oregon, United States
I have the responsibility for performing, coordinating, and overseeing aircraft ground services in accordance with the company's Aircraft Ground Services Manual, HAZMAT Manual, and other documents pertaining to loadmaster duties and responsibilities for the Atlas 737 and 767 • Verifies eligibility of cargo offered for airlift • Determines quantity type, and size of cargo loaded according to aircraft limitations• Cargo and baggage buildup, breakdown, and tie-down• Preplans, computes, and ensures cargo is loaded according to load plan• Ensures all cargo documentation, packaging, labeling, and marketing requirements have been met• Checks cargo against manifests, and annotates overage, shortage, or damage• Determines and implements necessary safety and security precautions involving aircraft• Calculates and secures cargo with appropriate restraints devices and equipment• Supervises and conducts aircraft loading and offloading• Monitor’s cargo restraint and cargo environmental systems in-flight• Hazardous materials acceptance, loading, stowage, handling, and pilot notification• Import, export, and other government agency documentation• Customs, immigration, and other government agency requirements for international flights• Aircraft and equipment cleaning and disinfecting when transporting live animals• Ground security for aircraft, passengers, baggage, and cargo• Safety briefings for supernumeraries• In-flight liaison for supernumeraries and Captain• Performs other administrative and operational duties as required