Advertising Salary:
£12.90/hour + shift allowance
Advertising End Date:
02 Apr 2026
Vacancy Type
Full-Time Permanent

About the role

About the role

 Working for Edinburgh Airport Services Ltd (EASL), you will work in the baggage hall preparing bags in the Early Bag Store until ready to be redistributed into the baggage system.

About the recruitment process
 
Successful candidates for this role will be invited to a one stage, in person interview with our Early Bag Store Manager, and one of our Early Bag Store team leaders. This will be a competency based interview, to understand your experience, and to ask questions on our values.
 
Please note, our interview process may be adjusted depending on the volume of candidates. We are committed to supporting diverse ways of thinking and working, so if you require adjustments in the recruitment process, please let us know on your application. You can find out more about our interview process and the types of questions we ask here.
 
What you'll be doing
  • Keeping an eye open for suspicious-looking baggage items at all times and reporting anything immediately.
  • Correctly loading and storing luggage until the MUPs are ready
  • Sorting loads according to their onward destination.
  • Loading baggage from cages onto conveyor
  • Scanning baggage before dispatching to carousels
  • Recording and dealing with damaged or incorrectly received baggage
  • Using specialist equipment such as conveyors, bar code recognition
  • Informing baggage controllers about damaged or malfunctioning equipment.
  • Ability to work safely under time pressures
  • Reliable, conscientious with an eye for detail
  • Enthusiastic and flexible approach
  • Capable of working as part of a team
  • Good communication skills both verbal and written

What we're looking for

What we're looking for

 To apply for this role, you'll need to be aged 18 years or over due to shift requirements

  • Excellent communication skills
  • Experience of working in an airport
  • Experience of manual lifting in previous roles
  • Well organised and able to manage fluctuating workload
  • Be physically fit to deal with heavy lifting for full shifts
  • Be reliable and honest.
  • Candidate must be medically fit – Required to pass an airside medical assessment

What we'll offer you

What we'll offer you
  • Pension scheme- employer contributions can be up to 6%
  • 28 days holiday, based on full time roles, increasing with service
  • Annual discretionary bonus
  • Supporting your health and wellbeing- private healthcare after 1 years’ service, access to our Employee Assistance Programme and occupational health services
  • Free car parking on site and when you go on holiday
  • We offer a range of other benefits, find out more here

Why EDI?

We are Edinburgh Airport, where Scotland meets the world. The success of the airport comes down to our people, and you can help us deliver even more big days for our passengers and colleagues. The development of your career is important to us, and we’ll support and encourage this every step of the way. We offer in-house and external training, both role specific and based on your objectives.

As a business we’re driven by our values – they’re at the core of our culture and everything we do. We will ask questions based on our values during your interview, as we’re looking for people who will demonstrate these values day-in, day-out. So if this sounds like you, apply now and get ready for your career to take off. 

As a Disability Confident Leader, we are committed to ensuring applicants with a disability can participate fully in our recruitment process. Please let us know in your application form if you require any adjustments, such as parking arrangements or alternative methods of communication.

We work with Inclusive Employers, who are a leading organisation for employers committed to prioritising inclusion. We are supported by them through leadership workshops, a variety of resources and webinars,  demonstrating our commitment to an inclusive workplace and ensuring all our employees feel valued. This partnership is part of our wider Diversity and Inclusion strategy, and you can find out more here.

We give colleagues the opportunity to engage with different people and projects, within our business and beyond. You can get involved in a variety of different employee groups, including Diversity, STEM, Wellbeing, or create your own community - it's important to us that you can share your interests and be yourself at work.

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