Working Iowa: Work at airport, fly for free

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (KCRG) – The Jap Iowa Airport held their most up-to-date job truthful in an airport hangar. Pam Hinman, Director of Advertising and marketing and Communications says she loves working on the airport, “I feel it’s the biggest place to work within the area, myself.”

A number of firms on the airport are hiring. TSA brokers, concessions, ramp employees and even rental automotive firms need to fill a number of positions.

“Our rental gross sales place that’s an hourly wage plus fee. We provide automotive rental reductions and an excellent advantages bundle. Most brokers actually benefit from the gross sales part of it as a result of the fee is limitless,” mentioned Brenton Riley, Counter Supervisor, Avis/Price range Automotive Rental.

The airport itself is hiring, one of many positions is for an H-VAC particular person, “We contract for that service now however we wish to change with a full-time particular person. It is extremely specialised and we have now incentivized that with a $5,000 signing bonus,” continues Hinman

Whereas expertise is at all times most well-liked, the best angle may also go a great distance.

“We choose that you’re wanting to be taught and that you just wish to work with clients. When you’ve got the desire we are going to educate you the talent, provides Riley.

Hinman additionally says, “For instance, if a restore employee has the best angle we are able to prepare, we have now loads of skilled folks on employees, we are going to work with folks and prepare.”

On the airport, some firms supply flying privileges on Delta Airways. Brenton Riley with Avis/Price range Care Rental says they’ve jobs the place if you happen to like driving, you will get paid for getting behind the wheel, “The car companies place you get to drive all varieties of autos and you’ll take totally different journeys across the nation to select up autos, lots of people take pleasure in that as nicely.”

Hinman provides that these are jobs that supply one thing you’ll be able to solely get, working at an airport,“ You’re gonna see households hugging goodbye, hiya, it’s somewhat piece of the world that you could see in in the future.”

There are full and half time jobs accessible. A few of the firms which might be hiring are:

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