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LOCATION: Heathrow Airport SHIFT PATTERN: 4 on 4 off, 40 hours per week PAY RATE: £15.44 per hour If you require any additional support or adjustments during the recruitment process, please don't hesitate to contact our Recruitment Department at  [email protected]. We're here to help! As a Lead Agent at Heathrow Airport, you are a customer service specialist and a highly visible focal point for colleagues, airlines and passengers. You will use your expert knowledge to deliver the absolute highest level of care. Your mission is to ensure seamless journeys during high-volume special assistance flights and to provide exceptional, dedicated support for high-profile passengers. You will also serve as an essential mentor and guide for newer, less experienced agents, helping to build a confident and welcoming team environment.    Main Duties & Responsibilities   Deliver First-Class Customer Experiences: Take the lead on high-profile passenger requests, using your expertise to turn a passenger's previously poor customer experience into an exceptionally positive one. You will personally assist special needs passengers through the terminal and onto the aircraft, maintaining the utmost professionalism, politeness and courtesy at all times.   Mentor: Act as a role model by providing invaluable mentoring to new or inexperienced agents within the operation. You will set the standard for outstanding attitudes, behaviours and immaculate personal presentation.   Operational Flow: Support the smooth offloading and on-loading of high-volume flights. You will act quickly to ensure journey milestones are accurately tracked on PDAs, keeping the operational teams fully updated on any issues that require escalation.   Maintain Excellence and Safety: Complete daily equipment checks to guarantee buggies and wheelchairs are clean, tidy and operationally reliable. You will safely assist passengers with their luggage and use proper manual handling techniques when transferring passengers into their seats or wheelchairs.  Requirements Person Specification   Passionate Service Professional: You have a deeply empathetic nature and a genuine passion for outstanding customer service. Previous airline or airport experience is highly desired and the ability to speak another language is a fantastic bonus.   Resilient & Professional: You remain incredibly calm and confident under pressure, handling emergencies and public demands with ease. You also possess a strong understanding of equality and diversity principles, championing the unique needs of all visitors.   Excellent Communicator & Capable: You have excellent communication skills and possess the basic IT skills required to navigate operational systems to record passenger information & journey information. You must be capable of pushing wheelchairs over long distances, safely handling luggage and lifting passengers in confined spaces.   Essential Requirements: You must be highly reliable and flexible enough to operate changing shift patterns as dictated by airline schedules.    HEALTH & SAFETY RESPONSIBILITIES  Follow company Health and Safety policies, procedures, and safe systems of work at all times.  Report any health and safety concerns, equipment defects, or training needs directly to your Line Manager.  Ensure correct Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) is worn and kept serviceable at all times when assisting passengers.  Operate all machinery, buggies and vehicles s