Aloha Air Cargo, the state’s largest dedicated interisland air cargo company, plans to hire up to 50 new cargo agents for its Honolulu operations during a two-day job fair next week at Honolulu Community College.
Vacancies will be filled by candidates interested in cargo, ground and terminal handling operational careers.
The event will be held from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Monday and Tuesday at the college, 847 Dillingham Blvd., Building 4, Room 23-B.
"Aloha Air Cargo has experienced substantial growth in the last year, as we not only focus on solidifying our core operations across Hawaii, but to ramp up for our new lane out to Las Vegas later in July," said Pat Rosa, chief operating officer at Aloha Air Cargo. "By expanding our (cargo operations) team, we’ll be strategically poised to provide additional contract services locally, as well as take on commercial opportunities off the West Coast."
The company, which in May broke ground on a new $12 million facility at Honolulu Airport, has more than 400 employees and operates a fleet of four Boeing 737-200 freighters that have the capacity to carry approximately 30,000 pounds each. Items shipped include fresh bakery products, fish and seafood, produce, tropical fish, live animals, time-sensitive shipments, cut floral and tropical fruit export products as well as general cargo. Among its 2,000 customers are DHL, Federal Express, Love’s Bakery, UPS and the U.S. Postal Service.
Aloha Air Cargo transports more than 100 million pounds of freight annually into and across the state.
Aloha Air Cargo was purchased out of bankruptcy for $10.5 million by Seattle-based Saltchuk Resources on May 14, 2008, following the shutdown of Aloha Airlines on March 31 of that year. Saltchuk bought Young Bros. and Hawaiian Tug & Barge in 1999.
Applicants can fill out the application in person or download the application at www.alohaaircargo.com/careers.html. Free parking is available on campus.
For more information, call toll-free 888-94-ALOHA (25642), email aacjobs@alohaaircargo.com or visit www.alohaaircargo.com.
