Lilongwe
posted. 3d ago
Employment type: Full-time
closing date: June 17, 2026
Vacancy at Lilongwe Handling Company Ltd.
Position: Porter (LH 10)
Responsible to: Senior Porter
Purpose: To provide loading and offloading services.
Lilongwe Handling Company Limited (LIHACO) is a wholly Malawi Government owned commercial entity established in 2000. The core business of the company is to provide to passenger, ramp and cargo handling services to national and international airlines, travel & tour and lounge services to passengers traveling in and out of Malawi Airports. The Company is inviting applications from suitably qualified candidates to fill the following vacant position at Bakkili Muluzi International Airport and Kamuzu International Airport.
Main Responsibilities:
- Attend briefing meetings before aircraft arrival and debriefing after departure.
- Position onto and remove from aircraft non-motorized equipment.
- Loads and offloads passenger baggage, cargo, and mail onto and from aircraft.
- Loads and offloads baggage, cargo, and mail onto and from baggage trolleys and dollies.
- Load Baggage into ULDs
- Ensure safety and security during aircraft handling.
- Receive checked in baggage from Customer Services Assistant and direct it for screening and identification.
- Clean ramp equipment
- Raising guides and safety rails on conveyor belt loader
- Act as a guide man when positioning and removing GSE at aircraft.
- Transferring baggage from check in counters to the sorting area
- Collecting foreign object debris
- Report hazards and safety risks during ramp operations.
Requirements
- Minimum of MSCE
- Physically fit and capable of undertaking the demands of the role.
- Willing to undergo and successfully pass a rigorous pre-employment medical examination
Method of application
- Applications which meet the above requirements should be submitted with a detailed up to date Curriculum Vitae (CVs) specifying qualifications, experience, copies of certificates, contact details and three traceable referees not later than Wednesday 17th June 2026 to:
The Chief Executive Officer
Lilongwe Handling Company
P.O. Box 89
LILONGWE
Only shortlisted applicants will be acknowledged and invited for interviews.