laurie,
I hate to say this but I have a drawer full of applications for loadie positions, many from experienced people. There was a thread a few weeks ago on a similar subject & the basic advise from that one was to look for something on the ground as a way of 'getting some time' in, say, loadcontrol of either an airline or ground handler. I still reckon that's your best bet.
However it turns out, I wish you luck.