Flight Attendant
An airline is seeking a dedicated Flight Attendant to ensure the safety and comfort of passengers, adhering to all FAA and Inflight guidelines. The Flight Attendant provides a safe and comfortable onboard experience while performing all regulatory and assigned cabin duties.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
- Maintains thorough knowledge of emergency procedures and operates all emergency equipment, including emergency exits, with the necessary movements and force (up to 70 pounds).
- Provides food and beverage service, involving pushing and pulling carts weighing over 250 pounds.
- Assists passengers with stowing carry-on baggage (up to 35 pounds).
- Maintains a neat and orderly cabin environment.
- Collaborates with crew members to ensure reliable and on-time operations, meeting all report times, departure times, and minimum turn times.
- Performs inflight sales and promotional duties as assigned.
- Assists other Customer Service staff with passenger handling or other duties as needed.
- Maintains reliable and prompt attendance according to company policies.
- Presents a professional image in conduct and appearance, adhering to the company uniform dress code.
- Complies with associate Rules of Conduct as outlined in all applicable manuals.
- Maintains current Inflight guides and manuals.
- Fosters the company’s core values and culture throughout the work environment.
- Performs additional duties as assigned.
Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:
- High school diploma or GED.
- Minimum of two years of customer service experience.
- Must be 20 years of age by the date of the first interview.
- Possesses polished interpersonal skills, a positive attitude, and a customer-oriented mindset.
- Ability to read, analyze, and interpret technical procedures and governmental regulations.
- Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from management, crew, passengers, and the general public.
- Ability to speak and be understood in English, including shouted verbal commands during emergency situations.
- Must be willing to work in a time-sensitive environment and effectively handle stress associated with deadlines and unexpected changes.
- Capable of interpreting a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form.
- Must be able to remain calm, think, and react quickly in all types of emergency situations, including medical emergencies, aircraft decompression, emergency evacuations, fires, security threats, passenger disturbances, and turbulence.
Preferred Education and/or Experience:
- Additional years of customer service experience, preferably in an aviation environment.
- Previous Flight Attendant experience.
Other Requirements:
- Must be willing to serve alcoholic beverages.
- Must be able and willing to serve and handle peanuts, meals containing shellfish/seafood, beef, and pork.
- Able to work with animals and around other allergens and products.
- Tattoos must adhere to company policy.
- Must have a wingspan of approximately 55 inches or greater.
- Must be able to sit in the Flight Attendant jump seat with seatbelt and shoulder harness fastened without modification.
- Must not have multiple piercings visible while in uniform.
Physical Demands:
- Must possess the physical strength to reach and operate all emergency equipment and exits using necessary movements and force up to 70 pounds.
- Capable of lifting objects above shoulders up to 35 pounds.
- Able to push and pull moveable carts weighing in excess of 250 pounds.
- Able to walk and stand for extended periods, sometimes with aircraft turbulence.
- Must be able to stoop, crouch, squat, climb, and kneel.
- Able to see clearly at 20 feet or more with corrective lenses or contacts.
- Able to clearly hear verbal communications in person and over airplane communication systems with ambient aircraft and passenger noise.
- Must be able to sit in assigned jump seat with seatbelt and shoulder harness fastened without any modifications.
- Must be able to move about aircraft and perform all required functions freely, effectively, and quickly in a confined environment.
- Able to work extended duty periods on sequential days.
Work Environment:
- Able and willing to work in a culturally diverse atmosphere and professionally interact with passengers and crew under stressful conditions.
- The ability to accommodate customers’ special needs/disabilities.
- Willing and able to work for extended periods of time as well as a varied schedule, including early mornings, nights, overnights, and weekends.
Travel Requirements:
- Travel up to 100% of the time, including nights, weekends, holidays, and overnights. Willing to relocate based on operational needs.
Equal Opportunity Employer, Disability and Veteran Accommodations
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.