Primary Job Duties
This is a dynamic and exciting position that allows you to travel, meet new challenges, and be invigorated every day as you portray the essence of SkyWest Charter to our customers! The primary role of a SkyWest Charter Flight Attendant is to ensure the safety of our passengers while they are on board our aircraft. No previous experience is required, but successful applicants will be highly professional, enthusiastic, and committed to providing our passengers with the highest standards of customer service. In addition to ensuring the safety of our passengers, as the sole flight attendant on each aircraft, the following responsibilities must be met:
+ Consistently contribute to a positive and productive work environment with employees and customers
+ Efficiently prepare, serve, and restock in-flight beverages, meals, snacks, and sell onboard liquor and food
+ Greet passengers, assist with carry-on baggage stowage, and deliver onboard announcements
+ Provide effective leadership, direction, and assistance in emergency and non-emergency situations
+ Calmly resolve passenger situations during flight, including disorderly passengers and medical emergencies
+ Ensure compliance with safety regulations by inspecting and safely operating aircraft cabin components, systems, and emergency equipment such as, fire extinguishers, portable oxygen bottles, and automatic external defibrillators (AED)
+ Adhere to established procedures and performance standards without supervision
Minimum Requirements
+ Must be at least 21 years of age
+ High school diploma or equivalency required
+ Prior to attending training, applicant must be in possession of a current, valid U.S or foreign passport and any applicable visas necessary to travel freely between the United States, Canada, Mexico and the Bahamas
+ Excellent English communication skills required to provide safety information to passengers and write clear, factual, and detailed reports pertaining to irregular, emergency, and security events
+ Experience in the service industry preferred (such as customer service, retail, hospitality, food, aviation, safety, social service, healthcare/medical position or military)
+ Comfortable utilizing basic functions of electronic devices and PEDs to operate audio and video systems, collect and track in-flight purchases, and perform other flight and training duties
+ Willing to work varied shifts up to 16 hours, including nights, weekends, and holidays
+ Able to travel frequently and spend lengthy periods of time alone and without supervision
+ Must be able to work in an environment with exposure to dust, gas, or fumes, changes in temperature and/or humidity and exposure to extreme temperatures
+ Must be reliable and punctual and live within 2 hours of an airport
+ Must be willing to work on an on-call basis
+ Must attend and pass an 18-day training course
Physical and Other Requirements
+ Height and weight must allow for safe operation of the aircraft and may not exceed specific aircraft dimensions (for example, must be able to sit in jump seat and fasten the harness, move throughout the cabin aisle, and operate emergency exits). Must not exceed a maximum height of 6’0” without shoes and have the ability to reach a minimum of 68″ above the ground
+ Must be physically able to perform tasks that require frequent walking, bending below ankle level and reaching above shoulder level; open emergency exits and close aircraft doors weighing up to 45 pounds; push and pull beverage cart weighing up to 250 pounds; and lift, store, transport and reach for items with or without reasonable accommodation
+ Corrected vision should not exceed 20/40
+ Normal or corrected hearing range within 15-17kHZ
+ Overall appearance must be professional, neat, and clean
+ No extreme hair styles or colors are permitted
+ Single stud nose piercing 2mm or smaller is allowed. Two piercings allowed per ear. Gauges must be plugged with clear or skin toned plugs and must not exceed ½”. Other facial, mouth, or tongue piercings are not permitted
+ Non-offensive and visible tattoos are permitted on arms, wrists, legs, ankles, and feet though they must be no larger than 2” x 3.25”. Tattoos that do not fall within these guidelines must be covered by the uniform or with skin tone compatible tattoo makeup. Bandages are not an approved form of tattoo coverage. For on-demand charter flights only, all visible tattoos must be covered by the uniform or with skin tone compatible makeup
+ Must wear a company-issued uniform and compliant face mask/covering if required
Compensation and Benefits
SkyWest Charter employees enjoy a distinctive and unmatched culture of teamwork, respect, quality, and professionalism, along with world-class benefits like 401(k) match, medical, dental and vision insurance. Flight attendants are home-based with schedule flexibility. For a scheduled trip, flight attendants are flown from where they reside to the location where their services are needed. In addition to offering paid training and paid reserve time, all travel accommodations connected to a flight attendant’s scheduled flights are paid for by SWC.
Flight Hours
After successfully completing phase one and two of Initial New Hire training, new hire flight attendants are guaranteed 60 flight hours as a reserve per month (whether you fly 1 flight hour or 60 flight hours, you are paid for 60 flight hours). If required to work over 4 flight hours on any reserve day, flight attendants are compensated for the additional time, regardless of how many total hours are flown in a month.
Pay
+ The beginning rate is $20.85 per flight hour [Base compensation is 60 flight hours x $20.85 per flight hour = $1,251.00 per month (Note: this does not include per diem*)]
+ After six months, the rate increases to $21.23 per flight hour
+ After one year of service, the rate increases to $25.55 per flight hour
+ Potential additional incentive for motivated, experienced leaders
* Per Diem
Flight attendants are paid $2.15 per diem for every hour you are on duty away from your domicile/home base.
TO BE CONSIDERED FOR A FLIGHT ATTENDANT POSITION : All candidates must complete an online application available on https://www.skywestcharter.com/
SkyWest is committed to maintaining a working environment of satisfying employment and mutual respect for all of our employees, regardless of race, color, national ancestory, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, national origin, religion, medical condition, disability, pregnancy, age or military status. We have specific training plans and programs in place to maintain such an environment.