SkyWest Airlines Flight Attendant Position
SkyWest Airlines, the largest independently owned regional airline, is seeking dedicated individuals to join its team as Flight Attendants. This role is crucial to ensuring passenger safety and providing exceptional customer service. SkyWest values teamwork, respect, quality, and professionalism, offering a distinctive work culture and world-class benefits, including 401(k) match, performance rewards, health care, retirement plans, and travel benefits.
The primary responsibility of a Flight Attendant is to ensure the safety and comfort of passengers while onboard the aircraft. This includes:
- Contributing to a positive and productive work environment for both employees and customers.
- Preparing, serving, and restocking in-flight beverages, meals, and snacks; selling onboard liquor and food.
- Greeting passengers, assisting with carry-on baggage stowage, and delivering onboard announcements.
- Providing leadership and assistance during both emergency and non-emergency situations.
- Calmly resolving passenger issues, including handling disruptive behavior and medical incidents.
- Ensuring compliance with safety regulations by inspecting and operating aircraft cabin components, systems, and emergency equipment.
- Adhering to established procedures and performance standards without direct supervision.
Minimum Requirements:
- Must be at least 21 years of age.
- Possession of a high school diploma or equivalent.
- Must have a current, valid U.S. or foreign passport valid for at least 12 months following the application date and any required visas for travel to the United States, Canada, Mexico, and the Bahamas.
- Excellent English communication skills for relaying safety information and writing detailed reports.
- Comfortable with basic electronic devices to operate in-flight systems and track purchases.
- Ability to work varied shifts up to 16 hours, including nights, weekends, and holidays.
- Must be able to travel frequently and spend long periods of time alone and unsupervised.
- Reliability and punctuality are essential.
- Must be willing to relocate to an assigned crew domicile after successful completion of SkyWest InFlight Training, which includes locations such as: Atlanta, GA; Boise, ID; Chicago, IL; Colorado Springs, CO; Dallas/Fort Worth, TX; Denver, CO; Detroit, MI; Fresno, CA; Houston, TX; Los Angeles, CA; Minneapolis/St. Paul, MN; Palm Springs, CA; Phoenix, AZ; Portland, OR; Salt Lake City, UT; San Diego, CA; San Francisco, CA; Seattle, WA; and Tucson, AZ.
Physical and Other Requirements:
- Height and weight must allow for safe operation of the aircraft, with a height between 5'0" and 6'0" without shoes.
- Must be able to perform tasks requiring frequent walking, bending, reaching, and lifting up to 45 pounds, pushing/pulling carts up to 250 pounds.
- Corrected vision should not exceed 20/40.
- Normal or corrected hearing range within 15-17kHz.
- Professional, neat, and clean appearance is required.
- No extreme hairstyles or colors are permitted.
- Limited jewelry and tattoo restrictions apply; facial or tongue piercings are not allowed. Tattoos must be covered if they do not meet dimension/location guidelines.
- Must wear a company-issued uniform and required face mask/covering.
Compensation and Benefits:
- New hire Flight Attendants are guaranteed 76 flight hours as a reserve after successfully completing phase one and two of Initial New Hire training.
- Starting pay is $28.86 per flight hour with a guaranteed minimum of $2,193.36 gross per month based on the 76 flight hour guarantee.
- Additional per diem of $2.25 per hour is provided for duty away from the assigned domicile.
Application:
To apply for a Flight Attendant position, complete an online application at (application link removed).
SkyWest Airlines is an equal opportunity employer, committed to maintaining a respectful working environment for all employees, regardless of race, color, national ancestry, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, national origin, religion, medical condition, disability, pregnancy, age, or military status.