Flight Attendant
Solairus Aviation seeks a full-time Flight Attendant to join its team, based at KTEB. The incumbent will be a flexible team player, dedicated to providing superior service and ensuring passenger safety and comfort around the clock. A passion for food and culinary experience are required, with advanced culinary training strongly preferred.
Essential Responsibilities/Duties:
- Provides a high level of service to clients, ensuring the safety and comfort of all passengers during flights.
- Directs and assists passengers in emergencies.
- Administers basic first aid, including CPR, AED, and first aid, to passengers in distress.
- Secures the cabin in compliance with federal regulations before take-off and landing.
- Reassures passengers during turbulence or other unsettling situations.
- Conducts preflight briefings.
- Ensures that food, beverages, blankets, reading materials, emergency equipment, and other supplies are on board and sufficient for the trip and number of passengers.
- Shops for items specially requested by passengers for their flight.
- Inspects, cleans, and stocks the cabin, galley, lavatories, and flight deck after each leg. Ensures the aircraft is always prepared for flight, cleaned, and stocked.
- Conducts periodic cabin checks to ensure passenger comfort and cleanliness.
- Completes preflight, in-flight, and post-flight paperwork.
- Operates audio and video systems.
Qualifications:
- Knowledge of Federal Aviation Regulations.
- First Aid Training Certification.
- Five or more years of experience as a Corporate Flight Attendant.
- Flight attendant-specific training from FlightSafety, FACTs, or similar preferred; annual recurrent training required. Candidates without formal flight attendant training may be considered based on other qualifications, but must attend initial flight attendant training before flight assignment. Preference is given to candidates who have completed FlightSafety, FACTs, or similar training within the past 12 months.
- Technologically savvy.
- Flexible and patient.
- Culinary skills and culinary-specific training.
- Able to manage a constantly changing schedule and late-night flights.
- Available to fly on short notice (2–3 hour response if on standby).
- Unrestricted ability to travel worldwide (health and visa status considered).
- Able to deploy for up to 16 consecutive days.
- Operation of all features of the Cabin Management Systems.
- Operation of all galley equipment.
- Operation of all cabin features, to include berthing seats and configuring the divan into a bed.
- Excellent interpersonal and customer service skills.
- High level of attention to detail.
- College degree preferred.
- Ability to speak one or more foreign languages fluently preferred.
- Experience with small children preferred.
Specific Qualifications/Certifications:
- Vision must be correctable to 20/20 or better with glasses or contact lenses. Uncorrected vision should be no worse than 20/20. The incumbent must be able to read reports, charts, manage post-flight paperwork, and use a computer, smartphone, and/or iPad device.
- Must be able to speak clearly. Must have adequate hearing to communicate effectively over the phone and in person with clients, co-workers, and pilots, even when the aircraft is in flight.
- Must be physically capable and strong enough to walk and stand without assistance. Must be able to stand for up to 14 hours with limited ability to sit. Must be able to work long hours in various climates.
- Must be able to kneel in the luggage compartment to load trip supplies and luggage. Must maneuver in tight confinements within the aircraft.
- Must be able to push open/pull closed the main cabin door, which weighs up to 130 pounds. Must be able to write, type, use a computer and a phone, and prepare/cook and serve food and beverages. Must be able to lift supplies weighing approximately 25 to 30 pounds, from floor level to waist high repeatedly.
Solairus crewmembers are paid $50,000 to $500,000 based on geographic area, experience, equipment type/aircraft, job duties, training, and the assigned account.