United Airlines | Flight Attendant

United Airlines seeks qualified individuals to join their team as Flight Attendants based in Newark, New Jersey. This role involves a commitment to onboard safety and exceptional customer service, requiring fluent English and Greek language skills.

About the Role

The Flight Attendant position at United Airlines encompasses ensuring passenger safety and delivering professional, optimistic, and compassionate service. Key responsibilities include direct customer engagement, problem resolution, representing the airline globally, serving food and beverages, operating aircraft equipment, and responding to emergencies. The role demands adaptability, independence, and teamwork, with a requirement for 24/7 availability for assignments, including nights, weekends, holidays, and potential reserve duties on short notice.

Requirements

• Minimum age of 21 years at the time of application.
• High school diploma or GED required; two or more years of college preferred.
• At least one year of customer service experience.
• Fluency in English (speaking, reading, writing, understanding).
• Fluency in Greek (speaking, reading).
• Ability to communicate clearly and audibly in emergency situations.
• Ability to hear the required range of sounds.
• Effective communication skills during evacuations, security threats, delays, medical emergencies, severe weather, and turbulence.
• Maintain a professional appearance in accordance with United's uniform, hair, tattoo, piercing, and grooming standards.
• Ability to operate electronic devices.
• Possession of a valid passport book with applicable visas and at least 18 months of remaining validity, along with two consecutive blank pages.
• Ability to travel to and from all countries served by United without restrictions.
• Legal authorization to work in the United States.
• Availability for a flexible schedule, including weekdays, weekends, holidays, nights, reserve assignments, and extended hours.
• Successful completion of initial training in Houston.
• Successful completion of a water evacuation drill.
• Pass pre-employment DOT drug screening, background checks, fingerprinting, vision and hearing tests, DOT/FAA drug screens, and a 10-year background check.
• Meet applicable FAA and United hearing and vision standards.
• Tattoos are not permitted on the head, hands, fingers, or neck, including the back of the neck and on, in, or behind the ear. Visible tattoos on the arms, wrists, legs, and feet are permitted only if they are no larger than a credit card or employee badge (3.5 inches long by 2.24 inches wide), or are covered by standard uniform pieces. Visible tattoos must not be offensive.

Physical Requirements

• Ability to stand, walk, kneel, bend, stoop, stretch, and reach.
• Ability to lift heavy objects, such as luggage.
• Ability to push and pull a beverage cart weighing up to 250 pounds.
• Ability to pass a functional reach assessment with a combined 76-inch vertical and 43.5-inch horizontal reach and hold without shoes.
• Ability to sit in a jump seat with the seatbelt and shoulder harness fastened.
• Swimming ability is required.