Flight Attendant

About the role

SkyWest Airlines, the largest independently owned regional airline, is seeking dedicated individuals to join its team. As a SkyWest Flight Attendant, you will play a crucial role in ensuring the safety and comfort of passengers, providing exceptional customer service, and contributing to a positive work environment.

Responsibilities

• Ensure safety and comfort of customers onboard the aircraft
• Carefully 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, escape slides, fire extinguishers, portable oxygen bottles, and automatic external defibrillators (AED)
• Adhere to established procedures and performance standards without supervision

Requirements

• At least 21 years of age
• A high school diploma or equivalent
• Possession of a current, valid U.S. or foreign passport book that is valid for at least the next 12 months following application date and any applicable visas necessary to travel freely between the United States, Canada, Mexico, and the Bahamas
• Excellent English communication skills to provide safety information to passengers and write clear, factual, and detailed reports pertaining to irregular, emergency, and security events
• 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
• Willingness to work varied shifts up to 16 hours, including nights, weekends, and holidays
• Willingness to relocate to one of our crew domiciles as assigned by the company after successful completion of SkyWest InFlight Training
• Reliability and punctuality
• Professional, neat, and clean overall appearance
• No extreme hair styles or colors are permitted
• Two piercings allowed per ear, with specific size and type restrictions
• Visible tattoos must comply with specific guidelines
• Wear a company issued uniform and compliant face mask/covering as required

Physical and Other Requirements

• Height and weight must allow for safe operation of the aircraft and may not exceed specific aircraft dimensions
• 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

Pay

The starting pay is $30.32 per flight hour. After successfully completing phase one and two of Initial New Hire training, new hire flight attendants are guaranteed 76 flight hours as a reserve (whether you fly 1 flight hour or 76 flight hours, you are paid for 76 flight hours). In addition, you are paid $2.25 per diem for every hour you are on duty away from your domicile.