SkyWest Airlines

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 on-board liquor and food.

• Greet passengers, assist with carry-on baggage stowage, and deliver on-board 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, the Bahamas, and other international destinations as the charter schedule dictates.

• Excellent English communication skills are 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.

• Must be willing to work varied shifts up to 16 hours, including nights, weekends, and holidays.

• Must be 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 a large or medium hub airport.

• Must be willing to work on an on-call basis.

• Must attend and pass a 24-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). For your safety, your height must be between 5'0" to 6'0" without shoes.

• 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. Other facial, mouth, or tongue piercings are not permitted.

• Visible tattoos are permitted with limitations based on dimension and location. 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. Offensive tattoos must not be visible. 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 as 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 flight is paid for by SWC.

Pay

After successfully completing phase one and two of Initial New Hire training, new hire flight attendants are guaranteed 15 duty days per month.

ON DEMAND - SWC FLIGHT ATTENDANT PAY

Live outside a SWC Base

Live in a SWC Base

INITIAL TRAINING PAY

$60

$60

BASE DAILY PAY

$165

$175

Paid per standard daily rate + per diem*.

Current SWC Bases:

BNA, BOI, COS, FAT, MKE, OKC, SLC, SBN, PSP, JAX

SWC bases are evaluated and added/removed based on operational considerations.

*Flight attendants are paid $2.25 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.