Customer Assistance Representative Full Time

Customer Assistance Representative Full Time

American Airlines is seeking Full Time Customer Assistance Representative at the John F. Kennedy International Airport. The terms and conditions of this position are covered by the CWA-IBT Collective Bargaining Agreement. If you are a member of CWA-IBT union workgroup, you must submit a transfer request and not apply to this job posting. Please go to https : / / transfer.aa.com and submit a transfer request. This job will continue to be posted until at least 12-09-25. If interested please apply prior to this date.

Why You'll Love This Job

The Customer Assistance Representative interacts with customers in a courteous, efficient, friendly and professional manner. Starting pay is $20.50 per hour.

What You'll Do

These are the essential functions of the job :

• Greeting customers when they enter the airport or arrive in the ticket area
• Monitoring the ticket counter area to ensure it is in compliance with safety policies and procedures
• Assisting customers with self-service kiosk check-in and kiosk baggage processing (e.g., printing boarding passes and receipts)
• Servicing and maintaining kiosk machines (e.g., load paper, clean surfaces)
• Troubleshooting kiosk technology issues to identify the source of issues or errors
• Communicating with IT about kiosk technology issues that require additional servicing
• Verifying that customers' carry-on baggage complies with FAA / American Airlines polices (e.g., size, quantity)
• Verifying and clearing travel documents (e.g., passports, visas) for customers traveling internationally (e.g., using the Timatic database available in the kiosk)
• Assisting customers with checked baggage processing (e.g., completing credit card transaction, self-tagging, verifying weight)
• Queuing lines in ticket counter areas based on departure times or type of assistance needed (e.g., special assistance, to reduce volume of lines or wait time)
• Accepting and activating customers' self-tagged baggage at the activation station
• Physically moving baggage throughout the ticket counter area (e.g., move checked baggage to belt, move oversized bags to designated oversized baggage location)
• Assisting customers with checking their assistive devices, sporting equipment, and other oversized items (e.g., verify adherence to appropriate policies)
• Refer customers to customer service agents when appropriate
• Performing clearance and verification of documents at kiosks
• Assisting with the physical movement of non-ambulatory customers as they board, deplane, or otherwise move throughout the gate and larger terminal area
• Assisting unaccompanied minors with boarding, deplaning, or other transportation
• Providing customers with gate information and directions
• Performing paging activities (e.g., to announce forgotten items, to ask customers to return to locked bags) (at some airports)
• Possibly performing additional related duties as deemed operationally necessary by management consistent with the collective bargaining agreement
• Reporting to position on time, as scheduled, and at your assigned station or location, including mandatory overtime requirements, varying shifts, weekends, and holidays Complete job-relevant trainings
• Adhere to government regulations (e.g., DOT, FAA, TSA)
• Adhere to company policies, procedures, and performance standards
• Wear uniforms as required by company policy
• Provide quality customer service in a professional manner in accordance with American's guidelines
• Use multiple internal resources / systems, including during customer interactions
• Reasonable accommodations may be made for qualifying individuals with disabilities.

All You'll Need For Success

Minimum Qualifications- Education & Prior Job Experience :

Preferred Qualifications- Education & Prior Job Experience :

What You'll Get

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