Customer Service Agent

Alaska Airlines; Los Angeles (CA); On-site; Part time

Job summary

Alaska Airlines is seeking a Customer Service Agent to join their team in Los Angeles. This role involves assisting guests with their travel needs, performing ticketing and boarding duties, and ensuring a remarkable travel experience. Candidates should possess strong communication skills and be able to work flexible shifts. This part-time position offers competitive pay and a comprehensive benefits package.

Benefits

Free stand-by travel privileges on Alaska Airlines & Horizon Air

Comprehensive well-being programs including medical, dental and vision benefits

Generous 401k match program

Quarterly and annual bonus plans

Generous holiday and paid time off

Qualifications

• 6 months of customer service or community service experience required.
• Ability to communicate in English.
• Must be authorized to work in the U.S.

Responsibilities

• Assist guests with travel needs in a fast-paced environment.
• Perform ticketing, check-in, and boarding duties.
• Process and secure passenger luggage.

Skills

Interpersonal skills

Communication skills

Typing speed

Flexibility

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

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The Team

Our airport teams work together to move guests and their belongings from curb to cabin, creating remarkable experiences along the way. Whether customer-facing or behind the scenes, we want to hear from you if you can be welcoming to people from all walks of life, think on your feet, and manage a flexible schedule. In return, you’ll receive a competitive total rewards package, professional development opportunities, and other benefits that are all designed to take you places.

Company Alaska Airlines

The Team

Our airport teams work together to move guests and their belongings from curb to cabin, creating remarkable experiences along the way. Whether customer-facing or behind the scenes, we want to hear from you if you can be welcoming to people from all walks of life, think on your feet, and manage a flexible schedule. In return, you’ll receive a competitive total rewards package, professional development opportunities, and other benefits that are all designed to take you places.

Role Summary

The Customer Service Agent is responsible for assisting guests with travel needs at Alaska Airlines (AS). As a member of the passenger service team, this individual contributor role responds to guest inquiries and performs various tasks in ticketing, check-in, and boarding areas. This is a union represented position.

Key Duties

• Assist guests with travel needs (e.g., answering inquiries, ticketing, checking-in passengers, and boarding flights) in a fast-paced environment.
• Sell tickets and ensure cabin accommodations.
• Perform computer, iPad and paperwork tasks.
• Evaluate and prepare flights by arranging seat assignments and load, coordinating special meals, and upgrades.
• Perform boarding and gate duties (e.g., checking flight tickets, assisting and directing passengers, making announcements, checking aircraft, and confirming cabin security).
• Process and secure passenger luggage.
• At the direction of management, may be assigned to perform duties of varying capacities to ensure complete guest satisfaction.
  
  
  

Additional Details

Our tattoo policy for this role is the following: No visible tattoos on face, front of neck, or chest. One tattoo the size of a quarter or smaller allowed per hand. Tattoos in other areas cannot be larger than a credit card or offensive. Employees can have one tattoo per arm/leg/foot/back of neck/behind each ear. Tattoos on the back of neck and behind the ears are only permitted if they’re not visible when looking directly at a person. Tattoos may only be covered with a uniform piece or approved jewelry/watch (covering with makeup is not allowed).

Day in the Life

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Job-Specific Experience, Education & Skills

Required

• 6 months of customer service or community service experience.
• Possess exceptional interpersonal and communication skills (e.g., verbal, written, listening).
• Typing speed of at least 25 WPM.
• Ability to consistently lift 50 lbs.
• Must be able to push/pull 50 lbs.
• Must be able to bend, stoop, squat, reach and grasp.
• Flexibility to work varied shifts (e.g., weekends, holidays).
• Ability to participate in paid training.
• Ability to learn and operate a computerized reservation system.
• Ability to adapt to performing work according to set procedures.
• Ability to anticipate needs of others in a fast-paced environment.
• Ability to communicate in English.
• High school diploma or equivalent.
• Minimum age of 18.
• Must be authorized to work in the U.S.
  
  
  

Airport SIDA Badge Requirements

Important notification for employees working at an airport or maintenance hangar: Employees will be required to obtain a SIDA badge provided by the airport authority and maintain good standing in order to keep their SIDA badge. Review theSIDA Badge Requirementsdocument for a comprehensive overview. If an employee does not qualify for a SIDA badge or has their SIDA badge pulled from them, the employee will be terminated.

Job-Specific Leadership Expectations

Embody our values to own safety, do the right thing, be kind-hearted, deliver performance, and be remarkable.

Starting Rate

USD $21.98/Hr.

Total Rewards

Alaska Airlines and Horizon Air pay and benefits can vary by company, location, number of regularly scheduled hours worked, length of employment, and employment status.

• Free stand-by travel privileges on Alaska Airlines & Horizon Air
• Comprehensive well-being programs including medical, dental and vision benefits
• Generous 401k match program
• Quarterly and annual bonus plans
• Generous holiday and paid time off
  
  
  

For more information about Alaska/Horizon Total Rewards please visit our career site and view benefits.

Apply by 7:00 PM Pacific Time on 5/28/2025

Employment Type Part-Time

FLSA Status Non-Exempt

Regular/Temporary Regular

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Entry level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Part-time

Job function

• Job function

  Other

• Industries

  Airlines and Aviation

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