Customer Service Agent Full Time

American Airlines is an airline offering customer travel and transportation services. The Customer Service Agent provides courteous and professional passenger assistance at San Francisco International Airport, handling ticketing, reservations, check-in, boarding, baggage, irregular operations, and other airport customer service functions.


Responsibilities

  • Issue, reissue and refund passenger tickets
  • Book, ticket and confirm flight reservations
  • Rebook passengers on oversold flights and during irregular operations
  • Perform passenger check-in and passenger seat assignment (except curbside), rectify oversold seat assignments, and issue upgrades
  • Issue vouchers and/or coordinate with contractors for passenger hotel accommodations, meals and transportation; coordinate refuel and refresh
  • Perform passenger boarding, including ticket lift and/or boarding pass lift/verification
  • Operate gate reader/scanner and associated duties to include pre-boarding, monitoring/checking carryon baggage and exit row criteria
  • Operate jetways/bridges for purposes of boarding and deplaning passengers
  • Make boarding and departure gate announcements
  • Deliver domestic/international flight documents
  • Perform passenger service flight close-out procedures
  • Accept, check and tag passengers’ baggage at resolution centers, full-service ticket counters, and first class ticket counters
  • Maintain timeline of flight boarding process
  • Perform customer service on the job training
  • Process and complete credit card baggage transactions at kiosks in the ticket counter area and activation stations
  • Assist passengers with self-service kiosk check-in and kiosk baggage processing at ticket counters
  • Queue lines at ticket counter kiosks and ticket counters
  • Clear/verify international documents at kiosk in the ticket counter area and activation stations
  • Accept and activate passengers’ self-tagged bags at activation stations
  • Assist customers needing special assistance or in-station; assist boarding, deplaning and transporting non-ambulatory passengers, special assist passengers, and/or unaccompanied minors
  • Perform customer service work associated with handling regional flights and contractor/ground handling agreements or contracts
  • Have regular and predictable attendance on site, including satisfying any mandatory overtime requirements
  • Respond and assist during security and/or emergency situations
  • Provide connecting passengers with gate information
  • Provide quality customer service in a professional manner and in accordance with American’s guidelines
  • Adhere to company policies, procedures, and performance standards
  • Complete job-relevant trainings
  • Adhere to government regulations (e.g. DOT, FAA, TSA)
  • Use multiple internal resources/systems including during customer interactions
  • Wear uniforms as required by company policy
  • Perform Passenger Operation Control functions including air to ground communication as well as Tower functions
  • Assist international passengers through customs/immigration, including baggage recheck
  • Deliver boarding passes, international flight documents and customs/immigration forms

Skills

  • High school diploma or GED or international equivalent
  • Bilingual language skills required in some locations
  • Applicable valid driver's license as required by local authorities
  • Must be authorized to work in the U.S
  • Working knowledge of Sabre or any other Passenger Service System
  • Previous face to face Customer Service experience
  • Working in a fast pace environment

Benefits

  • Travel Perks: You, your family and your friends can reach 365 destinations on more than 6,800 daily flights across our global network.
  • Health Benefits: On day one, you’ll have access to your health, dental, prescription and vision benefits, including virtual doctor visits and flexible spending accounts.
  • Wellness Programs: Wellness programs provide tools, resources and support.
  • 401(k) Program: Available upon hire; depending on the workgroup, employer contributions to your 401(k) program are available after one year.
  • Employee Assistance Program
  • Pet insurance
  • Discounts on hotels, cars, cruises and more

Company Overview

  • American Airlines is an airline company that operates a diverse fleet of aircraft, including narrow-body and wide-body jets. It was founded in 1930, and is headquartered in Dallas-Fort Worth, Texas, USA, with a workforce of 10001+ employees. Its website is

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