**Description**:
There's never been a more exciting time to join United Airlines. We're on a path towards becoming the best airline in the history of aviation. Our shared purpose - Connecting People, Uniting the World - is about more than getting people from one place to another. It also means that as a global company that operates in hundreds of locations around the world with millions of customers and tens of thousands of employees, we have a unique responsibility to uplift and provide opportunities in the places where we work, live and fly, and we can only do that with a truly diverse and inclusive workforce. Our careers include competitive benefits package aimed at keeping you happy, healthy, and well-traveled. From world-class benefits and space available travel privileges, United is truly a one-of-a-kind place to work. Are you ready to travel the world?
At United, we fly into airports around the entire world. And we need a whole team of people to keep things running in tip-top shape. From the check-in counter to the departure gate, and even behind the scenes, our **Airport Operations** team keeps operations at our airports running smoothly every single day.
**As the face of our customers, here's what you will do**:
Whether our customers are traveling for business or pleasure, you are the professional in the airport that crafts important connections and encourages an environment where everyone feels welcome, valued, and respected. You will be interacting with our international customers in our lobbies and at gates, helping them with ticketing, baggage, greeting customers as they start and end their journey and doing it with a smile. You will provide friendly, professional, confident, and insightful service to help resolve customer travel issues and make their experience memorable.
**What are your responsibilities**:
- Receiving and directing incoming calls, greeting, and advising customers, tagging, and handling baggage
- Preparing tickets, determining fares and routing to assure passenger's travel needs are met
- Interacting with customers in a kind and useful manner is key to crafting memorable experiences and building customer loyalty and dedication
- Stepping up and anticipating customer needs while maintaining a strong sense of responsibility when we have inconvenienced a customer
- Working each and every day with a safety mentality by ensuring we hold ourselves and each other to the highest standards
- This position is offered on local terms and conditions. Expatriate assignments and sponsorship for employment visas, even on a time-limited visa status, will not be awarded._
**Qualifications**:
**What's needed to succeed (minimum requirements)**
- High school graduate or equivalent certificate
- Minimum of 18 years old
- Excellent interpersonal skills with proficiency in English and Spanish
- Comfortable working with computers, mobile devices, and new technologies
- Physical ability to stand and walk for entire shift, as well lift and handle baggage
- Ability to travel to other countries for training purposes
- Ability to work ANY shift that is assigned to you within a 24-hour, 7 day a week operation which can include late nights, early hours, weekends, and holiday
- Legally authorized to work in Costa Rica without sponsorship
- Ability to meet the Company attendance standards and uniform and appearance standards
- Hold a valid passport and U.S. visa
**What will help you propel from the pack (Preferred Qualifications)**:
- Previous airline, travel, or hospitality work experience
- Bachelor's degree
Equal Opportunity Employer — Minorities/Women/Veterans/Disabled/LGBT