Southwest Airlines

If you love working outdoors, and are looking for more than just a “job,” Southwest Airlines is looking for you. We’re hiring 500 Ramp Agents to provide our famous Southwest Hospitality by handling cargo and baggage service, directing and servicing aircraft, and performing related activities on the airport ramp.

Full disclosure: the Ramp isn’t the place for the faint of Heart. Ramp Agent positions can be demanding, with nontraditional hours and exposure to a wide variety of weather conditions. If you’re ready to give it your all, we’re hiring across the country.

Of course, we think Southwest is the best place to work, but don’t take our word for it:

• #8 on FORTUNE’s list of World’s Most Admired Companies
• #13 on Forbes’ list of America’s Best Employers
• Named One of Glassdoor's 2017 Best Places to Work

More than just a paycheck, when you find your calling at Southwest, it comes with perks like these:

• Legendary Southwest Culture
• Travel privileges for Employees and their eligible dependents
•  An excellent benefits package, including a dollar-for-dollar match in the 401(k) plan, up to 8.3 percent of eligible salary
• Annual ProfitSharing, which, in 2016, equaled $586M--nearly six weeks of pay toward Employee retirement accounts.

Southwest Pride

Soutwest Purpose and Vision

Medical Coverage

Employees choose from medical coverage options ranging from PPOs to a high deductible health plan. Southwest picks up a generous amount of the premium, making the monthly amount Employees pay for medical and prescription drug coverage for themselves and their families affordable. 

Dental Coverage

Dental coverage options include preventive, basic, major, and orthodontic care.

Vision Coverage

Vision coverage is an available option for Employees and their families, and includes complete eye exams and contact lenses, or lenses and frames.

Flexible Spending Accounts

Employees can save money by making tax-free contributions to flexible spending accounts for health care and dependent daycare.

Health Savings Account (HSA)

If enrolled in the Health Savings Plan, a Health Savings Account (HSA) is available for Employees to save for eligible healthcare expenses—now or in the future. Employees may receive triple tax savings through this account. A Company-paid concierge service is also available to those enrolling in this plan.

Short Term Disability

Noncontract Employees are covered by a Company-paid Short Term Disability plan in the event of an illness or injury that lasts more than one week.

Long Term Disability

Employees can choose from Company-paid or Employee-paid Long Term Disability plans* that help protect them and their families in the event the Employee becomes disabled and can’t work for an extended period of time.

Basic Life Insurance

All Employees receive Basic Term Life Insurance at no cost, in a coverage amount equal to their annual salary, up to $50,000. Employees may elect Optional Life Insurance up to 10 times their salary, and choose from various levels of life insurance for their Spouse/Committed Partner and/or Children.

Accidental Death & Dismemberment (AD&D) Insurance

Accidental Death & Dismemberment (AD&D) Insurance is also available as another way to protect Employees and/or their families in the event of an accident.

Other Available Benefits

Other available Benefits include Adoption Assistance Reimbursement, Paid Adoption Leave, Child and Elder Care Resource and Referral Program, Committed Partner Benefits, a Concierge Program, Supplemental Hospital Insurance, Pet Insurance, Auto and Home Insurance, and Long-Term Care Insurance.

Wellness Rewards
Southwest Employees can live better on and off the job with wellness programs. Employees and their spouses can earn up to $500 by taking specific steps to be more engaged in their health and wellbeing.

Clear Skies
Employees and Family members have access to free counseling resources and work/life balance tools.

Time Off
Employees enjoy time off for personal use, vacation, or to care for themselves or a loved one. The amount of time off varies depending on your work group and years of service.

Employees earn excellent pay and can prepare for their futures with our exceptional retirement programs.

401(K) Plan
Save for retirement through our 401(k) Plan with pre-tax or Roth contributions. Southwest will match Employee contributions dollar-for-dollar up to a range of their eligible salary between 8.3 and 9.3 percent. Employees can choose from a broad spectrum of investment options, and rollover any eligible funds from a previous employer.

Profitsharing
Employees share in Southwest’s success with our ProfitSharing Plan, which rewards them for their contributions to Southwest’s profitability. Contributions are a percentage of their eligible salary and have ranged from one percent to nearly 16 percent over the past ten years. Southwest was the first in the airline industry to offer a ProfitSharing Plan.

Employee Stock Purchase Plan
With our Employee Stock Purchase Plan, Employees can purchase Southwest common stock at a 10 percent discount through payroll deductions after six months of continuous service.

Without a Heart, it’s just a machine. We have a huge Heart for our Military. Our colors may be blue, red, and yellow, but our support is for the red, white, and blue. With over 7,500 Veterans and over 850 Military Spouses and thousands of Customers who have served or are actively serving, our support of our Military comes from deep within our Heart. We honor our Veterans and their incredible Warrior Spirit.

• Recognized as one of the Top Military Friendly Employers® by Victory Media, publisher of G.I. Jobs and Military Spouse, for eight consecutive years: 2010-2017
• 2017 Most Valuable Employers (MVE) for Military® by CivilianJobs.com
• 2016 Best of the Best for Top Veteran-Friendly Companies by U.S. Veterans Magazine

Salute to Our Troops