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Job Description
Drug Abatement Representative Variable Time / On-Call
Company
The Team
Guided by our purpose, core values, and leadership principles, we are creating an airline people love. Our corporate teams set the strategies and operational plans to ensure the success of our company. Whether we use our expertise in accounting, human resources, finance, planning, legal, marketing, or any of our operational divisions, our shared passion for travel and our guests is what motivates us to achieve excellence each day. If you share our passion for creating an airline people love, we want to hear from you.
Role Summary
The Drug Abatement Representative is a variable-time (VT) position responsible for conducting drug and alcohol testing on a 24/7 basis. Testing may occur at any time, including days, nights, weekends, and holidays. As a member of the Drug Abatement team, you will sign up for and complete tests for employees working at your assigned location.
While you have flexibility in determining when and how often you work, you are required to meet the minimum workdays and/or hours outlined in departmental and company policies. Representatives must maintain sufficient availability to support testing needs across all operational hours and ensure assigned tests are completed in a timely manner.
You are also responsible for coordinating with the local collection team, where applicable, to ensure all assigned tests are completed. Schedules vary by location and testing demand, with opportunities for additional hours based on operational needs. Flexibility, reliability, and adherence to established departmental expectations are essential to successfully supporting the company's drug and alcohol testing program.
Key Duties
- Conduct drug and alcohol testing, including urine, oral fluid, and breath specimen collections, in compliance with applicable federal regulations, state laws, company policies, and established testing procedures.
- Coordinate and complete assigned testing activities across multiple workgroups and operational schedules to support timely compliance with testing requirements.
- Apply critical thinking, sound judgment, and problem-solving skills when handling testing-related situations, including direct-observation collections, testing refusals, and other regulatory testing scenarios, seeking guidance as appropriate.
- Utilize strong organizational skills and attention to detail to maintain accurate records, documentation, reports, inventories, and expense submissions in accordance with company and regulatory requirements.
- Communicate effectively with employees, leaders, collection teams, and business partners to provide guidance on testing procedures, program requirements, and company policies while fostering positive working relationships.
- Collaborate with station leadership, local collection teams, and fellow Drug Abatement team members to support testing operations, compliance objectives, and operational coverage.
- Assist with regulatory, legal, or labor-related matters involving drug and alcohol testing by providing information, documentation, or testimony when required.
- Participate in ongoing training and development to maintain knowledge of regulatory requirements, company policies, testing procedures, and evolving program needs.
- Perform other duties and responsibilities as assigned to support Drug Abatement operations, compliance objectives, and evolving business needs.
Job-Specific Experience, Education & Skills
Required
- Minimum of 2 years of experience in customer service, compliance, operations, healthcare, human resources, law enforcement, or a related field.
- Reside within 25 miles (or a reasonable commuting distance) of the designated airport location.
- Ability to work a flexible schedule, including early mornings, evenings, late nights, weekends, holidays, and occasional overnight travel, to support a 24/7 testing operation.
- Ability to learn and perform drug and alcohol testing procedures in accordance with company policies and applicable regulations.
- Ability to maintain confidentiality and handle sensitive information with professionalism and discretion.
- Ability to perform the physical requirements of the role, including standing, walking, climbing stairs, and lifting up to 40 pounds.
- High school diploma or equivalent.
- Minimum age of 18.
- Must be authorized to work in the U.S.
Preferred
- Current or previous certification as a Department of Transportation (DOT) Urine Specimen Collector and/or Breath Alcohol Technician (BAT).
- Experience conducting drug and/or alcohol specimen collections in a regulated environment.
- Knowledge of U.S. DOT drug and alcohol testing regulations, including 49 CFR Part 40, FAA 14 CFR Part 120, and DOT Urine Specimen Collection Procedures Guidelines.
- Experience interpreting and applying regulatory requirements, policies, and procedures while exercising sound judgment and independent decision-making.
- Experience providing guidance, training, or support on compliance-related processes and procedures.
- Ability to facilitate training sessions, deliver presentations, and communicate complex information to diverse audiences.
- Knowledge of airline operations, safety-sensitive positions, and operational environments.
- Proficiency with Microsoft Office applications and workflow management tools, with the ability to learn and utilize operational systems and applications.
Job-Specific Leadership Expectations
Embody our values to own safety, do the right thing, be caring and kind, and deliver performance.
Salary Range
Salary Details
Pay will be based on multiple factors, including and not limited to location, relevant experience/level and skillset while balancing internal equity relative to other Alaska/Hawaiian/Horizon employees. Alaska/Hawaiian/Horizon is committed to fair, unbiased compensation along with competitive benefits in all locations in which we operate.
Note: We don’t typically hire at the top of the range.
Total Rewards
Alaska Airlines, Hawaiian 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, Hawaiian Airlines & Horizon Air
- Generous 401k match program
- Annual bonus plans
Regulatory Information
Equal Employment Opportunity Policy Statement
It is the policy of Alaska Airlines, Hawaiian Airlines and Horizon Air to comply with all applicable federal, state and local laws governing nondiscrimination in employment and to ensure equal opportunity in all terms, conditions, and benefits of employment or potential employment.
We also prohibit discrimination and harassment against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, genetic information and other legally protected categories.
We have established an EEO Compliance Program under Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (“Section 503”) and the Vietnam Era Veteran’s Readjustment Assistance Act of 1974 (“VEVRAA”). All applicants and employees are treated without regard to their race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability or protected veteran status. In addition, we have established an audit and reporting system to allow for effective measurement of its equal employment opportunity activities.
To implement this policy, we will:
(1) Recruit, hire, train and promote qualified persons in all job titles, without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, genetic information and any other legally protected categories;
(2) Ensure that employment decisions are based only on valid job requirements; and
(3) Ensure that all personnel actions and employment activities such as compensation, benefits, promotions, layoffs, return from layoff, Alaska Airlines, Hawaiian Airlines and Horizon Air sponsored programs, and tuition assistance will be administered without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, genetic information and other legally protected categories.
Employees and applicants for employment will not be subjected to harassment, intimidation, threats, coercion or discrimination because they have engaged or may engage in (1) filing a complaint, (2) opposing any act or practice made unlawful by, or exercising any other right protected by, any Federal, State or local law requiring equal opportunity, including Section 503 and the equal opportunity provisions of VEVRAA, or (3) assisting or participating in any investigation, compliance evaluation, hearing, or any other activity related to the administration of any Federal, State or local law requiring equal opportunity, including Section 503 and the equal opportunity provisions of VEVRAA.
Government Contractor & Department of Transportation (DOT) Regulations
Alaska Airlines, Hawaiian Airlines & Horizon Air are regulated by the Department of Transportation (DOT – regulations, 49 CFR part 40) and all applicants are advised that post-offer and/or pre-employment drug testing will be conducted to determine the presence of marijuana, cocaine, opioids, phencyclidine (PCP) and amphetamines or a metabolite of these drugs prior to any offer or employment or transfer into a safety-sensitive position. Failure to submit to testing or positive indications of drug use will render the applicant ineligible for employment with Alaska Airlines/Hawaiian Airlines/Horizon Air and any employment offer will be withdrawn.
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