Job Title: Customer Service Agent – Part time (Available weekends and 1-2 days weekdays)
About Us:
At Fair Wind Cruises, a successful top-rated family-owned snorkel business in Kailua Kona for 50+ years, we believe that exceptional customer service is key to building lasting relationships. We’re a team of dedicated, friendly professionals who go the extra mile to support our guests—and we’re looking for someone just like you to join us.
The Role:
As a Customer Service Agent, you’ll be the first point of contact for our guests. Whether it's via the phone or email, you’ll provide prompt, helpful, and empathetic support, ensuring every interaction leaves a positive impression.
Key Responsibilities:
- Respond to customer inquiries and taking reservations over the phone or in person in a timely and professional manner. Providing details on our snorkel tour options, promoting our dedication to a plant-based menu, and sustainability commitments.
- Checking in our guests for each of our daily tours, processing gift shop purchases, restocking the gift shop inventory.
- Resolve product or service issues with a problem-solving mindset, identifying opportunities to improve the guest experience.
- Maintain accurate records of customer interactions and transactions
- Keeping it real - other tasks include stocking the cart with supplies for the boat tours and freshening & cleaning the bathroom for the guests. May on occasion need to lift up to 30 pounds (CO2 and soda tanks).
What We’re Looking For:
- Excellent friendly professional communication skills.
- Patience, empathy, and a customer-first attitude
- Ability to multitask and stay focused, ability to be self-managed following a standard task list and looking for ways to be productive during the slower times.
- Basic Computer & Accounting knowledge, comfortable using Point of Sale applications such as Square & Fare Harbor Reservations system. Experience with these applications a plus but not required.
Scheduling Requirements:
- Schedule and hours may vary according to staffing needs seasonally.
- Must be flexible in your availability and available to work peak seasons, including holidays, early evenings, and weekends.
What We Offer:
- Competitive wages
- Benefits for employees working 20+ hours per week include:
- Medical, vision, Rx, dental, chiropractic, naturopathic, and massage health benefits
- Vacation/PTO (paid time off)
- Discount boat passes to enjoy our award-winning snorkel tours for you and your family and friends.
How to Apply:
Interested? We’d love to hear from you! Tell us why you’d love to join our team and be a great fit for this role.
We have an easy application process via our website. Note: If you get an error message when trying to open this link, right click and choose "open in a new window".
Go To: https://fairwindcruises.bamboohr.com/careers/51?source=aWQ9MjM%3D
NO PHONE CALLS PLEASE due to heavy phone volume with reservations