Overview
Bus Operator Part-Time Jobs in St. Joseph, USA at Bi-State Development
Location: St. Joseph
Bus Operator Part-Time
Part Time
23.60 – 23.60 (Hourly)
Benefits
- Tuition Reimbursement
- Bright Horizons (Backup Child/Elder Care options)
- Payroll deducted Voluntary Benefits
- Paid Daily (if interested via Daily Pay)
- Free Transportation
- Uniform Allowance
- Funeral Leave
- Jury Duty Leave
Job Summary
Class A or B CDL with Passenger Endorsement and no Air Brake Restriction Required.
Metro Transit is searching for Full Time Bus Operators to join our team! If you’re interested in a fulfilling career, love people and enjoy using your skills to make a difference in our community, then this opportunity may be for you.
Metro Bus Operators do far more than simply drive customers to their destinations; they take the ride with them, from greeting to goodbye. Our Operators connect with customers every day to assure they feel safe and welcome. If you have a talent for connecting with people, a passion for our region and want a career you can take pride in — climb in the driver’s seat as a Metro Bus Operator, and take your future to new and exciting places.
Availability to work a minimum of 18 and maximum of 28 hours per week.
$23.60/hr minimum starting pay, uniform allowance.
Starting pay – 23.60.
After Training – 25.07.
Top rate within two years – 29.50.
Job Responsibilities
- Drives bus to transport passengers over specified routes to local or distant points according to schedule.
- Availability to work a minimum of 18 and maximum of 28 hours per week.
- Operates bus skillfully and safely.
- Answers questions regarding service, routes, fares, points of interest, etc.
- Maintain good relations with general public.
- Announces stops.
- Directs and controls passengers.
- Read time schedules, street signs, traffic signs, head signs, bus passes and instructions.
- Follow written and oral instructions.
- Adjust temperature gauges and controls for passenger comfort.
- Operates head sign.
- Operates wheelchair lift and hand radio.
- Secures passenger wheelchairs.
- Inspects bus before trip.
- Writes accident reports.
- Issues transfers.
- Memorizes routes and fare structure.
- Makes mental mathematical computations.
- Verifies amount of fare entered into fare box.
- Records passenger data.
- Reports vehicular delays and/or accidents.
Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities
- Physically qualified to safely operate a motor vehicle in accordance with U.S. Department of Transportation Motor Vehicle Carrier Safety Regulations.
- Possess a valid driver’s license and possess the ability to pass the Missouri/Illinois prescribed state examination for Commercial Driver’s License prior to start of training.
- At least one year of successful customer service experience.
- Minimum of three years related driving experience.
- Ability to read, tell time, understand and follow verbal and written instructions, make routine arithmetical monetary computations.
- Ability to work under pressure and adept to change.
- Successful applicants must pass pre-screen, oral interview and pre-employment DOT physical and drug screen.
Compensation
23.60 – 23.60 (Hourly)
Employment Type
Part Time
Education
High School Diploma, Equivalent, or pass our pre-employment assessment.
Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO)
Bi-State Development is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer.
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Title: Bus Operator Part-Time
Company: Bi-State Development
Location: St. Joseph, USA
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