Transit Driver-Part-Time

Transit Driver

The Transit Driver's responsibility is to provide safe, efficient, and effective transportation to the general public in an accommodating and pleasant manner. The Transit Driver engages in the operation of a motor coach along predetermined, time sensitive routes to provide mobility to patrons within the service district. All drivers are required to possess a valid Commercial Driver's License with proper endorsements. Drivers are responsible for performing all duties in a professional manner, and projecting and maintaining an impeccable public image. Employees are also accountable for performing minor routine maintenance, recording and reporting ridership, maintaining on-board discipline, verifying fares, and cleaning activities as required.

Responsibilities include:

• Safely operate Transit vehicles under all traffic situations and weather conditions
• Provide information, instructions and directions to interested parties regarding the transit system and/or local enterprises
• Effectively communicate and positively interact with the public and co-workers
• Ensure that fares, passes, and transfers tendered are correct and valid
• Ensure a pleasant environment for all riders by maintaining discipline and enforcing ridership rules and guidelines
• Offer and provide assistance to disabled passengers
• Safely operate coach lift and kneeling equipment
• Effectively use two-way radio communications
• Demonstrate operational knowledge of emergency equipment and procedures (fire extinguishers, evacuation, etc.)
• Collect and report ridership per run by demographic category via tablet or tabulator
• Record work performed on payroll time sheets to the correct budget and detailed account number
• Inspect vehicles and perform pre-trip protocols before departure, reporting all defects and materials used
• Fuel vehicles and wash Transit vehicles inside and out using bus washing machine, rags, and mops
• Change money cylinders at the end of each day
• Clean transit facilities (driver's room, storage areas, bathrooms, garage, shelters, transfer points, etc.), including the shoveling of snow, when deemed necessary
• Demonstrate familiarity with department policies and procedures
• Demonstrate familiarity with department accident procedures
• Demonstrate familiarity with local, state, and federal ordinances, laws, and rules of the road governing the operation of transit coaches in the State of Wisconsin
• Demonstrate compliance with all Federal, State, and Local Legislation pertaining to the transit industry (Americans with Disabilities Act, etc.)
• Be receptive and available for shift work, weekends, and overtime

Qualifications include:

Education: High School diploma or equivalent. Graduation from an accredited professional driver training school or any combination of experience and training which provides the required knowledge, skills, and abilities as deemed equivalent by management

Experience: Two years experience in the use of a motor coach or like vehicle under urban driving conditions is preferred. Familiarity with city streets and local areas of interest is desirable.

Certifications/Licenses: Must possess a valid Class "B-C" Wisconsin Commercial Driver's License (CDL) with a "P" (passenger) endorsement. This position requires that the employee is licensed to operate a vehicle with air brakes and therefore the CDL must be free of an "L" restriction.

Other Requirements: Pass post-offer physical examination and maintain standards as a condition of employment; pass DOT drug and alcohol test along with continued participation in required consortium protocol

Knowledge, Skills, & Abilities include:

This position must possess the advanced ability to read and interpret maps; have good interpersonal and public relations skills; possess the skills and abilities to communicate effectively with the public, as well as with co-workers and supervisors, in a concise and understandable fashion. This position must have the ability to handle all conflicts, misunderstandings, and any potentially volatile situations that may occur on the bus in a diplomatic and professional manner; possess a basic level of mathematical skills with a high degree of accuracy; must have the capacity to track and transpose ridership information; collection of the proper types and categories of bus fares; and the ability to apply situational reasoning by exercising good judgment, decisiveness, and creativity in an array of conditions and situations. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close and distant vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to focus. This position must be able to safely and effectively operate a motor coach under inclement and changing weather conditions.