Customer Service Representative - 90195468 - Carbondale

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Our values of ‘Do the Right Thing, Excel Together and Put Customers First’ are at the heart of what matters most to us, and our Core Capabilities, ‘Building Trust, Accountability, Effective Communication, Customer Focus, and Proactive Safety & Security’ are what every employee needs to know and do to be most impactful at Amtrak. By living the Amtrak values, focusing on our capabilities, and actively embracing and fostering diverse ideas, backgrounds, and perspectives, together we will honor our past and make Amtrak a company of the future.

Job Summary

This Position is responsible for providing our passengers with superior customer service from behind the ticket counter or on the station floor or platform.

Essential Functions

• The incumbent will be responsible for greeting, servicing and general comfort of each passenger
• Provide assistance to customers with special needs, assist passengers with luggage, and boarding trains
• Make ticket reports promptly, properly safeguard company funds properly, and prepare related reports
• Responsible for the proper care and preventative maintenance of the ticket printers and Quik-Trak machines. Keep all information racks filled as needed. Perform miscellaneous clerical duties related to the station
• Dissemination of both verbal and printed information to passengers including schedules, fares, routing, city highlights, boarding information, tours and other intermodal transportation.
• Ensure all passenger train boarding(s) are timely. Will verify passengers are properly ticketed or have the proper travel documents and ensure compliance with baggage requirements prior to admission to station platforms
• Required to perform janitorial duties
• Handle checked baggage, package express and company materials in the station and on/off train

Minimum Qualifications

• Able to lift items that weigh up to 50lbs
• Able to push or pull a baggage cart and operate baggage equipment (i.e. tow tractor,)
• Must have a HS Diploma or GED.
• Valid Driver’s License required

Preferred Qualifications

• Must be skilled in the processing of all types of Amtrak tickets, and a thorough understanding of tariffs to properly price tickets
• Qualified with the operation of Arrow, RailRes/Stars and QuikTrak. Position will be governed by all Corporate, Company, and station policies
• Familiar with the operation of the Passenger Information
• Proficient with baggage & express operation and be able to quote rates & information

Communications and Interpersonal Skills

• Must have excellent written and oral communication skills.
• The ability to maintain a positive, good-natured attitude is essential.
• Comfortable with interacting with customers, speaking on a public address system, and using Amtrak computer systems

The hourly range is $29.29 – $40.42 (with opportunity for increases, as per the applicable collective bargaining agreement, after beginning employment). 

Some benefits are subject to the collective bargaining agreement. Learn more about our benefits offerings here .

Requisition ID: 166681
Posting Location(s): Illinois

Relocation Offered: No
Travel Requirements: Up to 25%

We want your work at Amtrak to be more than a job. We want your career at Amtrak to be a fulfilling experience where you find challenging work, rewarding opportunities, respect among colleagues, and attractive compensation. Amtrak maintains a culture that values high performance and recognizes individual employee contributions.

Amtrak is committed to a safe workplace free of drugs and alcohol. All Amtrak positions requires a pre-employment background check that includes prior employment verification, a criminal history check and a pre-employment drug screen.

Candidates who test positive for marijuana will be disqualified, regardless of any state or local statute, ordinance, regulation, or other law that legalizes or decriminalizes the use or possession of marijuana, whether for medical, recreational, or other use. Amtrak's pre-employment drug testing program is administered in accordance with DOT regulations and applicable law.

In accordance with DOT regulations (49 CFR § 40.25), Amtrak is required to obtain prior drug and alcohol testing records for applicants/employees intending to perform safety-sensitive duties for covered Department of Transportation positions. If an applicant/employee refuses to provide written consent for Amtrak to obtain these records, the individual will not be permitted to perform safety-sensitive functions.

In accordance with federal law governing security checks of covered individuals for providers of public transportation (Title 6 U.S.C. §1143), Amtrak is required to screen applicants for any permanent or interim disqualifying criminal offenses.

Note that any education requirement listed above may be deemed satisfied if you have an equivalent combination of education, training and experience.

Amtrak is an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race/color, to include traits historically associated with race, including but not limited to, hair texture and hairstyles such as braids, locks and twists, religion, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth and related conditions, such as lactation), national origin/ethnicity, disability (intellectual, mental and physical), veteran status, marital status, ancestry, sexual orientation, gender identity and gender expression, genetic information, citizenship or any other personal characteristics protected by law.