CDL Part-Time Bus Operator

Bi-State Development; Missouri; On-site; USD 10,000 - 60,000; Part time

Job summary

Join a dedicated team as a Part-Time Bus Operator, where you’ll play a vital role in connecting our community. This position offers the opportunity to engage with passengers, ensuring their safety and comfort while navigating routes across the bi-state area. With a starting pay of $23.60/hr plus uniform allowance, you’ll be part of a passionate group committed to providing excellent service. If you love driving and have a knack for customer interaction, this role will not only offer you a fulfilling career but also allow you to make a real difference in people's daily lives. Embrace the chance to grow and thrive in a supportive environment!

Benefits

Uniform Allowance

Flexible Hours

Community Engagement Opportunities

Qualifications

• Must possess a valid driver's license and pass state examination for CDL.
• At least one year of successful customer service experience required.

Responsibilities

• Drive bus to transport passengers safely and on time.
• Maintain good relations with the public and answer service-related questions.
• Inspect bus before trips and report any issues.

Skills

Customer Service

Driving Skills

Communication

Mathematical Computation

Adaptability

Education

High School Diploma or G.E.D.

Tools

Commercial Driver's License

Bus Operating Equipment

Job description

Part-Time Bus Operator

Metro Transit is searching for Part-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.

Pay: $23.60/hr minimum starting pay plus uniform allowance.

About Us

Metro Transit provides transportation throughout the bi-state area to tens of thousands of riders every day. These passengers rely on the Metro Transit system, and more than 5,000 Metro professionals to keep their life and their communities moving forward.

Our fleet of more than 600 Metro Transit trains, buses and vans are operated, maintained, and protected by bus/van operators, security personnel, customer service, mechanics, and engineers—a team ranging widely in age, experience and professional specialty, but are united by shared passion for the community they serve.

Essential Outcomes

• Drives bus to transport passengers over specified routes to local or distant points according to time schedule.
• Operates bus skillfully and safely.
• Answers questions regarding service, routes, fares, points of interest, etc.
• Maintains good relations with the general public.
• Announces stops.
• Directs and controls passengers.
• Reads time schedules, street signs, traffic signs, head signs, bus passes, and instructions.
• Follows written and oral instructions.
• Adjusts 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 & Abilities

• High School diploma or G.E.D. certificate.
• 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 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 adapt to change.
• Successful applicants must pass pre-screen, oral interview and pre-employment DOT physical and drug screen.

Minimum Requirements

Must be at least 21 years of age, able to pass a drug & alcohol screen, and able to obtain the required DOT certification.

Bi-State Development is committed to providing an Equal Employment Opportunity experience for all employees, applicants, vendors and customers with an environment free of discrimination, harassment, and retaliation.