Ore Cart Shuttle Driver PART TIME.

State of Colorado; Golden (CO); On-site; USD 10,000 - 60,000; Part time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking part-time Ore Cart Shuttle Drivers to provide essential customer transport services in Golden. This role is perfect for individuals who possess strong interpersonal and communication skills, are flexible, and reliable. As a driver, you will navigate various situations while ensuring passenger safety and comfort. You will also perform daily vehicle inspections and maintenance. This position offers a unique opportunity to work in a dynamic environment while contributing to the community's transportation needs. If you are passionate about service and enjoy driving, this role could be the perfect fit for you.

Benefits

Flexible health and dental care options

Generous sick/vacation time

Fully vested retirement plan

Tuition benefits

Free RTD Ecopass

Access to Recreation Center

Discount programs

Free tickets for home games

On-campus daycare center

Qualifications

• Valid Colorado Driver’s License required.
• 3 years of driving experience and 1 year of customer service experience.

Responsibilities

• Transport customers safely while adhering to state laws and policies.
• Perform vehicle inspections and routine maintenance.

Skills

Interpersonal Skills

Communication Skills

Defensive Driving

Customer Service

Flexibility

Reliability

Education

High School Diploma or equivalent

Tools

Microsoft Word

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft PowerPoint

Microsoft Outlook

Job description

Engineering a world of possibilities

Colorado School of Mines is excited to expand our Ore Cart Shuttle program to include several part-time, on-call positions.

Part-Time Ore Cart Shuttle Drivers perform services essential to customer transport (pick-up and delivery) within Golden, as well as customer service and other duties necessary to support Transportation's overall mission. This position requires strong interpersonal and communication skills with the ability to navigate different situations and/or conflicts that might arise. Flexibility and reliability are essential skills needed for this position. Training will be provided for all drivers.

This is a part-time, on-call position, not exceeding 20 hours per week. Shifts will vary depending on business needs and may include the following hours and days: 6:30am-9:30pm, 7 days per week, except for all Mines designated holidays.

Candidates must have a valid and current Colorado Driver’s License at time of application.

Responsibilities:

Driving/Customer Transport

• Comply with all state laws governing vehicle operation, Colorado School of Mines policies and procedures, and all relevant safety functions and regulations.
• Provide passengers with assistance entering and exiting vehicles and help them with any luggage or other items (e.g., strollers, wheelchairs, bikes).
• Operate vehicles with specialized equipment, such as wheelchair lifts, to transport and secure passengers with additional needs.
• Ability to safely navigate and operate the shuttle/vehicle in challenging weather conditions such as rain, snow, fog, and ice.
• Skillfully manage various road hazards including construction zones, roadwork, detours, and unexpected obstacles. Maintain awareness of changing traffic patterns and road conditions to make necessary adjustments when needed.
• Adapt to changes in route and timing caused by weather, accidents, or detours. Adjust driving speed and behavior according to road conditions while maintaining passenger comfort and safety.
• Stay vigilant and respond appropriately to pedestrians, bicyclists, and other non-motorized road users. Always be prepared to stop or adjust speed to ensure their safety, especially in busy or congested areas.
• Use defensive driving strategies to anticipate potential hazards and reduce the risk of accidents, including maintaining safe distances from other vehicles, observing speed limits, and remaining aware of other drivers' behaviors.
• Adhere to route schedules and stops to ensure service is consistent and reliable.
• Communicate clearly and politely with all passengers, including answering questions and inquiries regarding service and routes.
• Foster and maintain professional, respectful, and positive relationships with both passengers and co-workers, ensuring a collaborative and courteous work environment.
• Serve as a positive ambassador for the service by promoting a safe, welcoming, courteous, and professional image, and consistently representing the program’s values to passengers and the community.
• Ensure passengers follow all safety regulations.
• Communicate with managers, supervisors, and drivers by radio, phone, and computer to exchange information regarding department needs and service alerts.

Vehicle/Equipment Serviceability

• Perform daily pre-trip and post-trip inspections to ensure vehicles are safe and operational.
• Complete daily required paperwork.
• Perform routine vehicle maintenance, such as regulating tire pressure, adding fuel and other necessary vehicle fluids.
• Notify appropriate parties of vehicle problems.
• Regular cleaning of interior/exterior of vehicles, including washing, sweeping, mopping, sanitizing, dusting, waxing, etc.

Physical Attributes:

• Lifting: Must be able and willing to lift up to 50 lbs.
• Exert: up to 20 lbs. of force occasionally, and/or up to 10 lbs. of force frequently, and/or a negligible amount of force constantly to move objects. Physical demands are in excess of those of Sedentary work.
• Fingering: Picking, pinching, or otherwise working primarily with fingers rather than with the whole hand or arm as in handling.
• Talking: Expressing or exchanging ideas by means of the spoken word. Talking is important for those activities in which workers must impart oral information to clients or to the public, and in those activities in which they must convey detailed or important spoken instructions to other workers accurately, loudly, or quickly.
• Hearing: perceiving the nature of sounds. Used for those activities that require ability to receive detailed information through oral communication, and to make fine discriminations in sounds.
• Communications: Talking with and/or listening to and/or signaling people to convey or exchange information, includes giving/receiving assignments and/or directions.
• Interpersonal skills and Behaviors: Dealing with individuals with a range of moods and behaviors in a tactful, congenial, personal manner so as not to alienate or antagonize them.

Salary and Benefits

$21-25 hour

Mines takes into consideration a combination of candidate’s education, training and experience as well as the position’s scope and complexity, the discretion and latitude required in the role, work location, and external market and internal value when determining a salary level for potential new employees.

Colorado School of Mines offers a robust portfolio of benefits for all employees. For this role, that includes:

• Flexible health and dental care options
• Generous sick/vacation time: 13 paid holidays per year – including a week-long winter break for entire campus.
• Fully vested retirement plan on first day of employment, with generous employer contribution
• Tuition benefits (6 credits per year for employees, 50 percent discount for dependents)
• Free RTD Ecopass

All Mines employees also have access to discount programs through the State of Colorado and free tickets for Mines Athletics home games, as well as access to the state of the art Recreation Center (fitness classes and training, swimming pool and more) and equipment rentals through the Outdoor Rec Center. We are proud to have recently opened an on campus daycare center. For more details about benefits at Mines, visit mines.edu/human-resources/benefits.

How to Apply

Applicants must:

• Complete an online application (personal information, demographic information, veteran status)
• Upload a resume or CV
• Upload a cover letter

Multiple vacancies will be filled with this announcement.

Candidates must be currently authorized to work in the United States.

References will not be contacted until later in the selection process and you will be informed before that contact is made.

For the complete job announcement and to apply, visit jobs.mines.edu or click here.

Applications will be reviewed as they are received. This posting will remain open until filled and may close without notice. For best consideration, apply as soon as possible.

It is the intent of Mines to comply with the applicable requirements of the Americans with Disabilities Act and the Americans with Disabilities Act Amendments Act of 2008, and their implementation rules and regulations, in support of equal opportunities for qualified applicants with disabilities.

Successful Completion of a Background Investigation is Required for this Position.

Minimum Qualifications

• High School Diploma or equivalent; AND
• Three (3) years of driving experience that may include driving passenger vans, school buses, and/or equivalent service transportation vehicles.
• One (1) year of demonstrated customer service experience, preferably related to driving transportation vehicles.
• Candidates must have a valid and current Colorado Driver’s License at time of application.
• Candidates must be 21 years or older at time of application.

Preferred Qualifications

• Four or more years of transportation driving experience.
• Demonstrated experience working with individuals of different lived experiences and abilities.
• Experience with Microsoft including Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook.
• Certified CDL driver.

About Mines & Golden, CO

When the world looks for answers, the world looks to Mines.

Colorado School of Mines is a top-ranked public university solving the grand challenges facing our society, particularly those related to the Earth, energy and the environment.

Are you looking for an inspiring, mission-driven workplace where you can contribute to solving the world’s problems and educating the next generation of change makers? Look to Mines.

Equal Opportunity

Colorado School of Mines is committed to equal opportunity for all persons. Mines does not discriminate on the basis of age, sex, gender (including gender identity and gender expression), ancestry, creed, marital status, race, ethnicity, religion, national origin, disability, sexual orientation, genetic information, veteran status or current military service.

Mines’ commitment to nondiscrimination, equal opportunity and equal access is reflected in the administration of its policies, procedures, programs and activities.