Bus Operator Vehicle Operations

Bus Operator - (316) - Vehicle Operations

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As a Bus Operator, you will be responsible for safely transporting passengers across the Wichita community. You will operate the bus, collect fares, assist passengers with disabilities, maintain records, and provide exemplary customer service. You will report to an Operations Superintendent and work in a team that values reliability and safety.

• Operates the bus in the safest manner.
• Ensures that correct fare is collected.
• Assists passengers with disabilities with securing wheelchairs with the proper restraint procedure.
• Keeps records related to bus operation as required.
• Provides exemplary customer service to internal and external customers.
• These examples are not intended to be all inclusive. Other job-related duties may be assigned as needed.

• Ability to read, speak, and write the English language sufficiently to communicate with the general public, understand traffic signs and signals, and make reports and records in a clear and legible manner.
• Knowledge of and ability to work with the four basic functions of mathematics.
• Ability to read maps, understand and maintain time points and schedules.
• Ability to develop and maintain effective working relationships with associates, other employees, representatives of other organizations, officials, and the public.
• Ability to answer questions regarding other routes and services.
• Ability to work with a minimum of supervision.
• Ability to exercise sound judgment in emergencies and other unusual situations.
• Knowledge of the geography of the city and names and locations of streets.
• Ability to grip and perform other hand and foot motions necessary to safely operate a bus; to bend, kneel, turn, twist, and squat repetitively for short, sustained periods; to lift, push, and/or pull a minimum of 50 pounds on level surfaces or ramps; to tolerate airborne nuisances associated with bus operation, including exhaust fumes and dust; to work and maintain safe operation during inclement weather conditions;
  
  and to perform repetitive and sustained 30‑second squats.
• Ability to acquire and maintain a valid Kansas driver’s license.
• Ability to acquire and maintain a valid CDL Kansas driver’s license within 120 days of hire.
• If you are a Canadian or Mexican citizen, you will be required to have or obtain a CDL from your home country.
• Must be available for work between the hours of 4 AM to 1 AM, Monday through Saturday.
• An employee shall not pose a direct threat to the health or safety of other individuals in the workplace.
• Offers of employment are contingent upon passing a pre‑employment physical, which includes drug screening, and upon satisfactory evaluation of the results of a criminal record check, including past 3 years driving record.
• This is a safety‑sensitive position subject to the rules and regulations of the FTA Drug & Alcohol policy for required testing. You will be subject to pre‑employment Drug & Alcohol Testing, Random Testing, and Reasonable Suspicion Testing and must fully comply with all operational safety rules and regulations established by Wichita Transit.
• This position may require pre‑employment testing at any or all of the following:
  Workforce Center, City of Wichita Human Resources Department, or the Transit Department.
• Applicants have rights under Federal Employment Laws. Please find more information under the following links: https://(Use the "Apply for this Job" box below)./

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Entry level

Full‑time

Management and Manufacturing

Industries:
Industrial Machinery Manufacturing

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