Bus Operator

Company: RATP DEV USA
Location: Washington
Posted on: January 27, 2023

Job Description:

Description

Essential Functions / Process Responsibilities include the following; other duties may be assigned as necessary:

• Operates various types of transit buses in accord with RATPDEV policies, directives and procedures and in compliance with Federal and District of Columbia laws and regulations.
• Maintains a working knowledge of current bus routes and stops within the service area as well as the current fare structure and bus pass programs.
• Conducts self in an appropriate manner at all times, while working in a diverse environment, assuring a professional quality of service to all external and internal customers. This includes properly answering questions and solving transit related concerns of customers.
• Aids customers with disabilities, including assistance in boarding and de-boarding, safely securing wheelchairs and announcing stops.
• Inspects assigned transit bus for mechanical problems. This includes conducting an external/internal visual inspection of the transit bus and pre-testing all necessary equipment, operating/safety devices and transit bus controls for use while in service.
• Completes reports accurately and legibly.
• Performs various physical duties to successfully complete job responsibilities. These can include but are not limited to, boarding and deboarding transit buses, operating the wheelchair lift/ramp, assisting mobility impaired passengers board or de-board transit buses, securing wheelchairs using a 4 tie down restraint system, lifting the bike rack, lifting baggage compartment doors as may be required.
  
  Requirements
  
  REQUIREMENTS
  
  Preferred Education and Experience:
  
  • High school (Required)
  • Must be at least 21 years of age
  • Must have a valid Class B or Class A Commercial Driver License, with air-brake and passenger endorsements.
  • Verification of High school education or general education (GED) is required.
  • Must demonstrate a stable work history. Applicants should be prepared to provide additional employer information in cases where previous employment cannot be otherwise verified.
    Driving Record
    
    • Driving records must not reflect more than 2 moving violations, 2 at fault collisions, or 2 violations in the past 3 years and no more than 1 moving violation in the previous 12 months.
    • Have a safe driving record with no DUI conviction during the past ten (10) years, verified by a third party multi-state record check and no felony convictions for violent crimes.
    • If license has ever been suspended, applicant must have two (2) full years with no violations
    • Criminal Background Record

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