Bus Operator Part-Time

Class A or B CDL with Passenger Endorsement and no Air Brake Restriction Required

Metro Transit is searching for Full 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.

$23.60/hr minimum starting pay, uniform allowance

Availability to work a minimum of 18 and maximum of 28 hours per week.

Plus enjoy a full range of benefits, including medical/dental/vision coverage, paid time off, additional opportunities to earn bonuses, and so much more.

Starting pay - 23.60

After Training - 25.07

Top rate within two years - 29.50

Class A or B CDL with Passenger Endorsement and no Air Brake Restriction Required

Job Responsibilities

• Drives bus to transport passengers over specified routes to local or distant points according to time schedule.
• Availability to work a minimum of 18 and maximum of 28 hours per week.
• Operates bus skillfully and safely.
• Answers questions regarding service, routes, fares, points of interest, etc.
• Maintain good relations with general public.
• Announces stops.
• Directs and controls passengers.
• Read time schedules, street signs, traffic signs, head signs, bus passes and instructions.
• Follow written and oral instructions.
• Adjust 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.