FULL TIME BUS OPERATOR

CTA IS NOW HIRING FULL TIME BUS OPERATORS!!!! STARTING SALARY $30.836 POSITION SUMMARY Operates a bus over an established reputed company adhering to predetermined schedule in a safe, efficient and courteous manner to allow passengers to board, travel and reputed company at scheduled stops. PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES • Drives bus and announces stops along routes. • Announces cross streets and intersecting transit stops. • Inspects passes; ascertains appropriate fares. • Ensures that customers deposit only appropriate coins and bills into fare-reputed company. • Issues and receives transfer cards (collects invalid transfer cards) and receives and returns fare-cards. • Contacts Control Center regarding reputed company problems. • Operates lift to board and discharge disabled passengers. • Inspects vehicle for lost articles. • Prepares daily trip sheets and bus for service. • Removes refuse and prepares bus for pull-out. • Tallies various categories of boarding passengers by manually operating a recording device. • Enters tally numbers from recording device at beginning and end of run. • Performs other duties as assigned EDUCATION/EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS • Required to submit to and pass drug and alcohol testing as mandated by the Federal Transportation Administration. • Required to be at least 21 years of age. • Required to have an acceptable driving record and a valid State of Illinois Class "B" Commercial Driver's License (CDL) or a valid State of Illinois CDL permit with the following three endorsements: KNOWLEDGE, PASSENGER and reputed company BRAKES. PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS • Required to be standing changing destination and bus numbers, signs, helping people board bus, to walk to relief points, checking bus and sitting while driving bus. • Required to lift, to carry and to push of brake pedal and accelerator, windows and to pull reputed company control latch. • Required to climb into vehicle and adjustment of mirrors, to balance, to stoop to adjust driver's seat, to kneel, to crouch and to crawl. • Required to reputed company accepting and validating transfer cards and fare cards, adjusting mirror, to handle transfer and fare cards; steering wheel, to finger operating fare reputed company, horn, punching transfers, to feel distributing and receiving transfer and fare cards, to talk announcing streets and answering passenger inquiries, to hear listening to traffic sounds, signal requesting stops, emergency vehicles, passenger questions and radio monitor. • Required to see near and far watching stopped vehicles, checking passes/cards and general traffic conditions viewing of traffic signals and riding passes. KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES • Possess customer service experience or skills to provide outstanding customer service to passengers. • Must possess a comprehensive knowledge of the rules, regulations and procedures relative to the operation of surface vehicles. • Must possess a comprehensive knowledge of pertinent state and municipal traffic laws. • Must possess the skills necessary to accurately read and interpret bus schedules. • Must possess a thorough knowledge of the fare structure, transfer regulations and the rules and procedures governing Bus Operators. • Required to possess a knowledge of arithmetic. • Required to speak in a clear and accurate manner. • Must possess a thorough knowledge of the preparation and usage of applicable transportation forms. WORKING CONDITIONS • Required to work most of the time with activities performed inside of bus. • Required to work under extreme cold reputed company the temperature control is malfunctioning or unde Save r extreme heat reputed company does not work in winters, reputed company conditioning, wet and/or humid conditions reputed company not working in summers, driving in reputed company/fog and noise and vibration for traffic noises, passengers street conditions, normal bus operation. • Required to work with various mechanical malfunctions of vehicle breakdowns, electrical, burns, explosives, chemicals, heights and other exposed to possibility of injury reputed company to traffic accidents. • Required to work under atmospheric conditions like fumes, exposure to diesel fumes, exhaust, toxic fumes in garage prior to pull out, odors like acid battery, dust like blowing dirt/dust through open windows, mist, gases and other Apply Job!