Suffolk Transportation Service, Inc.
Para Transit Driver
hace 10 días
Ronkonkoma
Job Description Seeking a full time opportunity with benefits and a company that cares. Apply to be a Para Transit Driver! This is a position with Suffolk Bus Corp., which takes great pride in providing safe passenger transportation. Assisting passengers on and off vehicles, loading, unloading and securing wheelchairs. RESPONSIBILITIES: • Conduct pre and post-trip inspections to ensure proper operating condition of vehicle and on-board equipment, • Perform scheduled manifest, transfer points, and fare structures for all lines assigned, • Refers to and implements route maps, time schedules, and instructions for pull-outs, line service, pull-ins, and off route trips, • Provides schedule, route, and fare information to passengers seeking assistance, • Provide excellent customer service by operating wheelchair lift and assist handicapped in boarding, and riding in a safe manner by ensuring the safety of all passengers by use of appropriate on-board restraints, • Communicate effectively with dispatch via two way radio, • Reports hazardous or dangerous conditions along bus route and at passenger loading zones, including such hazards as unusual traffic, road conditions, obstructions, construction, and potential criminal activity, • Adjusts to variables in normal working conditions, including adverse weather, traffic and construction, passenger problems, accidents and trip changes, • Adheres to safety rules, regulations, policies, and procedures to ensure the wellbeing of customers, • Responsible for maintaining, supporting and promoting a safe work environment while complying with all Suffolk Transportation Service and Suffolk Bus Corp safety rules, polices, and procedures, • May be required to mentor new para-transit operators about bus routes and operating procedures, • Provides assistance in controlling accident or incident scenes, • Provides vacation and temporary relief, as required, • Performs other related duties similar in nature and level as assigned, • Knowledge of State and local traffic laws, ordinances, and regulations involved in the operation of vehicles; vehicle safety rules and regulation, • Knowledge of basic money and time concepts, • Ability to ready, write and speak Basic English, • Must pass pre-employment physical, including DOT medical card and DOT Drug Screen, • Must be 23 years or older and have one year passenger driving experience. No convictions of driving while suspended or revoked, • Must be able to work varying shifts. Shifts assigned based on seniority, • Attend employee meetings; including safety, training, retraining, etc., as required, • Maintain regular and predictable attendance, • Ability to complete an assigned task in a safe manner and in a constant state of alertness, • Must be able to work in a cooperative manner with co-workers and supervisors qH2ukM1Nso