Casual Transit Operator - Burlington, Canada - City of Burlington, Ontario
Description
Description:
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Position Overview
Burlington Transit is looking for motivated individuals to join our team of highly skilled, professional Transit Operators.
Successful applicants will be required to drive conventional and specialized transit vehicles and be exposed to a variety of working conditions and people on a daily basis.
Responsibilities
The Transit Operator is responsible for:
- Operating a transit bus on schedule on a designated route(s) in varying weather conditions.
- Customer service, including answering or referring customer inquiries, collecting fares, providing directions, providing guidance to persons with disabilities for boarding and deboarding, as well as securing them.
- Performing proper inspection of vehicle and reporting of deficiencies, accidents, or other occurrences in accordance with systems regulations.
- Ensuring passenger safety at all times.
- Following policies, established safety procedures and standards.
- Advising Transit Supervisor/Dispatcher when off schedule, vehicle maintenance issues, and for vehicle or passenger emergencies
Requirements:
Applicants must have a CZ or BZ license, a Secondary School Diploma or equivalent, and exceptional customer service and communication skills.
The license must be held in good standing and not have been suspended or revoked under the Highway Traffic Act or Criminal Code in the last three years.
This will be verified if an offer of employment is made.Previous commercial driving experience is preferred, and previous Transit experience is beneficial. Applicants must have a good working knowledge of the City of Burlington streets and boundaries and the Transit routes. Applicants must be proficient in verbal and written English communication skills. Applicants must meet the physical requirements of the job which are repetitive and constant.
They include but are not limited to prolonged periods of time, sitting, reaching, gripping, pushing/pulling of steering wheel, twisting, and turning neck, sensory/perceptual demands, along with good concentration.
Regularly exposed to moderate noise.
Transit Operators will be required to work a variety of shifts including splits shifts and day, afternoon, and evening shifts.
Police Check Requirement
**Accommodations
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