Transit Bus Operator

Are you seeking to make an impactful difference where you make a difference in people’s lives each day? If so, come join our team where you are part of a community, not just an employee.

Requirements and Responsibility of the Bus Operator:

• Acts as front-line point of contact to ensure delivery of quality customer service.
• Safely operates several types of buses through light to heavy city and freeway traffic safely and prudently.
• Passengers safely and courteously according to specified routes. To ensure optimization of all routes, the Bus Operator may make only designated stops in the order prescribed, unless otherwise communicated by the communications office.
• Complies with all federal, state, and local laws about the operation of buses, traffic, and safety.
• Ensures the highest quality of bus service is delivered to our customers.
• Assists customers in a safe, friendly, courteous, and helpful manner. This includes helping customers with disabilities, on and off the wheelchair lift. As requested by the customer, the Bus Operator will assist with safety restraints.
• Promotes safety awareness and follows safety procedures to reduce or eliminate accidents.
• Complies with all company safety rules and operates assigned vehicles to meet customer standards.
• Must be able to operate all equipment safely, efficiently, and adequately, including farebox, lift, radio, emergency equipment, hatches, and rear engine compartment door.
• Performs pre-trip and post-trip inspections and completes DVIR in accordance with FMCSR to ensure bus and equipment are in safe, proper working condition.
• Coordinates detour, accident, and incident information to radio dispatch, and responds to instructions given.
• Makes effective independent decisions and manages conflicts based on safety, experience, training, and policies.
• Follows procedures for the collection, processing, and documentation of fares and counting passengers as required.
• Reports and properly follow up on all accidents or unusual incidents in, on, or near RATP Dev vehicles
• Performs various physical duties to successfully complete job responsibilities. These can include but are not limited to, boarding and alighting transit buses, operating the wheel lift/ramp, assisting mobility impaired passengers board and alight transit buses, securing wheelchairs using a 4 tie down restraint system, lifting the bike rack, lifting baggage compartment doors as may be required. 
• Other duties as required  

Preferred Education and Experience:

• Must be at least 21 years of age or older.
• Must have a high school diploma or equivalent.
• Must have have a valid Class A or Class B (DC, MD, VA) Commercial Driver's License with no restrictions.
• Requires the candidate to pass a pre-employment drug screening, DOT Physical exam, background check including driving record prior to attending class.
• Driver/Applicant may not have more than two moving violations or at-fault collisions within the past three years, and no more than one moving violation in the previous twelve months. 
• Driver/Applicant must have a safe driving record with no DUI or DWI convictions within the past 10 years.

Benefits of the Bus Operator:   

• Vacation  
• Sick time  
• Life & Accident Insurance 
• Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance  
• Wellness Program 
• Retirement savings plan (401 K)

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer and Welcome Diversity to our Teams.