Bus Driver

1 week ago


Santa Maria, California, United States RATP Dev USA Full time

RATP Dev USA - Your future. Our destination.
Mission

Are you ready to make a meaningful impact in people's lives every day? Join our team and become part of a community that values your contributions and inspires growth. Visit us at 1303 Fairway Drive, Santa Maria, CA.

Profile

Requirements and Responsibility of the Bus Driver

  • 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 Driver may make only designated stops in the order prescribed, unless otherwise communicated by the Dispatch 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 Driver 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 inspection 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
  • Other duties as required
  • must be at least 21 years of age or older.
  • requires the candidate to pass a DOT Physical exam
  • Have a High school diploma or equivalent
Pay: 19.50

Benefits

We offer competitive compensation and benefits (which vary based on role, location, and business), including medical/dental/vision, 401(k), and paid holiday/vacation.

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer & We Welcome Diversity to our Teams

A message from the General Manager

The City of Santa Maria operates fixed route and ADA paratransit bus service known as Santa Maria Regional Transit (SMRT). Service area includes the City of Santa Maria, the unincorporated communities of Orcutt, Tanglewood and now regional service to New Cuyama, Lompoc, Vandenberg, Los Alamos, Buellton, Solvang, Santa Ynez and the Chumash reservation. We pride ourselves with bridging cities together and uniting families with our dedicated public transit service. Our diverse fleet of well-serviced vehicles provides our passengers the ability for a safe and comfortable commute. SMRT is in the forefront of modernized transit and Clean Air initiatives by leading the California Central Coast with a goal of being a 100% Zero Emissions Vehicle Fleet by 2026. A BRT System and an Autonomous Vehicle Service will be established by the end of 2023. Our innovative SMRT approach is paving the way for the future of Public Transit Become part of a team that's making a difference

Wess Cruz

General Manager

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