Required Education and Experience: High School diploma or GED AND:
- 24months experience driving heavy transit vehicles performing delivery services or closely related service.
Skills:
- Ability to maneuver navigate and drive a passenger vehicle.
- Good customer service skills with sensitivity to customer needs.
- Good driving record.
Certifications:
- Valid Oklahoma Drivers License.
- Valid Oklahoma State Class B Commercial Drivers License (CDL) or ability to obtain within 30 days of employment.
- Air Brake & Passenger Endorsement or ability to obtain within 30 days of employment.
- Ability to obtain Department of Transportation (DOT) medical Examiners Certificate.
Advertised Physical Requirements:
- Ability to physically push a manual wheelchair up an incline/ramp when required.
- Ability to manually deploy mechanical lift or ramp for passengers with special needs when necessary.
- Ability to sit for extended periods of time & drive with limited rest breaks.
Departmental Preferences:
- Previous driving experience with a public transportation system.
Supervision: No Supervisory Duties
Special Instructions: If you are selected as a final candidate for this position you will be subject to The University of Oklahoma Norman Campus Tuberculosis Testing policy. To view the policy visit You Belong at the University of Oklahoma: The University of Oklahoma values our communitys unique talents perspectives and experiences. At OU we aspire to harness our innovation creativity and collaboration for the advancement of people everywhere. You Belong Here!
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Responsible for providing bus service around the University of Oklahoma Norman Campus city of Norman and possible trips to OKC. Performs tasks requiring good organizational skills. Performs other related duties as assigned.
- Operates vehicle while following scheduled routes and maintains a time schedule complying with traffic regulations in order to safely and efficiently transport employees students and visitors around the campus.
- Inspectstransit vehicle to include but not limited to gas oil water levels brakes windshield wipers lights and safety equipment to ensure everything is in working order properly equipped maintained and clean.
- Assists in the loading/unloading of the transit passengers and equipment assists passengers with boarding and exiting vehicle seatbelts tie downs and cautions departing passengers of approaching vehicles.
- Completes necessary internal compliance and accident report forms.
- Maintains and reports ridership data for the respective route or routes and distributes to management.
- Disseminates routine transit/transportation information.
- Uses established safety practices to protect health and safety of passengers personnel and property.
- Performs other duties as needed in order to successfully fulfill the functions of the position.
Required Attachments
Documents required for this position are listed under the Required Attachments section of this job listing. You will be required to upload and attach these documents in the application process.
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