Bus Delivery Driver - MBS

Responsibilities

• Read in the English language to identify road signs, read necessary forms, bus route inspections, and company policies and procedures manual.
• Possess basic math skills to keep records of mileage, transfer odometer reading, and calculate fuel usage.
• Able to write legibly in the English language to maintain necessary records and forms as prescribed by company policy.
• Repetitious climbing in and out of bus is required.
• Able to safely operate a 16 to 71-passenger school bus and company sedan vehicles.
• Able to coordinate two or more physical operations simultaneously, such as maneuvering a bus while operating levers and operate a bus with automatic transmission.
• Be able to communicate with transportation director and other transportation staff in the English language to discuss products and features on the bus.
• Able to tolerate heat. Most school buses are not air-conditioned and get very hot in the summer months.
• Able to tolerate diesel fuel fumes, odors, and moderate dust conditions.
• Able to work in an environment with limited to moderate level of supervision and an atmosphere of informal autonomy.

Qualifications

• Driver must be friendly, knowledgeable of the bus product and features.
• Must be DOT compliant and understand how to fill out DOT logbook.

Skills

• Read in the English language.
• Basic math skills.
• Write legibly in the English language.
• Safely operate a 16 to 71-passenger school bus and company sedan vehicles.
• Coordinate two or more physical operations simultaneously.
• Communicate with transportation director and other transportation staff in the English language.
• Tolerate heat and diesel fuel fumes, odors, and moderate dust conditions.
• Work in an environment with limited to moderate level of supervision and an atmosphere of informal autonomy.

About the Role

This position provides an invaluable service to the customers receiving their new or used bus. The successful candidate will be friendly, knowledgeable of the bus product and features, and able to communicate all the features and functions to the transportation staff. They must conduct pre-trip bus safety inspections, adjust safety devices, operate radios, and operate a 27,000-gross vehicle weight-rated school bus. Must be DOT compliant and understand how to fill out DOT logbook.

Since 1979, Midwest Bus Sales has provided award-winning sales and service to customers nationwide. Our friendly and knowledgeable staff is dedicated to providing the very best sales, parts, and service experience in the industry. We have the experience, expertise, and resources to get you the right bus at the right price, and to keep it running smoothly and safely. We are the largest Thomas Built Bus Dealer in the US. Covering six states with five locations, we have the size, scope, and ability to provide the highest quality customer and employee experience.