Bus Driver

Ft Rucker, AL

Responsibilities

• Drives a bus to transport passengers over specified routes to local or distant points according to time schedule.
• Complies with local traffic regulations and reports delays or accidents.
• Inspects bus and checks gas, oil, and water before departure.
• Services vehicle batteries as required.
• Performs minor repairs such as tightening mirrors and screws, changing vehicle light bulbs.
• Operates car/bus wash as required.
• Operates generator as required and jump-starts buses as required.
• May load and unload baggage or express items checked by passengers.
• May drive diesel- or gas-powered vehicle to transport passengers over established post and city routes.
• Operates water truck as required, including climbing on tank and lifting hose approximately three feet above one’s head.
• Operates driver training bus and trains other personnel in bus operations.
• Complies with all installation and State rules and regulations and ensures that seatbelts are worn when operating any vehicle.
• Attends all Safety Meetings and/or Training classes as scheduled.
• Cleans up oil spills and keeps vehicle parking area clean of debris and oil.
• Other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

• High School diploma or GED.
• Minimum four (4) years' driving experience preferred.
• Possess and maintain a Valid Commercial Driver’s License (CDL) minimum Class B with Passenger Endorsement.

Skills

• Must present a neat appearance and pleasant attitude when dealing with customers and other employees.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills.
• Ability to follow oral and written directions.

Physical Demands

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit and talk or hear.
• The employee may use repeated motions that include the arms, wrists, hands, and/or fingers.
• The employee is occasionally required to walk, stand, climb, balance, stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl.
• The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds.
• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision.