Bus Operator - (316) - Vehicle Operations

Distinguishing Features of Work

Join the Wichita Transit team! Driving with transit as a Bus Operator provides the opportunity to positively impact our neighbors and friends in the Wichita community! Every day, thousands of people depend on our Bus Operators to provide reliable and safe transportation throughout the City.

Examples of Work Performed

• Operates the bus in the safest manner.
• Ensures that correct fare is collected.
• Affords assistance to passengers with disabilities with securing wheelchairs using the proper restraint procedure.
• Keeps records related to bus operation as required.
• Provides exemplary customer service to internal and external customers.

Requirements of Work

• Ability to read, speak, and write the English language sufficiently to communicate with the general public, to understand traffic signs and signals in the English language, to respond to official inquiries, and to make entries on reports and records in a clear and legible manner.
• Knowledge of and ability to work with the four basic functions of mathematics.
• Ability to read maps, understand and maintain time points and schedules.
• Ability to develop and maintain effective working relationships with associates, other employees, representatives of other organizations, officials, and the public.
• Ability to answer questions regarding other routes and services.
• Ability to work with a minimum of supervision.
• Ability to exercise sound judgment in emergencies and other unusual situations.
• Knowledge of the geography of the city and names and locations of streets.
• Ability to: grip and perform other hand and foot motions necessary to safely operate a bus; to bend, kneel turn, twist and squat repetitively for short, sustained periods; to lift, push and/or pull a minimum of 50 pounds on level surfaces or ramps; to tolerate airborne nuisances associated with bus operation, including exhaust fumes and dust; to work and maintain safe operation during inclement weather conditions; and to perform repetitive squats and sustained 30-second squats.
• Ability to acquire and maintain a valid Kansas driver's license.
• Ability to acquire and maintain a valid CDL Kansas driver's license within 120 days of hire.
• If you are a Canadian or Mexican citizen, you will be required to have or obtain a CDL from your home country.
• Must be available for work between the hours of 4 AM to 1 AM, Monday through Saturday.
• An employee shall not pose a direct threat to the health or safety of other individuals in the workplace.