Full Time Bus Operator

p style="text-align:center;"span style="font-size:20px;"strongRock Region METRO#160;Job Fair on#160;brUpcoming Date: Friday, August 12, 2025, from 9-11:45 a.m.:brLocation: 901 Maple Street, North Little Rock, AR 72114/strong/span/pp align="center" style="margin-bottom:10px;text-align:center;"brspan style="font-size:11pt;"span style="background:#FFFFFF;"span style="line-height:normal;"span style="font-family:Calibri, sans-serif;"bspan style="font-size:12pt;"span style="color:#2b333a;"emNEW/em rate of pay $21.00 per hour, pay increases are in accordance with a union#160;contract./span/span/b/span/span/span/span/pp style="margin-bottom:10px;text-align:center;"span style="font-size:11pt;"span style="background:#FFFFFF;"span style="line-height:normal;"span style="font-family:Calibri, sans-serif;"bspan style="font-size:12pt;"span style="color:#2b333a;"Must possess a Class A or B CDL with Passenger endorsement, issued by the Arkansas Department of Motor Vehicles /span/span/b/span/span/span/span/pp style="margin-bottom:10px;text-align:center;"span style="font-size:11pt;"span style="background:#FFFFFF;"span style="line-height:normal;"span style="font-family:Calibri, sans-serif;"bspan style="font-size:12pt;"span style="color:#2b333a;"or /span/span/b/span/span/span/span/pp style="margin-bottom:10px;text-align:center;"span style="font-size:11pt;"span style="background:#FFFFFF;"span style="line-height:normal;"span style="font-family:Calibri, sans-serif;"bspan style="font-size:12pt;"span style="color:#2b333a;"Commercial#160;Learner's Permit (CLP)/span/span/b/span/span/span/span/ppspan style="font-size:14px;"bEMPLOYEE BENEFITS amp; PERKS/b/span/pullispan style="font-size:14px;"Company Advancement Opportunities/span/lilispan style="font-size:14px;"Dental, Vision, and Employer Paid Health Insurance/span/lilispan style="font-size:14px;"Employer Paid Disability amp; Life insurance/span/lilispan style="font-size:14px;"457 (b) Deferred Compensation Retirement Plan/span/lilispan style="font-size:14px;"Paid Vacation, Paid Holidays amp; Paid Sick Leave/span/lilispan style="font-size:14px;"In-house Training Opportunities/span/lilispan style="font-size:14px;"Transit Passes for Employees amp; Eligible Dependents/span/lilispan style="font-size:14px;"Bi-weekly Pay/span/lilispan style="font-size:14px;"Overtime Eligibility/span/lilispan style="font-size:14px;"Direct Deposit/span/lilispan style="font-size:14px;"Credit Union Membership/span/lilispan style="font-size:14px;"Uniforms Provided/span/lilispan style="font-size:14px;"Fulfilling Work/span/lilispan style="font-size:14px;"Community Service/span/lilispan style="font-size:14px;"Safety/Attendance Awards/span/lilispan style="font-size:14px;"Home Daily/span/lilispan style="font-size:14px;"Work-Life Balance/span/li/ulp style="margin-bottom:10px;"span style="font-size:14px;"span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"strongCOMPANY SUMMARY/strong/span/span/pp style="margin-bottom:10px;"span style="font-size:14px;"span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"span style="background:#FFFFFF;"span style="line-height:normal;"span style="color:#2b333a;"Rock Region METRO (METRO) is Arkansas#8217; largest public transit agency and serves the Little Rock metropolitan area. Come build your career with us and help to provide reliable service to your community. We offer competitive pay and great benefits./span/span/span/span/span/pp style="margin-bottom:10px;"span style="font-size:14px;"span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"span style="background:#FFFFFF;"span style="line-height:normal;"bspan style="color:#2b333a;"JOB SUMMARY/span/b/span/span/span/span/pp style="margin-bottom:10px;"span style="font-size:14px;"span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"span style="background:#FFFFFF;"span style="line-height:normal;"span style="color:#2b333a;"This position is responsible for the safe and timely operation of Fixed-Route buses. During daily operations, this person will be responsible to drive in a safe, courteous, and timely manner while providing customer service in the form of passenger communications including route schedules and times, fare rates and process, and transfer instructions. They may also assist passengers with special needs, including passengers with disabilities.#160;/span/span/span/span/span/pp style="margin-bottom:10px;"span style="font-size:14px;"span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"span style="background:#FFFFFF;"span style="line-height:normal;"bspan style="color:#2b333a;"RESPONSIBILITIES amp; DUTIES/span/b/span/span/span/span/pulli style="margin-bottom:11px;"span style="font-size:14px;"span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"span style="background:#FFFFFF;"span style="color:#2b333a;"span style="line-height:normal;"Operate a city bus/span/span/span/span/span/lili style="margin-bottom:11px;"span style="font-size:14px;"span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"span style="background:#FFFFFF;"span style="color:#2b333a;"span style="line-height:normal;"Requires sitting for long periods while operating bus./span/span/span/span/span/lili style="margin-bottom:11px;"span style="font-size:14px;"span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"span style="background:#FFFFFF;"span style="color:#2b333a;"span style="line-height:normal;"Must meet schedule demands of the particular route/span/span/span/span/span/lili style="margin-bottom:11px;"span style="font-size:14px;"span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"span style="background:#FFFFFF;"span style="color:#2b333a;"span style="line-height:normal;"Must assist passengers in wheelchairs by securing wheelchair while on the bus./span/span/span/span/span/lili style="margin-bottom:11px;"span style="font-size:14px;"span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"span style="background:#FFFFFF;"span style="color:#2b333a;"span style="line-height:normal;"Provide passengers with general information of routes and schedules./span/span/span/span/span/li/ulp style="margin-bottom:10px;"span style="font-size:14px;"span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"span style="background:#FFFFFF;"span style="line-height:normal;"bspan style="color:#2b333a;"QUALIFICATIONS amp; SKILLS/span/b/span/span/span/span/pp style="margin-bottom:10px;"span style="font-size:14px;"span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"span style="background:#FFFFFF;"span style="line-height:normal;"span style="color:#2b333a;"Any combination of education and experience that would likely provide the required knowledge and abilities is qualifying. A typical way to obtain the knowledge and abilities would be to meet the following:/span/span/span/span/span/pp style="margin-bottom:10px;"span style="font-size:14px;"span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"span style="background:#FFFFFF;"span style="line-height:normal;"span style="color:#2b333a;"A. Required Education:/span/span/span/span/span/pulli style="margin-bottom:11px;"span style="font-size:14px;"span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"span style="background:#FFFFFF;"span style="color:#2b333a;"span style="line-height:normal;"Graduation from high school or equivalent/span/span/span/span/span/li/ulp style="margin-bottom:10px;"span style="font-size:14px;"span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"span style="background:#FFFFFF;"span style="line-height:normal;"span style="color:#2b333a;"B. Required Prior Experience:/span/span/span/span/span/pulli style="margin-bottom:11px;"span style="font-size:14px;"span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"span style="background:#FFFFFF;"span style="color:#2b333a;"span style="line-height:normal;"Must be at least twenty-one (21) years of age,/span/span/span/span/span/lili style="margin-bottom:11px;"span style="font-size:14px;"span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"span style="background:#FFFFFF;"span style="color:#2b333a;"span style="line-height:normal;"Prefer one year of CDL passenger driving experience/span/span/span/span/span/lili style="margin-bottom:10px;"span style="font-size:14px;"span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"span style="background:#FFFFFF;"span style="color:#2b333a;"span style="line-height:normal;"C. Special Requirements, including Licenses and/or Certifications:/span/span/span/span/span/lili style="margin-bottom:11px;"span style="font-size:14px;"span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"span style="background:#FFFFFF;"span style="color:#2b333a;"span style="line-height:normal;"bMust possess a Class A or B CDL with Passenger endorsement, issued by the Arkansas Department of Motor Vehicles or Commercial#160;Learner's Permit (CLP)/b/span/span/span/span/span/lili style="margin-bottom:11px;"span style="font-size:14px;"span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"span style="background:#FFFFFF;"span style="color:#2b333a;"span style="line-height:normal;"Must have a good driving record as defined by METRO./span/span/span/span/span/lili style="margin-bottom:11px;"span style="font-size:14px;"span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"span style="background:#FFFFFF;"span style="color:#2b333a;"span style="line-height:normal;"Must have the ability to pass a pre-employment background check, a DOT medical examination, and drug screen./span/span/span/span/span/lili style="margin-bottom:11px;"span style="font-size:14px;"span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"span style="background:#FFFFFF;"span style="color:#2b333a;"span style="line-height:normal;"New operators will start off as an#160;extra board driver, you will work as business demands, typically filling in for#160;days off, vacations, sick days, call-offs, vacated bids, etc./span/span/span/span/span/li/ulpspan style="font-size:14px;"span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"strongEMPLOYMENT STATEMENT:/strong/span/span/ppspan style="font-size:14px;"span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"METRO is firmly committed to a policy of equal employment opportunity and will administer its candidate evaluation and hiring, personnel policies, and conduct employment practices in a manner that results in treatment based upon merit, experience, and other work-related criteria, without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, sex (including gender identity, sexual orientation, and pregnancy), age, genetic information, disability, veteran status, or other protected class.#160;/span/span/ppspan style="font-size:14px;"span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"Strong preference given to local central Arkansas candidatesi./i/span/spanspan style="font-family:Calibri, sans-serif;font-size:11pt;"#160;/span/p