The transportation service offers a starting salary of almost $ 16 dollars per hour, but may increase gradually until reaching a maximum of $ 26 dollars per hour
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Friday, September 6
Los Angeles Metro seeks to hire 800 new bus drivers
The Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (Subway) seeks to resume bus service to levels prior to the coronavirus pandemic with the hiring hundreds of new drivers .
The Metro service of Los Angeles dropped by about a 20% during the pandemic, but before the increase in the number of passengers in the last few months , the public transport agency is now trying to hire 721 new drivers before September, according to Metro spokesman Dave Sotaro.
“The bus operators are the core Metro service you will be in the transport ”, you can read in the advertisement that Metro posted on its own website to encourage candidates to apply for the job offer .
The same announcement details that to register in the recruitment process, it is necessary complete a online application before 5 pm on 31 May 2021 . Metro makes computers available to potential candidates to fill out at the employment office at its headquarters located at One Gateway Plaza Los Angeles, CA .
Benefits and tasks of bus operators
The starting salary of all the operators who start working part-time at Metro is $ 16. $ 9 an hour , but the pay rate increases gradually with the union contract up to a maximum of $ 26, 01 dollars per hour after the first 48 months (i.e. four years).
Los Angeles Metro also offers new drivers a benefits package that includes medical coverage, paid training, tuition refunds and a retirement plan, as published by the entity in its Web page.
Among the new drivers are to memorize routes, transfer points and fares every day; pre-inspect the vehicle and verify safety equipment and provide route information to passengers who need assistance.
Requirements to apply for a job offer
The requirements to join Metro as a bus operator are to have:
– 26 years of age or older.
– 6 months of experience in public-facing jobs or customer service.
– Driver’s license Class C valid in California .
– US Driver’s License valid for a l minus two years.
– Good driving record . – Possibility of obtaining a permit from BP prior to job offer and a BP license prior to completion of training.
– Satisfactory records of attendance and job performance , verified by reference check prior to job posting.
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