Depot Clerk bei New Orleans Regional Transit Authority, LA

About the Department

NEW ORLEANS REGIONAL TRANSIT AUTHORITY

POSITION ADVERTISEMENT- Non-Represented Opportunity

The Regional Transit Authority gets people moving around New Orleans. Our transit services provide mobility to residents of the city as well as tourists, providing incredible views and comfortable rides through historical neighborhoods and countless attractions. RTA’s system includes 4 streetcar lines, 30 bus routes, 2 ferry routes, and paratransit services. Our passengers take more than 19 million rides every year. 

OPEN TO CURRENT RTA EMPLOYEES ONLY

Amalgamated Transit Union (ATU) Employment Opportunity

JOB Title: Depot Clerk

POSITION STATUS: full time

REPORTS TO

Director of Operations, Bus

TITLES OF POSITIONS REPORTING DIRECTLY TO THIS JOB

None

JOB SUMMARY

The Depot Clerk will perform the daily activities required in the operation of the transit systems stations.

Position Duties

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

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 accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions upon request.

• Manages the assignment of operating and supervisory staff and resources to ensure that service objectives are achieved within budgetary constraints; conducts division shake-ups and bidding procedures

• Schedules and dispatches drivers
• Maintains records, logs and schedules of the calls received regarding driver schedules/attendance and assigning drivers routes
• Maintains database of operator DOT medical cards and CDLs
• Inspection of driver appearance prior to shift
• Prepare reports on all activities occurring during their shifts
• Direct drivers through radio contact
• Prepare daily operational reports

• Maintains appropriate staffing levels for service 
• Maintain familiarity with current labor agreements and DOT regulations

• Maintain the annual assignment board

Minimum Qualifications

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

• A high school graduate or GED, or experience and training to the equivalent 
• Or A minimum of three (3) years recent experience directly related to the operations of the Transit System

WORK ENVIRONMENT/PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS

• Normal office environment 
• Prolonged periods of sitting at a desk and working on a computer

This is a designated Safety Sensitive Position under RTA Drug and Alcohol-Free Workplace Policy [“Non-USDOT”]. Drug and Alcohol Testing is conducted under RTA testing authority in accordance with Federal Transit Administration (FTA) regulations.

Other Qualifications

• Ability to communicate well with operators, management, and the public
• Ability to know and apply the labor contract and peg system to the daily operation of the station