Trainer I

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Become a certified Trainer of TAPTCO
• Become a certified Trainer of Defensive Driving, CPR, First Aid and AED through the National Safety Council.
• Track all training completed and expiration date by employee.
• Ensure all required training is scheduled; coordinate with supervisors the best time for training to be held; notify appropriate employees when and where they are required to attend training
• Conduct training to the best of your ability to all necessary training; answer any questions employees may have; ensure employees have completely understood the information presented prior to the dismissal of class
• Training to be conducted includes, but is not limited to: Bloodborne Pathogens, Bus Stops, Flag Stops, Customer Service, Defensive Driving, Driven to Distraction, Emergency Preparedness Plans, Fare Box Procedure, Fire Extinguisher/Emergency Evacuations, Employee Injury Reporting Procedures, National Emergency Management System, PASS Training, Pre and Post Trip Inspections, Principles of Report Writing, Radio Communications, Security Systems/Warning Systems, Sexual Harassment, Substance Abuse/Drug & Alcohol Abuse Awareness, Violence in the Workplace, Remedial Training, and others as required
• Train Bus Operators on how to fill and use the propane and gas pumps; train Bus Operators on how to operate vehicles with propane
• Train new staff or current staff on obtaining their Commercial Driver License (CDL), class B and the passenger endorsements. No other segments are taught through Shore Transit. These trainings start in TAPTCO, hands on training for pre-trip/post-trip, on the road training and include organizing and accompanying testing through the Department of Motor Vehicles.
• Ensures an adequate amount of training supplies are on-hand
• Provide training and experience to employees hired or transitioning into a Bus Operator position that need to obtain a Commercial Driver License and/or endorsements
• Monitors Shore Transit, inside and outside, for safety issues; if unable to handle reports safety issues to the Risk Manager
• Fill in as a route driver as schedule permits.

Qualifications
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential job duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Education and/or Experience

• Less than high school education; or up to one month related experience or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.

Language Skills

• Intermediate skills- Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals. Ability to write routine reports and correspondence. Ability to speak effectively before groups of customers or employees of organization.

Mathematical Skills

• Basic skills – Ability to add, subtract, multiply and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals. Ability to compute rate, ratio and percent and to draw and interpret bar graphs.

Reasoning Ability

• Intermediate skills – Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral or diagram form. Ability to deal with problems involving several concrete variables in standardized situations.

Computer Skills

• Internet software
• Spreadsheet software
• Word Processing software
• Training software

Certifications, Licenses, Registrations

• Possess and maintain a valid Commercial Driver License – Class B with passenger endorsement.
• Driving record must have no more than 3 points.
• Possess and maintain a valid DOT Physical Card

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.

• Stand - Occasionally
• Walk – Occasionally
• Sit - Regularly
• Use hands to finger, handle or feel – Occasionally
• Reach with hands and arms – Occasionally
• Stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl – Rarely
• Talk or hear – Regularly
• Lift weight or exerts force (push, pull and/or lift)
  • Up to 10 pounds – Regularly
  • Up to 25 pounds – Occasionally
  • Up to 50 pounds – Occasionally
• Visual Demands
  • Close vision
  • Distance vision
  • Color vision
  • Peripheral vision
  • Depth perception
  • Ability to adjust focus

Work Environment
The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Environmental Conditions
  • Work near moving mechanical parts – Occasionally
  • Fumes or airborne particles – Occasionally
  • Outdoor weather conditions –Occasionally
  • Vibration – Occasionally
• Noise level in the work environment is usually
  • Moderate noise