Job Description

FrontRunner Operator Trainee*All UTA Operators can enjoy a $2,000 Hiring Incentive. Ask for details!*Responsible for operating UTA trains on the mainline or yard tracks. Trains consist of locomotives and commuter rail passenger vehicles (CRVs). Required to follow UTA and Federal guidelines, operating rules, and procedures. Will assume responsibility for the safety of customers and equipment. Performs routine vehicle inspections to ensure proper operation (such as pre-service radio check, cab signal test, cycling of doors, mirror adjustment, and class 1A and class 2 brake inspections, etc.). Communicates appropriate information to Rail Traffic Control, customers, supervisors, train hosts, and others designated to receive such information. As assigned, duties will include walking the train cars between stations performing security sweeps while assisting passengers and answering questions from customers and others, and occasionally operating track switches to ensure proper routing.Pay Rate: $20.00/hr during training. $25.16/hr after training with guaranteed pay increases every six months for the next four years up to $29.41/hr.Minimum QualificationsEducation/Training

• Candidates must successfully complete a required training program, including passing a pre-qualification exam, a physical essential job duties test, and all other required exams.

Experience

• Two years in a customer service role providing face-to-face instructions and clarifying information with the ability to solve problems and resolve customer inquiries.
• At least 21 years of age.
• Must have a valid Utah Driverxe2x80x99s License.
• Be a safe driver with no more than 2 moving violations in the past 3 years.
• Have no violations of driving under the influence of alcohol, any drug, or the combined influence of any alcohol or drug within the last 10 years.
• Communicate with supervisors and customers and maintain good interpersonal relations both orally and over the radio
• Prepare legible written reports of incidents and accidents
• Pass FRA required Audiometric and Colorblind tests
• Acquire and maintain a DOT Medical card
• Perform the physical requirements of the job to include regular walking in a quick manner on uneven surfaces, floor to waist lifting up to 50 lbs regularly, reaching/lifting overhead up to 10 lbs, climbing into and out of a locomotive at non-station locations, kneeling and working in tight spaces to lace trains, and prolonged periods of sitting and standing
• Read and understand training materials, operating manuals & operating and safety rules directives
• Operate a train safely
• Pass a rules test every year
• Recertify license every 3 years
• Meet schedule demands, scheduled shifts, and scheduled departures

Benefits Offered:

• Health, dental, vision, life/AD&D, and more
• Onsite Health and Wellness Clinics for medical care at no cost to employees, spouses, domestic partners, and dependent children
• 14 days of accrued paid time off for the first year of employment, and 19 days of accrued paid time off after the first year of employment
• 10 paid holidays, additional floating holidays will be awarded with tenure
• Retirement options - Pension Plan
• Generous tuition reimbursement for higher education (bachelor, master, or PHD)
• Training, development, and career advancement opportunities
• Paid parental leave for birth, adoption, and child placement (after 12 months of employment)
• Free transit passes for employees, their spouses, and their dependent children
• Employee assistance program
• UTA Wellness program
• Free on-site fitness facilities and discounted membership to VASA Fitness and EoS Fitness

Our mission is to move Utah. We are proud to be powered by our diverse teams across departments, who work together to make that mission a reality. Their ingenuity and passion make better transportation accessible for our community. Our team has shaped our culture, making our work environment a place where people can build their careers for years to come. We hope you become one of them!

Utah Transit Authority