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Metro Transit’s Vehicle Maintenance section has an outstanding career service opportunity for a Transit Equipment Dispatcher. The responsibilities of this role include ensuring operational readiness and efficient use of transit coaches and trolleys, assigning coaches to routes and maintaining coach availability for scheduled maintenance. The Vehicle Maintenance section operates three shifts (day, swing, and graveyard) seven days a week at various locations throughout King County. Openings may occur on all shifts. Swing and graveyard shift employees receive a shift differential. Employees work a 40 hour per week schedule with two consecutive days off, but not necessarily Saturday and Sunday. Work schedules and locations are based on a seniority system, which occurs three times a year. Graveyard and/or swing shift vacancies will be the most likely openings.
This position is considered safety sensitive. Applicants for positions defined as safety sensitive are required to undergo drug testing prior to employment, and subsequent to commencement of employment, will be subject to random, post-accident, reasonable suspicion, return to duty and follow-up drug and alcohol testing in compliance with Federal DOT alcohol and controlled substances testing program protocols.
Applying equity and social justice principles is a daily responsibility and a foundational expectation for all King County employees. In this role, you will apply equity and social justice principles that exemplify shared values, behaviors, and practices to all aspects of the work. As the Transit Equipment Dispatcher, you will perform the following duties:
Using a computerized dispatching system, assign coaches to runs and routes in a timely fashion and track all coaches on the road and in the bus yard. Primary duties require considerable use and knowledge of personal computers.
At least one year of experience as a Transit Equipment Service Worker, including relief dispatcher experience OR previous dispatch experience to include:
Desirable Qualifications (not required)
Candidates with experience in transit dispatch will receive first consideration.
Necessary special requirement
A valid Washington State Class B commercial driver's license is required.
Physical requirement
The job requires physical skill and may require bending, crouching and crawling, occasional lifting of heavy material such as paper boxes up to 50 pounds is required. Requires climbing stairs into and out of coaches (3 or 4 steps) up to twenty or more times in an eight-hour shift.
Work environment
Who May Apply
This position is open to current employees in the Vehicle Maintenance section of King County's Transit Division.
Work Schedule
This position is non-exempt and is overtime eligible with supervisory pre-approval. Vehicle Maintenance repair facilities operate on a 24-hour, seven day a week basis. Vacancies may be available on day, swing, and graveyard shifts. Work schedules and locations are based on a seniority "pick" system that occurs three times a year. Therefore, you must be able and willing to work any shift and at any location.
How to Apply
Applicants for this position are required to submit the complete online application form and answers to the attached supplemental questions.
This recruitment process will be used to fill one career service position and may be used to create an eligibility list for upcoming vacancies as they occur. Eligibility lists are valid for 12 months at the hiring authority's discretion.
Selection Process
Applications will be screened for minimum qualifications. Those who meet or exceed minimum qualifications will be scheduled for an interview. Candidates who successfully complete the interview process may be placed in an eligibility pool that will be used to fill future vacancies as they occur. Employment offers will be finalized only after candidates have successfully completed physical examinations with drug screens. Record reviews and reviews of driving records will also be conducted prior to any final offer of employment. Positions in this classification are considered safety-sensitive and subject to random drug testing.
Union Membership
King County offers a highly-competitive compensation and benefits package designed to meet the diverse needs of our employees and support our employees' health and well-being. Eligible positions receive the following benefits and have access to the following programs:
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King County
Auburn, WA