Metro North job opportunity-- conductor

METRO-NORTH

> ASSISTANT
>
> CONDUCTOR
>

> Metro-North
> Metro North Railroad seeking Assistant
>
> Conductors are train service employees, responsible for collecting
> fares and
> ensuring that customers have a safe and comfortable ride.
> Their major duties
> include: 1) registering on-time for duty; 2) making clear
> announcements and
> answering customers questions in a helpful and friendly manner; 3)
> climbing
> onto and preparing trains for service; 4) computing fares, selling
> tickets,
> making change and preparing and submitting cash reports accurately
> and on
> time; 5) enforcing train safety rules and working safely;
> 6) operating doors
> at station stops as well as assisting customers on and off trains;
> 7)
> responding to medical emergencies, equipment breakdowns, and
> evacuating
> customers in emergencies; and 8) assisting with yard switching
> duties and
> assisting in making up trains.

> QUALIFICATIONS
>
> Applicants
> must
> have a minimum of two (2) years experience in the areas of customer
> service
> and/or cash handling. You must be able to read and speak English
> fluently;and
> possess excellent communication skills; be able to perform simple
> mental
> arithmetic quickly and accurately; and be able to climb onto a
> railroad car or
> station platform from ground level. >
> The
> starting rate
> of pay will be $23.16/hour, which is seventy (70%) percent of the
> full rate of
> $33.09/hour, pursuant to the current labor contract. A>
>
> first day of employment: Railroad Retirement and Metro-North Pension
> Plan.
> Effective the first day of the month following the month you begin
> employment:
> Hospitalization, Major Medical, Prescriptive Drugs, Life Insurance
> and
> Accidental Death.>
> All newly
> hired Assistant Conductors are required by contract to pass a
> qualifying
> examination for promotion to Conductor. The examination is given
> between the
> completion of two hundred (200) and five hundred and ten(510)days of
> actual
> work as an Assistant Conductor. The
> job openings
> may be Extra List positions. > SELECTION
>
> CRITERIA

> To
> be selected for a
> position, an applicant must: (1) meet the minimum requirements in
> the job
> posting, (2) pass a written examination (if applicable),
> (3) satisfy a
> background investigation (which includes credit, if applicable), and
> (4) pass
> an oral interview, during which the interviewers will further
> evaluate the
> applicant's qualifications for the position. > APPLICANTS MUST APPLY ONLINE TO BE CONSIDERED.
> METRO-NORTH NO LONGER ACCEPTS
> HARD COPIES OF RESUMES.
>
>
> In
> order to apply,
> click on the 'Add Job to Basket' button, and the
> 'Return to Job Postings'
> link. On the View Job Postings page, click on the
> 'Apply for Jobs in Basket'
> button. If it is your first registration you will need to
> provide an E-mail
> Address and Password so we can identify you in future. If
> you do not have an
> E-Mail address, you can obtain one at no cost from
> various web mail providers
> (Yahoo.com, hotmail.com, etc.).
>
> You will need information about
> your education and past work experience to complete the
> application. Please
> fill out the application fully, and answer all screening
> questions. If you do
> not complete the application fully, you may be
> automatically eliminated from
> the process. You will not be able to save part way
> through the application and
> finish later. The entire application process will take
> about 15 minutes, so be
> sure to allow enough time.
>
> Employees who do not apply
> online via the Intranet
> may be disqualified