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Mines has an opening for a full time Ore Cart Shuttle Driver.

The function of the Ore Cart Shuttle Driver is to perform services essential to customer transport (pick-up and delivery) within Golden, as well as customer service and other duties necessary to support Transportation's overall mission. This position requires strong interpersonal and communication skills with the ability to navigate different situations and/or conflicts that might arise. Flexibility and reliability are essential skills needed for this position. Training will be provided for all drivers.

Shifts will vary depending on business needs and may include the following hours and days: 6:30am-9:30pm, 7 days per week. The expected shift for this position is Tuesday-Saturday, 10:30am-7:00pm.

Responsibilities

Driving/Customer Transport

• Comply with all state laws governing vehicle operation, Colorado School of Mines policies and procedures, and all relevant safety functions and regulations.
• Provide passengers with assistance entering and exiting vehicles and help them with any luggage or other items (e.g., strollers, wheelchairs, bikes).
• Operate vehicles with specialized equipment, such as wheelchair lifts, to transport and secure passengers with additional needs.
• Ability to safely navigate and operate the shuttle/vehicle in challenging weather conditions such as rain, snow, fog, and ice. 
• Skillfully manage various road hazards including construction zones, roadwork, detours, and unexpected obstacles. Maintain awareness of changing traffic patterns and road conditions to make necessary adjustments when needed.
• Adapt to changes in route and timing caused by weather, accidents, or detours. Adjust driving speed and behavior according to road conditions while maintaining passenger comfort and safety.
• Stay vigilant and respond appropriately to pedestrians, bicyclists, and other non-motorized road users. Always be prepared to stop or adjust speed to ensure their safety, especially in busy or congested areas.
• Use defensive driving strategies to anticipate potential hazards and reduce the risk of accidents, including maintaining safe distances from other vehicles, observing speed limits, and remaining aware of other drivers' behaviors.
• Adhere to route schedules and stops to ensure service is consistent and reliable. 
• Communicate clearly and politely with all passengers, including answering questions and inquiries regarding service and routes. 
• Foster and maintain professional, respectful, and positive relationships with both passengers and co-workers, ensuring a collaborative and courteous work environment.
• Serve as a positive ambassador for the service by promoting a safe, welcoming, courteous, and professional image, and consistently representing the program’s values to passengers and the community.
• Ensure passengers follow all safety regulations.
• Communicate with managers, supervisors, and drivers by radio, phone, and computer to exchange information regarding department needs and service alerts.

  

Vehicle/Equipment Serviceability

• Perform daily pre-trip and post-trip inspections to ensure vehicles are safe and operational.
• Complete daily required paperwork.
• Perform routine vehicle maintenance, such as regulating tire pressure, adding fuel and other necessary vehicle fluids.
• Notify appropriate parties of vehicle problems.
• Regular cleaning of interior/exterior of vehicles, including washing, sweeping, mopping, sanitizing, dusting, waxing, etc.

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS:

• Lifting- Must be able and willing to lift up to 50 lbs.   
• Exert- up to 20 lbs. of force occasionally, and/or up to 10 lbs. of force frequently, and/or a negligible amount of force constantly to move objects. Physical demands are in excess of those of Sedentary work.
• Fingering- Picking, pinching, or otherwise working primarily with fingers rather than with the whole hand or arm as in handling.
• Talking- Expressing or exchanging ideas by means of the spoken word.  Talking is important for those activities in which workers must impart oral information to clients or to the public, and in those activities in which they must convey detailed or important spoken instructions to other workers accurately, loudly, or quickly.
• Hearing- perceiving the nature of sounds.  Used for those activities that require ability to receive detailed information through oral communication, and to make fine discriminations in sounds. 
• Communications- Talking with and/or listening to and/or signaling people to convey or exchange information, includes giving/receiving assignments and/or directions.