Fixed Route Dispatcher - Breeze Transit
Sarasota County Government 5303 Pinkney Avenue, Sarasota, FL, USA
- Location: 5303 Pinkney Avenue, Sarasota, FL, USA
- Categories: Dispatch and Telecommunications
- Job Type: Full Time
- Posted: Oct 14, 2024
Job Description:
Fixed Route Dispatcher - Breeze Transit
Description
About the Position
In this crucial role you are progressively responsible for reserving, planning, organizing, assisting, and/or conducting the activities required to dispatch our Breeze Para-Transit and Fixed Bus Routes. Examples of job responsibilities include, but are not limited to, the following...
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Ensure the delivery of services to our community by maintaining schedules and routing in support of the services and timetables published by Breeze.
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Monitor real-time (GPS) tracking of equipment, weather and traffic conditions.
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Direct involvement with Bus Operators and Road Supervisors via radio.
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Routing/re-routing and directing/redirecting the movement of revenue service vehicles, shuttle vehicles, and Bus Operators in accordance with Dispatch Supervision, available information, and Breeze management’s intentions.
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Answer phones in a timely manner, providing accurate information to the public. (When necessary, forwarding calls and/or messages to the requested or appropriate party).
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Review daily Fixed Route transit requirements; ensuring our Federal, State, and local regulations are adhered to.
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Change operator and bus assignments as needed, under direction of Dispatch Supervisor.
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Assign overtime work following current selection and recording procedures.
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Process trip sheets, passenger counts, mileage, and missed trips.
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Complete attendance and occurrence reports and enter absences into our software; notifying management of staffing shortages.
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Update forms, handouts and postings; maintaining electronic forms and creating posters as needed (or requested).
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Keep all dispatch and driver information available and up to date.
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Coordinate emergency response to accidents/incidents.
About the Schedule
Work Hours:
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Full-Time, 40 hours per week.
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Employees must be available for flexible scheduling, based upon business needs.
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Work schedules may vary due to rotations, on-call, emergencies, etc.
Breeze Transit hours of operation can include:
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Sunday - Saturday, 4:15 a.m. to 11:30 p.m.