Geb Red Cap - Washington, United States - Amtrak

Amtrak

Verified Company

Washington, United States

1 week ago

Posted by:

Mark Lane

beBee recruiter

Description

Your success is a train ride away
As we move America's workforce toward the future, Amtrak connects businesses and communities across the country. We employ more than 20,000 diverse, energetic professionals in a variety of career fields throughout the United States.

The safety of our passengers, our employees, the public and our operating environment is our priority, and the success of our railroad is due to our employees.

Are you ready to join our team?

Our values of 'Do the Right Thing, Excel Together and Put Customers First' are at the heart of what matters most to us, and our Core Capabilities, 'Building Trust, Accountability, Effective Communication, Customer Focus, and Proactive Safety & Security' are what every employee needs to know and do to be most impactful at Amtrak.

By living the Amtrak values, focusing on our capabilities, and actively embracing and fostering diverse ideas, backgrounds, and perspectives, together we will honor our past and make Amtrak a company of the future.

SUMMARY OF DUTIES:

Passengers will be assisted in the movement of their personal luggage or parcels within this station or station facilities.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

Provide wheelchair service for disabled and/or handicapped passengers
Provide arm assistance to blind individuals to and from the trains
Conversant with the procedure governing the issuance of Red Cap Check NRPC Form 313

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

Employee must conform to Amtrak's Standards of Excellence and prescribed code of dress
High school diploma or GED equivalent
Must be able to lift 50 pounds
Must be fully capable of operating commercial vehicles and mechanized equipment
Must have a valid Operator's license

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS & WORK ENVIRONMENT

Two (2) years of college or business equivalent
Two (2) years' experience in a serviceoriented position

COMMUNICATION AND INTERPERSONAL SKILLS:

Must have excellent oral and written communication skills.

Requisition ID:161621

Posting Location(s):District of Columbia; Maryland; Virginia

Job Family/Function:
Transportation

Relocation Offered:
No

Travel Requirements:0 - 5%

You power our progress through your performance.
We want your work at Amtrak to be more than a job.

We want your career at Amtrak to be a fulfilling experience where you find challenging work, rewarding opportunities, respect among colleagues, and attractive compensation.

Amtrak maintains a culture that values high performance and recognizes individual employee contributions.

Amtrak is committed to a safe workplace free of drugs and alcohol.

All Amtrak positions requires a pre-employment background check that includes prior employment verification, a criminal history check and a pre-employment drug screen.

In accordance with DOT regulations (49 CFR , Amtrak is required to obtain prior drug and alcohol testing records for applicants/employees intending to perform safety-sensitive duties for covered Department of Transportation positions.

If an applicant/employee refuses to provide written consent for Amtrak to obtain these records, the individual will not be permitted to perform safety-sensitive functions.

In accordance with federal law governing security checks of covered individuals for providers of public transportation (Title 6 U.S.C , Amtrak is required to screen applicants for any permanent or interim disqualifying criminal offenses.

Note that any education requirement listed above may be deemed satisfied if you have an equivalent combination of education, training and experience.