Today, there are more than one hundred and fifty members of the GBT Team including bus operators, mechanics, cleaners and supervisors as well as administrative and support staff.
A career in public transportation can be fulfilling and rewarding. We succeed when we help our customers to succeed. Ours is a field where the customer comes first and as a result, we look to recruit and encourage success in people who are interested in serving people.
Our Mission:
Contributing to a better community through public transportation.
Our Vision:
To provide the best public transportation service possible.
Our values encompass:
If you hold a CT Commercial Driver’s License (CDL), have a high school diploma or a GED, are 22 years old or older, are a safe driver in good standing, and have great customer service skills, we’d like to hear from you!
If you hold a CT Commercial Driver’s License (CDL), have a high school diploma or a GED, are 22 years old or older, are a safe driver in good standing, and have great customer service skills, we’d like to hear from you!
The Director of Planning and Service Development is responsible for a wide range of activities related to increasing ridership and advancing the role GBT plays in its service area. Duties include bottom-line responsibility for all service planning, scheduling, blocking and runcutting, facility and amenity planning, marketing and public information, customer relations, capital programming, legislative initiatives and government relations and special projects. This position is also responsible for the management of a wide variety of projects, from inception to completion and is responsible for the maintenance, analysis and reporting of data, including reports to the National Transit Database and FTA Milestone Progress Reports.
This position reports to the Chief Executive Officer or his designee and supervises the staff assigned to the Planning Department.
The position requirements are outlined on the pre-application form.
GBT’s Manager of Transportation Operations has bottom line responsibility for all aspects of the day-to-day operation of the Transportation Department including, but not limited to operational safety and the Departments efficiency and effectiveness. This position oversees all field supervision, dispatch operations, safety training, compliance with federal drug and alcohol testing requirements and procedures, the development of operator assignments, capital planning, operational budgeting, technology and communication systems and staffing.
This position reports to the Chief Operations Officer, and supervises The Assistant Manager of Transportation Operations, Dispatchers/Supervisors, and other staff assigned to the Department.
The position requirements are outlined on the pre-application form.
GBT’s Manager of Maintenance Operations has bottom line responsibility for all aspects of GBT’s fleet maintenance program. This is highly responsible supervisory and technical position which ensures that GBT’s fleet and maintenance equipment are kept in a state of good repair, meeting all safety and regulatory requirements and the needs of GBT’s riders. The Maintenance Manager provides direction to all maintenance staff including mechanics, parts clerks, yard workers, cleaners, janitors and other maintenance workers as maybe added from time-to-time. This position also leads efforts to improve GBT’s fleet, researching new technologies in the public transportation field and their application in GBT services.
This position reports to the Operations Officer and has bottom line responsibility for supervision of all maintenance staff. This position also works closely with GBT’s Manager of Facilities and Grounds to ensure GBT facilities meet the needs of the maintenance program and that all assets are maintained in a state of good repair.
The position requirements are outlined on the pre-application form.
GBT is hiring for all Mechanic Classifications. We offer a competitive salary, great benefits, a comprehensive training program that leads to promotability and great working conditions with modernized equipment. Come join our team.
Performs skilled automotive mechanical work in the repair and maintenance of Greater Bridgeport Transit’s buses, trucks, automobiles, heavy and light equipment, both diesel and gasoline powered, and other mechanical equipment.
GBT’s Maintenance Foreperson has bottom-line responsibility for safely ensuring the proper maintenance and repair of all vehicles operated by GBT personnel, whether in fixed-route or paratransit service or in non-revenue support service. The Maintenance Foreman supervises all non-managerial and non-supervisory maintenance personnel working at or in communication with GBT’s maintenance department during his/her shift. Maintenance Foremen are responsible for ensuring an adequate supply of buses ready for pullouts as well as for providing ready replacements for buses that break down while in service. Besides routine coordination of shop activities, provision of technical assistance to and mentoring of mechanics, oversight of employee safety and productivity, and assignment of maintenance and repair work to mechanics and related support staff, the Maintenance Foreman assists in managing the ongoing vehicle maintenance program. The Maintenance Foreman further assists management with non-routine tasks by participating in the ongoing review of maintenance procedures; specification of new vehicles and other related equipment; and development and implementation of new procedures and of new-hire and refresher training of maintenance staff. The Maintenance Foreman is a highly responsible supervisory position.
Performs skilled automotive mechanical work in the repair and maintenance of Greater Bridgeport Transit Authority automobiles, trucks, buses, heavy and light equipment, both diesel and gasoline powered; and other mechanical equipment.
CDL Required
Perform supplementary cleaning on GBTA vehicles.
Maintenance Foreman
As a matter of principle, GBT will not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, color, creed, national origin, gender or age. GBT will not discriminate against disabled individuals in accordance with the requirements of Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended, and the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, as amended. Further, GBT will not discriminate because of age in accordance with the requirements of the Age Discrimination Act and the applicable provisions of State law. Under applicable regulations, GBT provides reasonable accommodations to qualified disabled individuals.
It is also the policy of GBT to provide equal employment and economic opportunity at every level without regard to race, color, sex, national origin, ancestry, religion, marital status, sexual orientation physical disability, or age. This policy applies to all phases of employment and economic opportunity, including: recruitment, selection, promotion, termination, layoffs, compensation, training and benefits.
To learn more about GBT’s Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) Program and how we work to ensure that our staff is representative of the communities we serve, see GBT’s Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) Plan or contact:
Crystal Engram
Director of Human Resources
Email: cengram@gogbt.com
Click here to view GBT’s complete Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) Program
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