The MBTA will attend a job fair Tuesday as the agency manages a critical staffing shortage that has had significant and sometimes frustrating effects on service.
Tuesday's event will be at the UMass Dartmouth campus and is open to the general public. The MBTA is hosting multiple recruitment events and attending job fairs around the state to fill open roles. For event details, click here.
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The Federal Transit Administration ordered the T to correct ongoing understaffing and safety concerns last year amid a series of ongoing troubles. But getting up to healthy labor levels could come as a challenge - a recent analysis found that the agency could start the next fiscal year at 20 to 25% below what's needed - and that there were thousands of jobs to be filled.
Hiring for all those roles has been cited as one of the most important issues for newly arrived General Manager Philip Eng, who has committed to increased hiring. Recent understaffing has led to longer wait times and reduced T Service for riders.
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The agency is offering different incentives to join the team, including sign-on bonuses as much as $7,500 for certain positions:
- Bus Operator
- Green Line Operator
- Heavy Rail Operator
- Fueler
- Service Technician
- Streetcar Operator
- Subway Train Operator
- Rail Repairer
- Track Laborer
Employees will need to stay with the agency for a certain amount of time to receive those bonuses.
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