Common use of Interdepartmental Transfers Clause in Contracts

Interdepartmental Transfers. SECTION 1. It is recognized that from time to time vacancies occur within the Operations and Maintenance Departments which offer the opportunity for company employees to either move to a new position within an existing department, ie: Maintenance or to move from one department to another, ie: from Maintenance to Operations or vice versa. The following general rules will apply in these situations. A. Any employee who gives notice to Management of his/her desire to transfer to another department will be provided notice by Management of any future vacancies in the desired department. B. If an employee desiring to transfer to another department meets the minimum job requirements for the vacant position as defined in this article, that employee will be given priority over outside applicants. SECTION 2. When a vacancy shall be determined to exist within the Maintenance Department among the staff of mechanics, or when it is found to be desirable to add an additional mechanic position, such vacancy or addition shall first be attempted to be filled from the ranks of Maintenance employees in lower classifications on the basis of seniority, providing employees of sufficient ability and qualifications are available for that purpose. Applicants from a lower classification applying for the position of Semi-Skilled Mechanic, the initial mechanic job classification, must qualify for consideration by passing a mechanical aptitude test. This test will be administered jointly by the Director of Maintenance and the Union Shop Xxxxxxx. Further, to qualify for consideration to appointment as a Semi-Skilled Mechanic, the applicant must be in possession of a basic tool kit. All vacancy bidding shall be posted for a period of five (5) working days. During this period Maintenance Department employees in lower classifications may bid for the vacancy according to their job classification seniority. SECTION 3. If no Maintenance Department employees in lower classifications are determined to be eligible to fill a mechanic position, then a vacancy bidding shall be posted for a period of five (5) working days during which period Operations Department employees may bid on according to their job classification seniority. Applicants from the Operations Department are also required to pass above stated mechanical aptitude test and be in possession of a basic tool kit, listed in Appendix A of this Agreement. An employee transferring from the Operations Department to the Maintenance Department will be paid during his/her probation period at the Step 1 rate for the job classification he/she is entering as defined in the Agreement. SECTION 4. When an employee of the Maintenance Department makes known to Management that he/she desires to transfer to the Operations Department, and is subsequently accepted for a position vacancy in the Operations Department, his/her transfer will be governed by the following rules: A. Employee will be required to attend and successfully complete the Bus Operators' Training Course and demonstrate acceptable on-the-job skills in actual revenue service. B. Said employee will be paid during the operator training period at the entry level of the Bus Operator pay range. Once training is completed, the employee will receive the normal salary step increases for bus operators as defined in the Agreement. C. The former Maintenance Department employee transferring to the Operations Department shall retain all his/her present benefits and his/her Employment Seniority as it relates to voting for vacation and number of weeks allowed. He/she shall also remain a member of the Amalgamated Transit Union, Local # 19 during his/her probationary period and will continue to be authorized access to the Union Grievance Process. SECTION 5. Any employee promoted or advanced by inter-department transfer under the provisions of Section 2, 3, or 4 of this Article shall be given not more than sixty (60) days within which to demonstrate on-the-job qualification. In the event that Management makes the decision that an employee has failed to qualify as a successful bus operator or Maintenance employee within such period, said employee shall revert back to his/her former job classification without loss of seniority.