Metra jobs
Assistant Conductor program will be assigned to work on the CUS, RID or Metra Electric District; you will be assigned to the Guaranteed Extra Board (GEB) until you have enough seniority to "hold" one specific job. What does this really mean to you?
You must be available to work seven days per week.
You may work 25 consecutive days in one month and still be subject to be called into to work for the remaining 5 or 6 days in that month. This does happen.
You will not have any regularly scheduled days off (including weekends and holidays).
Your work hours will vary from day to day. This is not a 9-5" Monday through Friday job. The typical job at Metra is on duty for more than eight hours and up to twelve hours in many cases for any given day.
Many jobs on the extra board are called yard assignments where you will be working outside for long periods of time. Employees must be able to work outside with exposure to all weather conditions (heat, rain, ice, snow, cold).
