Company Profile
Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority
Company Overview
MARTA is the 9th largest public transportation system in the US and North America operating bus, rail, and paratransit service for more than 430,000 passenger trips every week day. MARTA is primarily funded by a 1% sales tax levied by our member jurisdictions - the City of Atlanta, Clayton, and DeKalb counties.
MARTA is vital to the success of metro Atlanta's economy, the preservation of our environment and the quality of life in our region. According to a University of Georgia study, MARTA is responsible for about $2.6 billion in economic activity every year.
Company History
MARTA was created in 1965 to provide safe, convenient and reliable transit service for the Metro Atlanta region.
AWARDS & RECOGNITION:
For over 25 years, the Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority has been serving the community; not only through transportation and environmental challenges, but also through community and charitable efforts. The Charity Club has raised an estimated $600,000 annually from both employee donations and volunteer efforts, making MARTA employees one of Atlanta's major contributors for both Atlanta and surrounding communities. MARTA's Charity Club is responsible for linking employees to non-profit organizations and resources that provide goods and services to the socio-economically disadvantaged. The Charity Club prides itself in providing the metro Atlanta community with over 6,000 hours of community service through food and shelter initiatives.
Benefits
Benefits:
Our employees are our most valued asset. Every day, they play an important role in MARTA’s commitment to provide reliable, safe, and cost effective public transportation service to the metro Atlanta region. To support this commitment, we always seek highly motivated team players who are interested in coming aboard to help enhance the services we provide to our customers and together, make MARTA one of the best public transportation systems in the world. MARTA is a drug-free and Equal Opportunity Employer.
Benefits At-a-Glance:
MARTA offers a series of benefit programs and incentives to ensure a healthy work-life balance for its workforce.
Among others, such programs are as follows:
• Competitive Compensation
• Excellent benefit programs*
o Medical
o Dental
o Pharmacy
o Life Insurance
o Disability Benefits
o Critical Illness Insurance
o Health and Dependent Flexible Spending Accounts
o Defined Contribution Retirement Plan (MARTA and employee contribute)
o Optimal 457 Deferred Compensation Plan
*Note: Permanent Full time employees are eligible to participate after 30 days of employment. Permanent Part time employees are eligible to participate after one year of employment (medical and life insurance benefits only).
• Other incentives
o Flex and compressed work schedule
o Tuition Reimbursement (for full time/permanent employees)
o Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
o Free unlimited transportation using our breeze card on all MARTA buses and trains