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How to Apply

Please e-mail a resume and cover letter to nicole@orangetorpedo.com for any shuttle driver position, or feel free to come by the shop and pick up an application!

If you are applying to be a shuttle driver in Idaho you can e-mail a resume to fred@orangetorpedo.com or feel free to come by the shop and pick up an application. Our Idaho location only does shuttles for Orange Torpedo river trips, not general shuttle services. 

What it means to be part of Whitewater Cowboys

For decades Whitewater Cowboys has been the premier outfitter supporting adventurous travelers running private adventures down the Rogue and Illinois Rivers.  Our company is run by passionate river runners and we take pride in helping others have incredible trips through the river canyons we are so passionate about. We believe the days spent floating the river or hiking the trail with friends and family care the times one creates the best memories.  At Whitewater Cowboys we take pride in helping to create those memories by supporting the logistics and providing the equipment for these trips.  

By joining Whitewater Cowboys you are helping create the life-long memories families and friends will build on their trips down our beloved river canyons.  By dropping off the raft they will use, or shuttling their car, you directly support the adventure our patrons are about to go on.  You are a participating in making their adventure happen. 

So come and join Whitewater Cowboys as we facilitate adventures down the Rogue and Illinois Rivers.  Help us share our incredible Southern Oregon by joining our team today!


Members of the WWC team have:

Intellectual Curiosity 

  • Desire to learn new skills 
  • Active as a student or in one’s profession 
  • History of taking on new challenges 
  • Creative problem solver


Desire for personal growth 

  • Seeks out new challenges 
  • Desires to have new experiences 
  • Participates in leadership development 
  • Appreciates critique as an opportunity for improvement


Self-awareness 

  • Self-confident in one’s ability to lead 
  • Self-confident enough to allow others to lead 
  • Humble enough to admit what one needs to learn 
  • Confident enough to accomplish something after saying they can do it 
  • Healthy balance of fear and confidence


Love for adventure 

  • Passion for the outdoors and helping others explore them
  • Thrive in adverse circumstances 
  • Have a strong sense of emotional stability as circumstances change



Shuttle Drivers

For many, their vehicles are extensions of themselves. After homes, vehicles are often one of the most significant purchases a person makes and the emotional attachment to vehicles is significant. Our vehicles are signs of our personal freedom and often even an outwards symbol we use to frame the way in which people view us and who we are. Basically, vehicles are a very important part of people’s lives and something they place great financial and emotional investment in. These people then entrust us with these important parts of their lives. They trust us to drive them on windy mountain roads filled with wildlife in the belief we will do our best to take care of their vehicle, as we would take care of our own. So as a shuttle driver you are a caretaker of something very precious and you are entrusted with a great responsibility. 

When driving shuttles you are operating a vehicle on steep, dangerous roads filled with plenty of other traffic and wildlife. You are responsible for your own safety, but also the safety of the vans full of people driving the other direction on the windy mountain roads. You, as a driver, are responsible to ensure the safety of everyone around you while traveling.

Tasks of a shuttle driver

Appropriately move vehicles 

  • Use the systems created to ensure the correct cars are moved the correct places and with the keys and all other items handled in alignment with the wishes of the owner.
  • Move vehicles from the river to OTT HQ and park them in both a safe and organized fashion.
  • Move vehicles from OTT to the river where they are parked in a safe, organized, and legal way.
  • Ensure vehicles are left in the same condition they are found.


Hospitality

  • Engage with shuttle clients at the put-in and takeout in a way which adds to their excitement about their experience on the Rogue River and affirms their comfort and confidence in their shuttle decision.
  • Engage with any OTT clients, or other companies clients, riding in the vans during shuttles in a way which positively adds to their experience with the company and shows our wonderful Southern Oregon hospitality.


Skills of a shuttle driver: 

Creative problem solving

  • When operating in the field, be able to look at a situation and create a workable solution.


Communication

  • Clearly be able to communicate with other drivers.
  • Clearly be able to communicate with clients regarding needed details of their shuttles.
  • Ability to read and understand written instructions and follow the directions regarding shuttle information.


Experience 

  • Minimum 2-years driving experience with a valid US Drivers license and a clean driving record.
  • Ability to drive and back trailers preferred, ability to learn required.
  • Ability to drive a manual transmission preferred but not required.
  • Experience driving on USFS backcountry roads preferred.
  • Class C, B, or A commercial drivers license is a bonus but not required.


Wages and Hours:

Wages

  • Starting at $15.05 per hour

Hours

  • Shuttles are an on-call business. We will call when we have shuttles. Most shuttles occur early in the morning, starting around 6am and being done with work by 11am.
  • We do not guarantee a minimum number of hours per week.
  • Work is seasonal.

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