New Pay Rate! RTS Ontario Bus Driver (Full Time and Part Time)

Regional Transit Service • Canandaigua, NY

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About The Position

RTS Regional Transit Service is hiring bus drivers to transport customers safely along designated routes and established schedules. Drivers pick up customers in response to scheduled service, radio, or telephone requests and assist with boarding and exiting as needed. The role also includes completing trip logs, reporting vehicle malfunctions, and performing pre-trip vehicle inspections. Paid training is provided. The position is in a union environment associated with the Amalgamated Transit Union, Local 282, and reports to the Ontario Regional Manager. The starting hourly rate is $21.53, increasing to $23.57 after the probationary period.

The job involves extended periods of sitting, physically demanding tasks, and exposure to indoor and outdoor conditions, fumes, bus noise, seat vibration, hazards, and motorized vehicles. Bus operators must remain composed and professional while interacting with a diverse passenger population, including during stressful or challenging customer interactions. Safety-sensitive employees must pass a pre-employment drug test and are subject to additional drug and alcohol testing as required by applicable regulations.

Requirements

• Valid New York State Commercial Driver's License (Class A, B, or C) with passenger endorsement and no seating restrictions is preferred; if not fully licensed, a Class B permit with passenger endorsement is required before the start date, and training is offered.
• Clean driving record.
• At least five years of regular Class D driving experience.
• Excellent customer service skills.
• Must pass a post-offer 19A physical.
• For safety-sensitive positions, must successfully complete a pre-employment drug test and receive a verified negative result before performing safety-sensitive functions; employees are subject to additional testing as required by regulations.

Nice To Haves

• Valid New York State Commercial Driver's License (Class A, B, or C) with passenger endorsement and no seating restrictions.

Responsibilities

• Operate a bus or other revenue service vehicle to transport customers safely along designated routes and established schedules.
• Pick up customers in response to scheduled service, radio, or telephone requests.
• Assist customers with boarding and exiting the vehicle as needed.
• Complete required trip logs.
• Report vehicle malfunctions.
• Conduct pre-trip vehicle inspections before departure.
• Maintain composure and professionalism when interacting with passengers, including in stressful or challenging situations.

Benefits

• Full-time: Medical, dental, and vision care; Health Reimbursement Account (HRA); Healthy U Employee Wellness Program; disability insurance; pension plan; New York State Deferred Compensation Plan; life and Accidental Death & Dismemberment (AD&D) insurance; accident insurance, group specified disease insurance, and hospital insurance; Employee Assistance Program; paid time off (PTO); paid holidays; Healthy U Employee Well-Being Program; BJ's Wholesale Club.
• Part-time: Healthy U Employee Wellness Program; disability insurance; accident insurance, group specified disease insurance, and hospital insurance; Employee Assistance Program; Healthy U Employee Well-Being Program; BJ's Wholesale Club.
• Paid training.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed