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

Job Description

Job Description

RTS OntarioBus Driver (Full-Time and Part-Time)

Reports To: OntarioRegional Manager

New Hourly Rate: $20.80/per hourto start; increases to $22.77 after the probationary period

This is a Union environment in association with the Amalgamated Transit Union, Local 282.

Make an Impact at RTS

Regional Transit Service (RTS) is a regional transit authority established by New York State, with more than 1,000 employees proudly serving customers and business partners throughout Monroe, Genesee, Livingston, Ontario, Orleans, Seneca, Wayne, and Wyoming counties.

Recognized as one of the best-run transit systems in the nation, RTS partners with the communities we serve to provide vital, safe, and sustainable transportation services to more than 11 million riders each year.

Every day, we carry out our mission by connecting people to jobs, schools, healthcare, shopping, and recreational activities.

Why Join RTS?

Staying Healthy

(Full-Time Benefits)

• Medical, Dental and Vision Care
• Health Reimbursement Account (HRA)
• Healthy U Employee Wellness Program

(Part-Time Benefits)

• Healthy U Employee Wellness Program

Feeling Secure

(Full-Time)

• 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

(Part-Time)

• Disability Insurance
• Accident Insurance, Group Specified Disease Insurance and Hospital Insurance

Work-Life Balance

(Full-Time)

• Employee Assistance Program
• Paid Time Off (PTO)
• Paid Holidays
• Healthy U Employee Well-Being Program
• BJ's Wholesale Club

(Part-Time)

• Employee Assistance Program
• Healthy U Employee Well-Being Program
• BJ's Wholesale Club

What You'll Do

• Operates a bus or other revenue service vehicle to safely transport customers along designated routes and according to established schedules. Picks up customers in response to scheduled service, radio, or telephone requests and assists customers with boarding and exiting the vehicle as needed. Responsibilities also include completing required trip logs, reporting vehicle malfunctions, and conducting pre-trip vehicle inspections before departure. Paid training is provided!

What We're Looking For

Required Qualifications:

• Valid NY State Commercial Driver's License (Class A, B, or C) withpassenger endorsement and no seating restrictionspreferred. If not fully licensed,we will train you!(Must have Class "B"permit with passengerendorsementprior to start date.)
• Clean driving recordand at least 5 years of regular Class D driving experience required.
• Excellent Customer Service skills are a must.
• Will be required to pass a post-offer 19A physical.

Working Conditions & Physical Requirements

Tasks involve the intermittent performance of physically demanding work, typically involving some combination of bending, kneeling, squatting, reaching, climbing (stairs), twisting (arm/back) and/or rotating (arm). May also involve lifting (up to 10 pounds), carrying (up to 10 pounds), pushing and/or pulling (up to 150 pounds) materials and/or equipment. Job involves sitting for extended periods of time; up to eight hours per day.

Ninety-five percent of time is spent inside and 5% of time is spent outside, exposing employee to natural environmental conditions. Employee is exposed to fumes, noise (bus), vibration (seat), hazards, and motorized vehicles.

Bus Operators must be able to maintain composure and professionalism while interacting with a diverse population of passengers, including in situations that may involve conflict, stressful conditions, or challenging customer interactions.

Equal Employment Opportunity

Rochester Genesee Regional Transportation Authority (RGRTA) has a zero-tolerance drug and alcohol policy for all employees in accordance with state and federal law. All internal and external applicants will be required to undergo drug testing before employment and will be subject to further drug and/or alcohol testing throughout their employment in accordance with the Department of Transportation (DOT) and the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) regulatory requirements.

Rochester Genesee Regional Transportation Authority (RGRTA) is committed to equal opportunity for all, without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, citizenship and/or immigration status, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, pregnancy, age, veteran status, disability, genetic information, or any other protected characteristic under applicable federal or state law. RGRTAwill make reasonable accommodations for known physical or mental limitations of otherwise qualified employees and applicants with disabilities unless the accommodation would impose an undue hardship on the operation of our business.

Pursuant to Federal Transit Administration regulations, all applicants for employment in safety-sensitive positions must be given a pre-employment drug test. An applicant may not be assigned safety-sensitive functions unless the individual has a verified negative test result. RTS is required by law to test for various substances, including cocaine, amphetamines, opioids, PCP and marijuana metabolites. Please be advised that marijuana stays in the system for an extended period of time, sometimes more than 30 days, and can cause a positive test result long after use.