Bus Operator - starting at $26.94

Drive your career with TCAT!

If you value kind and reliable customer service and you're looking for a rewarding career in your community, join TCAT!

As a Bus Operator at TCAT, you will hold a key role in providing our community with safe, reliable, and affordable transportation to and from work, school, and business in Ithaca and surrounding commuter communities.  We run 50 buses along 30 routes, 360 days a year, for approximately 22 hrs each day to get our friends and neighbors where they need to go.  Our Operators are punctual, dependable, customer service-oriented, and safety-minded individuals who enjoy helping their community get there safely and on-time!

No CDL? – No problem!  TCAT provides truly exceptional training to Bus Operators!

Basic Functions:

• Play a key role in keeping our vibrant community connected and moving throughout Tompkins County.

• Ensure safe, courteous, on-time transportation in a variety of commercial transit vehicles in a variety of weather conditions.

• Support TCAT's accessibility & customer service goals by assisting riders with information about routes, schedules, and transfers.

• Communicate effectively with Dispatch through verbal and written reports.

Compensation & Benefits:
•    $26.94 per hour starting rate with transparent, equitable, and predictable wage increases over time!
•    Generous shift & trainer differential rates
•    Health Insurance (Excellus BCBS) with medical FSA & HSA options
•    Vision Insurance (employer-paid)
•    Dental Insurance (employer-paid) 
•    Life/AD&D Insurance (employer-paid)
•    Voluntary Employee, Spousal & Child Life insurance
•    Group Short- & Long-Term Disability (employer-paid)
•    Employee Assistance Program 
•    Day Care Assistance Program 
•    401(k) retirement plan (10% employer match after 2 years)
•    Paid Time Off including Vacation, Sick, Floating Holidays, and 7 paid holidays

Picture yourself in the Driver Seat!

Qualifications
•    Must be at least 21 years old with clean & valid NY class D driver license 
    o    CDL-A or CDL-B license with passenger & air brake endorsements preferred
    o    Commercial License Permit preferred
•    Excellent communication and customer service skills to deal with diverse customers and coworkers in positive and respectful manner
•    Reliable transportation to Ithaca in all weather conditions
•    Flexible schedule and availability for occasional overtime or mandated shifts

Requirements
•    Motor vehicle record check
•    Verification of past employment
•    DOT physical examination & FTA drug test (including marijuana)
•    Criminal background check
* Positions in this job classification are considered safety-sensitive and are subject to drug testing, including random drug screens, in accordance with Federal Transit Administration (FTA) Drug and Alcohol regulations.

Physical Demands
•    Must be able to lift up to 100 pounds
•    Work requires the ability to reach, bend, twist, stoop, kneel, crawl, crouch and climb ladders on a regular basis in the performance of mechanical work 
•    Required to use hands, fingers and arms to reach, handle or operate objects, tools, or controls
•    Stands and walks for long periods of time in the performance of duties
•    Ability to receive directions and interact with coworkers
•    Specific vision abilities required to include close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, color vision, and ability to adjust focus
* Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of this position.

Applications may also be completed in person or mailed to: 
TCAT Attn: Sarah Miller, 737 Willow Ave, Ithaca NY 14850  
•    You will receive an email acknowledgment when you have successfully applied. 
•    You will be notified within two weeks if you are selected for the next step of the application process. 
•    Please keep your contact information up-to-date. 

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