RTS Wayne Bus Washer

Company Information :

Regional Transit Service (RTS) is a regional transit authority established by New York State with more than 1,000 employees who proudly serve customers and business partners in 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 community it serves to provide vital, safe, and sustainable transportation services to nearly 8 million people each year.

We carry out our mission by connecting our customers to jobs, school, healthcare, shopping, and recreational activities every day.

JOB OVERVIEW :

RTS Wayne seeks to fill a Bus Washer position. Position exists to perform exterior and interior transit bus cleaning / washing, bus fueling and bus parking / placing.

WORK HOURS : Monday Friday, 3 : 00PM 8 : 00PM

RATE : $18.00 per hour

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS & PHYSICAL DEMANDS :

Work is physically demanding using power and hand tools. The work is performed in an outside environment regardless of weather.

• Applicants must possess : the ability to work in summer heat and winter cold; the ability to work in a noisy work environment;
• the ability to hear oncoming vehicles, horns and other verbal signals in and between buses without a line of sight, ability to perform work at a high rate of speed, ability to work in a dark and dimly lit work environment;
• ability to work in a confined space; ability to follow directions; ability to work in wet and slippery conditions; the ability to stand for long periods of time on hard and uneven surfaces;
• the ability to move from a standing position to stooping multiple times, ability to bend, squat, crouch, stretch, lift arms and hands over head;

the ability to lift up to 50 pounds; ability to kneel on wet, flat, hard surfaces; ability to walk and move quickly through buses for several hundred feet.

Employee must be dependable, arrive to work on time; honest and be able to work as a team.

REQUIREMENTS :

• Valid NY State Driver's License with clean driving record
• Must obtain a Class "B" permit with passenger endorsement prior to start date

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION :

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.

RGRTA is committed to equal opportunity for all, without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, citizenship, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, veteran status, disability, genetic information, or any other protected characteristic.

RGRTA will 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.