TCAT Bus Operator - Full-time

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.