Access Bus Washer

ABOUT RTS ACCESS

RTS Access provides a complementary service, also known as "paratransit service," to the RTS fixed route system. This form of transportation is available to those customers with disabilities who are unable to utilize the RTS fixed route system for all or some of their transportation needs.

RTS Access is seeking a Full‑Time bus Washer to join our team! Becoming a Bus Washer for Regional Transit Service Access is an excellent way to start a career with one of the nation's top Transit Authorities. Through the cleaning of buses, you will be involved in a team that is critical to our customers’ health and safety, along with providing them with an overall satisfying customer experience.

• Cleaning and washing the interior and exterior of transit buses
• Fueling buses
• Parking and placing buses for service

If you’re dependable, detail‑oriented, and looking to be part of a great team, we’d love for you to apply!

$19.67

• Staying Healthy:
  Medical, Dental, and Vision Care, Health Reimbursement Account (HRA)
• Feeling Secure:
  Disability Insurance, Pension Plan, NY State Deferred Compensation Plan, Life & Accidental Death & Dismemberment (AD&D) Insurance, Accident Insurance, Group Specified Disease Insurance, and Hospital Insurance
• Work‑Life Balance:
  Paid Time Off (PTO), Employee Assistance Program, Paid Holidays, Wellness Center, Employee Wellness Program, Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF), Culture & Inclusion Council, BJ’s Wholesale Club Discount, and more!

588 Trabold Rd., Rochester, NY 14624

Saturday to Wednesday 4:00 PM to 12:00 AM, Thursday & Friday off

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

• Work in various temperatures, including the summer heat and winter cold.
• Work in a noisy work environment.
• Hear oncoming vehicles, horns, and other verbal signals in and between buses without a line of sight.
• Perform work at a high rate of speed.
• Work in a dark and dimly lit work environment.
• Work in a confined space.
• Follow directions.
• Work in wet and slippery conditions.
• Stand for long periods of time on hard and uneven surfaces.
• Move from a standing position to stooping multiple times; the ability to bend, squat, crouch, stretch, lift arms and hands over head.
• Lift up to 50 pounds.
• Kneel on wet, flat, hard surfaces.
• Walk and move quickly through buses for several hundred feet.
• Be dependable, arrive to work on time; honest, and be able to work as a team.

• Valid NY State Driver’s license.
• Must be able to obtain a Class B permit with passenger endorsement and no air‑brake restriction prior to start date.
• Clean driving record.
• Ability to work as a team.
• Strong communication skills.
• Dependability and punctuality.
• Honesty.
• Ability to follow directions.

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

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 (Use the "Apply for this Job" box below). 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. 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.