CDL Driver and Maintenance Assistant

Schedule: 4 to 5 hours a day, 3 to 5 days a week, mostly weekday daytime.

About the role

This is a part-time job for someone who is good with a bus and would rather be moving than sitting. There is no route here. No fare box, no schedule to keep, and nobody waiting at a stop. What there is instead is a fleet of more than 80 vehicles that constantly needs to be somewhere other than where it is. A bus goes out to the vendor and comes back. A cutaway goes to the body shop. Something has to be at inspection by ten. Somebody has to drive all of it, and that somebody needs a CDL and the kind of hands that return equipment without a new mark on it. The hours are steady and predictable, which is the whole appeal.

Responsibilities

• Shuttling Authority vehicles, from buses and cutaways down to vans and support vehicles, between our maintenance facility, vendor shops, body shops, dealerships, inspection sites, and other Authority locations
• Pre-trip and post-trip inspections on everything you touch, and speaking up immediately when something is not right
• Moving and staging vehicles in the yard so the shop, the cleaners, and the morning pull out all work
• Fueling, washing, and getting vehicles ready for service
• Basic service tasks under the shop's direction: fluid levels, tire pressure, lights, mirrors, interior cleaning
• Running parts, supplies, and equipment where they need to go
• Logging mileage, fuel, and trip information accurately, and entering it in the maintenance system
• General help around the shop when the technicians need an extra set of hands

Qualifications

What makes someone good at this

• Care with equipment—these are expensive vehicles and they belong to the public
• Ability to work on your own without someone standing over you
• A clear head about where things need to be and when
• Willingness to tell the shop the truth when you notice something on the way back
• Knowledge of Butler County and the Cincinnati and Dayton road network to navigate without relying on your phone

Minimum Qualifications

• Valid Commercial Driver License, Class B or higher, with passenger endorsement and no air brake restriction
• Current DOT medical certification, or the ability to get one before you start
• Acceptable motor vehicle record with no disqualifying violations
• At least 21 years old
• Ability to lift up to 40 pounds and to walk, stand, bend, and climb in and out of vehicles through the shift, outdoors, in all weather conditions

Preferred Qualifications

• Time behind the wheel of transit buses, school buses, motorcoaches, or heavy-duty trucks
• Previous work in a maintenance, fleet, or garage environment

Testing and screening

This is a safety-sensitive position under Federal Transit Administration rules, so it carries drug and alcohol testing under 49 CFR Part 655, including pre-employment, random, reasonable suspicion, and post-accident testing. Employment is also contingent on a background check, motor vehicle record review, and physical examination.

Benefits

• OPERS pension participation
• Paid time off that accrues with hours worked

About Butler County RTA

BCRTA is a political subdivision of the State of Ohio organized as a Regional Transit Authority under Ohio code. BCRTA acts as the designated recipient for Federal Transit Funds and provides public transportation services within and around Butler County, Ohio including Hamilton, Middletown, Fairfield, West Chester, Oxford, and Miami University. The BCRTA employs or directs around 120 transit employees and manages an annual budget over $7M. BCRTA is governed by a nine-member Board of Trustees.

BCRTA is a public transit agency dedicated to supporting Butler County’s quality of life and economic development through public transportation solutions. Our employees enjoy a work culture that promotes inclusion, diversity, cooperation, problem-solving, teamwork, independence, and ingenuity.