Part-time Transit Operator Full-time Job

Closing Date: August 13, 2024

About the Position

Sarnia Transit is committed to providing safe, reliable, and efficient transportation services to the residents and visitors of Sarnia. As an integral part of our community, we strive to maintain the highest standards of customer service and operational excellence.

Operators are dedicated customer focused individuals responsible for providing safe and efficient conventional and specialized transit services. As front-line employees, Operators are instrumental in demonstrating respectful behavior towards all passengers.

Key Responsibilities

• Providing courteous and timely service, route, bus schedule information to passengers.
• Efficiently picking up and dropping off passengers either between stops or directly to their destinations while operating Care-a-Van services.
• Ensuring passengers with disabilities are accommodated within the Ontario Human Rights Commission (OHRC) and applicable legislation, including Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (AODA), while ensuring they benefit from Sarnia’s transit services.
• Physical demands include assisting passengers with mobility needs and devices on and off the bus while following prescribed procedures.

Position Requirements

• Minimum valid Class C driver's licence with an abstract acceptable to City guidelines.
• Air brake (Z) endorsement.
• Must obtain a Vulnerable Sector Check.
• Safety conscious driver with knowledge of Sarnia’s roads and attractions.
• Must successfully pass medical examinations in accordance with Ministry of Transportation Regulations.

Demonstrated Skills and Abilities

• Written and oral communication skills
• Interpersonal skills
• Problem – solving skills 
• Teamwork skills
• Service excellence

Situated on the shores of Lake Huron where it meets the St. Clair River, Sarnia is Ontarios hub for the traditional petro chemical industry and the emerging bio chemical and clean energy economy. Sarnia is a community propelled by leading science and innovative collaboration. The Western Sarnia-Lambton Research Park, Bioindustrial Innovation Canada and Lambton College are among the leaders building an innovation bridge to a new economy in this beautiful waterfront community.