Bus Drivers

Job description

Drivers who hold a valid U.S CDL driver's license category B or Mexican Licencia Federal de Conductor Internacional Category A, are insurable, and pass a physical exam may drive 48-60 passenger vehicles and to transport equipment and workers to an assigned work site and at the end of the work day transport employees back to housing sites, medical appointments and/or transport workers to the grocery store, bank, or laundry facilities to the closest town. Driver may pick up workers from different housing sites or pick up points and take them to assigned work site, transit between work sites, and return workers back to the housing site or pick up point at the end of the work day. When Driver transports workers, it may or may not be on a planned or scheduled basis, at the direction of employer or the driver’s supervisor.

Drivers are also responsible, during the workday, for filling the vehicle with gasoline and keeping it clean. Drivers will be required to perform daily maintenance checks, as well as pre-trip and post-trip inspections. Driver will maintain logs of working hours following all applicable state and federal regulations. Whether a worker is insurable is determined by the company's insurance carrier. The employer will provide a copy of the workers driver's license and personal information to its insurance carrier so the carrier may run a Department of Motor Vehicle check to validate the insurability of the driver, which is standard practice for all company drivers. The worker must hold a valid U.S CDL driver's license category B or Mexican Licencia Federal de Conductor Internacional Category A, by the first day of employment and the employer will not pay for the worker to obtain the driver's license. Employee will have to register to FMCSA. Employee must be able to pass the DOT CDL physical. Must obtain a DOT medical examiner’s certificate before commencing work. Requires 12 months CDL driving history.

Workers may be requested to submit to random drug or alcohol tests at no cost to the worker. Failure to comply with the request or testing positive may result in immediate termination. All testing will occur post-hire or after an offer contingent upon passing a drug or alcohol test, and is not a part of the interview process. Negative result may be required post-hire and before commencing work.

Special Requirements

Minimum of 12 months of experience is required. No smoking, illegal drugs, alcohol, or weapons of any sort in the housing or work fields. Must be able to communicate in English or Spanish as it is required for training and safety purposes. Must be able to obtain a driver's license within 30 days of hire. Work is performed outdoors and can involve exposure to sun, wind, mud, dust, heat, cold and other elements of the normal field environment. Temperatures can range from 20 degrees F to over 100 degrees F during the period of employment. Workers should come prepared with appropriate clothing and footwear for the work and working conditions described.