Accelerate Your Career with Winnipeg Transit!

Looking for an excellent, long term career opportunity that pays over $45,000/year? Then plan to visit our recruitment booth September 5th and 6th at the Polo Park Shopping Centre.

Where: SEARS COURT in the Polo Park Shopping Centre (main floor)
When: Friday, September 5th 10:00 am - 9:00 pm
    Saturday, September 6th 9:30 am- 6:00 pm

• Earn over $45,000/year
• Starting salary is $16.26 an hour
• Fully paid 6 week training program
• Guaranteed full time hours
• Excellent benefits
• 3 WEEKS VACATION AFTER 1 YEAR

Qualifications:

• Valid class 5 driver's licence with zero demerits
• Minimum Grade 10 education
• No bus driving experience necessary

Look for Winnipeg Transit's recruitment booth located at Sears Court on the main floor of the Polo Park Shopping Centre September 5th and 6th

• Transit staff will be on hand to talk to you about the realities of being a bus operator
• Bus Operator applications will be accepted all day until closing
• Try your driving skills on our bus simulator

The City of Winnipeg Transit System is recruiting Bus Operators

We're looking for individuals with:

• a sincere desire to serve the public
• great people skills
• mature judgement and keen sense of responsibility
• demonstrated employment stability
• minimum grade 10 education
• a valid class 5 drivers licence, with 0 demerits

If you have the above along with the ability to obtain an instructional class 2 licence with airbrake endorsement prior to employment, you could be on your way to an exciting new career with Winnipeg Transit.

The Bus Operator selection process includes:

• public relations test
• written test
• driving aptitude test
• current driver's abstract
• Competency based interview
• successful completion of past and present employer reference checks
• criminal record check
• medical examination, which includes drug & alcohol testing

The City of Winnipeg is an Employment Equity Employer.

Application Forms

Bus Operator applications are available at:

Winnipeg Transit
421 Osborne
Ph. 986-5782
8:30 AM - 4:30 PM
Monday - Friday

Millennium Library
Graham & Donald
Transit Info Booth
9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Monday - Friday

City Hall
Human Resources
510 Main St
8:30 AM - 4:30 PM
Monday - Friday

Application forms can also be viewed, downloaded and printed right here. You will need Adobe's free Acrobat Viewer (available here) to view and print these files, which are in Portable Document Format (PDF).

Note that these applications cannot be filled out and returned by mail or email. Although you can print and fill out these application forms, you must present them in person at Winnipeg Transit's 421 Osborne office. Make sure you have a photocopy of your driver's licence with you, as this will be needed when you hand in your application.

If you have further employment questions you can phone 986-5782, Monday through Friday 8:30am - 4:30pm.

Application Form and Step Process Form
Bus Operator Selection System Details

The Challenges of being a Bus Operator

Though there are many rewards to being a Transit Operator, there are also many challenges. Some of these challenges are due to the seniority-based system that determines an Operator's hours of work, vacation time, days off, and others, due to the nature of the job itself. These challenges can impact the Operator's personal and family life. The following is a description of what the new operator may expect.

• Winnipeg Transit operates 7 days a week, 365 days a year. New operators will be required to work weekends and holidays and days off may not be consecutive or consistent.
• Though there are buses on the road 24 hours a day, the majority of shifts take place between the hours of 05:00-02:30. New operators will work both day and night shifts, at times changing from one to the other with little notice.
• Daily work assignments are between 7.5-8.5 hours in length and will often be split shifts that consist of 2 or 3 pieces of work that may take more than 12 hours to complete.
• The new operator can expect to be placed on what is known as the spare board. This position means that work assignments will change daily, hourly and at times, upon very short notice. Each Operator does have a guarantee of 75 hours biweekly, which is subject to certain conditions.
• Though each new operator will receive 3 weeks vacation after the first year, the choice of when they are taken will be limited by seniority.
• As seniority increases, so does an Operator's choice of hours, of vacation time and of days off.
• Weather conditions, construction, traffic, difficult passengers and following a set schedule are just some of the challenges that the operator will face on a daily basis.
• Operators will have the opportunity to demonstrate good judgement and strong sense of responsibility that is part of a customer service postion that requires the ability to work under limited supervision serving the citizens of Winnipeg.
• Bus Operators enjoy a superior benefits package and competitive wage scale.
• Opportunities for career advancement within the Transit System do exist.

Frequently Asked Questions

Q: When is Transit hiring Bus Operators?
A: Transit hires periodically when there is a demand, but the testing stages are an on-going process.

Q: How many Bus Operators is Winnipeg Transit planning to hire?
A: Typically, Winnipeg Transit hires 30-40 new operators a year.

Q: How much can I expect to earn while in training?
A: You will receive an hourly rate of $12.07 while training.

Q: Once I have completed training what is the starting hourly rate for Bus Operators?
A: The starting hourly rate for Bus Operators is $14.63 for the first 12 months.

Q: What is the maximum hourly rate I can expect to earn as a Bus Operator?
A: Following 5 years of service the maximum hourly rate is currently $22.01.

Q: How long is the training program?
A: The training program consists of 32 days of training, 11 days classroom training, 13 days of in-vehicle training, and 8 days of route training.

Q: What are the qualifications to become a Bus Operator?
A: Must have a valid driver's license, a sincere desire to serve the public, great people skills, mature judgement and keen sense of responsibility, demonstrated employment stability, and a minimum grade 10 education.

Q: Are you allowed to have demerits?
A: No demerits are allowed.

Driver's license for bus operator application forms - Please be advised that it is the applicant's responsibility to obtain a photocopy of their license both parts 1 & 2. Without this, we will not accept the application.