Working Conditions
(Transit Operators)
- Transit operators are skilled professionals who provide safe, courteous and accessible public transit service. Their job is very dynamic and they are exposed to a variety of working conditions.
- Transit operators are required to work varying shifts throughout the day. This could involve split shifts where you would have two or three pieces of work within a twelve- hour period.
- Work will be assigned to you from a "spare-board". This means that your work is assigned to you on a daily basis and as a result, you may have to adjust and adapt to last minute changes to your working day.
- This work requires 24 hours a day; seven days a week coverage, that requires working a wide variety of shifts. Days off will vary from week to week and may not ever be two days in a row.
- As a new hire, you are considered a 60-hour guaranteed Operator, which means you are guaranteed 60 hours of pay every two weeks. On average, it could take Operators three years to move upwards to a higher number of guaranteed hours to a maximum of 75 hours every two weeks.
- As a new operator working in a unionized environment, you will have limited choices as to when you can take your vacation. All vacation selections are based on seniority.
- As an operator trainee, you will be paid $21.88 per hour during the five -week, training program (21 day).
- If successful in the training program, Transit operators are paid:
Step 1: $23.34 per hour
Step 2: $26.25 per hour
Step 3: $29.17 per hour (maximum)
- You will be required to obtain certification on LRT by attending a three- week training program. All new Operators are cross- trained and may be required to perform both jobs.
- Due to the nature of the working conditions of a Transit operator, there could be an impact on both your personal and family life.
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