First Student Bus Driver Jobs in Springfield, MA

Location: South Windsor, CT - 405 Sullivan Ave
Pay: $26.71 per hour
Schedule: Monday - Friday | 5:30 AM - 2:00 PM
Hours: 40 hours per week

First Student is now hiring a Service Employee to support our South Windsor, CT location. This is a great opportunity for someone who is dependable, safety-focused, and enjoys hands-on work that helps keep our buses ready for safe daily operation.

The Service Employee maintains and fuels all school buses, activity buses, and commercial buses in conjunction with First Student's Maintenance Department. This role dispenses fuel, checks oil, maintains accurate stick and meter readings, stocks required supplies and equipment, and coordinates the flow of buses to ensure safe operation.

This position also performs light maintenance as needed to buses, buildings, and grounds.

• Open the gates to the lot and check bus parking areas to ensure buses can be dispatched in a timely manner.
• Reposition any buses that may impede traffic flow in the yard.
• Maintain accurate records and complete Bulk Fuel Receiving Report, Fuel Variance Report, Closing Month-End Report, and Meter Calibration Report.
• Notify the Location Manager or designee when fuel delivery is required and ensure accurate stick readings are taken before and after delivery.
• Check and fill oil, antifreeze, power steering fluid, transmission fluid, brake fluid, windshield washer fluid, and belts on buses being fueled.
• Perform light interior and exterior maintenance on buses as required.
• Perform light maintenance to buildings and grounds as needed.
• Stock required supplies and equipment.
• Coordinate the flow of buses to support safe and timely operation.
• Perform any other management requests or directives as requested.

At First Student, each individual plays an integral part of the communities they serve. We care as much about you as we do our students, and that is why we are proud and excited to offer:

• $26.71 per hour
• Monday - Friday schedule
• 5:30 AM - 2:00 PM
• 40 hours per week
• Tremendous career advancement opportunities
• Competitive wages
• Supportive, safety-focused work environment

• High school diploma or GED equivalent
• Knowledge of bus maintenance
• Ability to learn maintenance skills
• Ability to work safely and follow established procedures
• Ability to work outdoors in varying seasonal weather conditions
• Subject to DOT drug testing and physical. DOT Regulation 49 CFR Part 40 does not authorize the use of Schedule I drugs, including marijuana, for any reason.

If you are dependable, safety-focused, and interested in hands-on work that helps keep students moving safely, we encourage you to apply for the Service Employee opening supporting our South Windsor, CT location.

First Student is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

First for a reason:

At First Student, we are a family of 60,000+ employees who take pride in safely transporting more than 5 million students and passengers to and from their destinations each day! Our family of brands include Transco, Total Transportation, Maggies Paratransit, and GVC II. Our employees are at the forefront of safety and innovation; they create and implement the most advanced training and technology the transportation industry has to offer.

In the state of Washington, all technician and driving positions, including but not limited to van drivers and any other position requiring employees to drive a company-owned vehicle, are considered safety-sensitive and are therefore subject to drug and alcohol testing, including cannabis.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or veteran status. First is also committed to providing a drug-free workplace. First will consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories consistent with the requirements of the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, Los Angeles Fair Chance Ordinance, and any other fair chance law. Philadelphia's Fair Criminal Record Screening Standards Ordinance Poster is at this link or upon request https://www.phila.gov/media/20210423160847/Fair-Chance-Hiring-law-poster.pdf.

About us
An industry leader famous for our yellow school buses and service and safety excellence, we’ve provided student transportation services to schools for over 100 years. Continually investing in the services of the future, we’re proud to be part of FirstGroup America – the largest provider of safe, reliable and sustainable surface passenger transportation services in North America.

Industry leader
We safely operate more than one third of all contracted school buses in North America.
Together our 50,000 school buses travel nearly 600 million miles per year — the equivalent of 1,200 round trips to the moon.
We operate in around 550 locations throughout 38 U.S. states and 8 Canadian provinces.

Innovation
We were the first school bus company to utilize global positioning systems (GPS), so at any one time we know where all of our buses are and how fast they’re travelling.
Passionate about safety, we’ve installed Safety Crossing Gates on the front of all of our school buses and use the Child Check-MateTM electronic reminder system to make sure no sleeping children remain inside a bus at the end of each route.

Awards & recognition
We won the Occupational Excellence Achievement Award from the National Safety Council two years in a row.
Dedicated to safety, FirstGroup received the National Safety Council’s (NSC) Green Cross for Safety Medal - the highest award for safety in North America.

Teamwork and trust
It takes a diverse team of skilled professionals to provide a safe, effective and efficient student transportation system. From our school bus drivers and location managers to routers, dispatchers and fleet technician mechanics, the work we do every day makes a big impact on the daily lives of students, parents, local communities and school district partners.

We’re very proud of our elite team of over 55,000 dedicated, caring and diverse professionals. And they are the #1 reason we’re trusted by over 1,400 school districts - more than any other provider. Everybody here plays their part in creating a positive school bus experience.

Our culture
We live and breathe our vision and values. They are embedded in our culture and drive our commitment to our customers and communities. Our culture fosters growth and promotes respect, reliability, responsibility and safety. And we recruit people who share these values and will work together to build strong and trusting partnerships in the communities we serve.

Safety – Although our safety record is twice as safe as the industry average, we continually seek out opportunities to enhance our operational and safety initiatives.
Learning – Through our learning culture that spans over 550 locations, we receive and share insight from our people to enhance our service now and in the future.
Making a difference - By doing our job well, we make a positive impact on many lives – including the millions of students who travel with us every school day.
Careers for all – We’re an Equal Opportunity Employer and an Employer of Choice.
By consistently encouraging and supporting an open dialogue with our people and partners, we’re able to share new ideas and develop new ways to meet the needs of our customers and passengers. At First Student, you’ll feel empowered to serve your community. So join the team and start to make a difference.