Service Crew

SERVICE CREW Hiring Rate: $26.32/HR increasing to $30.97/HR after successfully completing training Location: Ann Arbor, MI Schedule: Shift determined by union seniority; evening and weekend work is likely Union: Transport Workers Union Local 171 Apply by: Wednesday, November 4, 2026 Ann Arbor Area Transportation Authority is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer Make a difference with TheRide! At TheRide, the work we do matters. Every day, our team helps connect people to work, school, healthcare, family, and the places that make our community home. Whether you're working directly with riders, maintaining our fleet, supporting our employees, or keeping things organized behind the scenes, your work helps keep our community moving. Were looking for someone who wants to bring their skills, experience, and perspective to a team that values Respect, Compassion, Integrity, Teamwork, Safety, and Excellence. Why work at TheRide? We believe a good job should be more than a paycheck. TheRide supports employees through paid time off, retirement savings options, and a strong culture focused on respect, integrity, compassion, teamwork, safety, and professional development. Employees also benefit from comprehensive health and wellness programs, including medical, dental, and vision coverage, an Employee Assistance Program, and fitness initiatives. JOB DESCRIPTION POSITION PURPOSE AND OBJECTIVES: Under supervision of Supervisor of Bus Services, service crew employees sweep, wash, fuel, empty fare boxes and make checks of engine oil, coolant and transmission fluid levels, adding appropriate fluids as necessary on all Ann Arbor Area Transportation Authority vehicles. Perform major cleaning of all vehicle interior surfaces and glass when necessary to maintain a high level of cleanliness for public use. ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS: Fuel, wash, and service vehicles (including revenue and staff vehicles) on a daily basis, recording fuel amounts pumped on designated fuel sheets. Check all engine oil, transmission, and coolant levels daily, adding appropriate fluids as necessary and recording amounts added. Probe and empty all fare boxes and cash boxes and record fare box register reading. Check all tires for wear and damage and fill if low. Record all hub odometer or odometer readings. Note vehicle defects, i.e., body damage, seat damage, broken glass, fare box malfunction, vandalism or lights out on the vehicles condition card in designated location and report to Service Crew Lead or Supervisor. Replace used condition card with new condition card. Sweep and/or vacuum floors, including driver platforms, wash floors, clean windows, dust all window ledges, dash areas, wheelhouses, and fixtures daily. Wash all vehicle exterior surfaces, including wheels, daily. Retrieve and re-position vehicles from and to assigned parking positions and record the position of vehicles parked each night. Clean or shampoo bus seats as needed. Clean up debris in bus storage area and service lanes at the conclusion of each work shift. Other related duties, as required. This description does not contain every function/responsibility that may be required to be performed by an employee in this job. Employees are required to perform other related functions as assigned.