Utility Worker

VIA; City of Rochester (NY); On-site; USD 30,000 - 34,000; Full time

Job summary

Via is actively seeking a hands‑on Utility Worker to maintain buses, vehicles, and grounds, ensuring safety and efficiency in daily operations. The role offers on‑the‑job training and a strong focus on teamwork and proactive problem solving.

Starting compensation is based on experience, with opportunities to contribute across diverse maintenance tasks and special projects, including evenings and weekends as required. Equal opportunity employer committed to safe, reliable public mobility.

Qualifications

• Must be 21+ years old and pass pre-employment drug and background checks.
• Willing to wear multiple hats and work on projects of all types.

Responsibilities

• Upkeep, sanitize, and detail buses and support vehicles to ensure a safe and comfortable experience for riders and staff.
• Perform general building and grounds upkeep, including custodial tasks and minor repairs, ensuring facilities are clean, orderly, and operating safely.
• Support the operations team with miscellaneous responsibilities as they arise, including moving equipment, organizing workspaces, and assisting with special projects.
• Additional duties will be discussed during the interview and may evolve based on operational needs.

Skills

Valid driver's license

Job description

Via is using technology to transform transportation around the world. From changing a single person’s daily commute to reducing humanity’s collective environmental footprint — we’ve got huge goals.

As a Utility Worker at Via, you will play a key role in maintaining the safety, efficiency, and functionality of our facilities, vehicles, and grounds. This is a hands‑on role ideal for someone who takes pride in keeping operations running smoothly through a wide range of maintenance and support tasks.

On‑the‑job training is provided, and no prior transit experience is required. This is in person at our Fort Walton Beach location

What You’ll Do:

• Upkeep, sanitize, and detail buses and support vehicles to ensure a safe and comfortable experience for riders and staff.
• Perform general building and grounds upkeep, including custodial tasks and minor repairs, ensuring facilities are clean, orderly, and operating safely.
• Support the operations team with miscellaneous responsibilities as they arise, including moving equipment, organizing workspaces, and assisting with special projects.
• Additional duties will be discussed during the interview and may evolve based on operational needs.

Who You Are:

• Hold a valid driver’s license.
• Dynamic; willing to wear multiple hats and work on projects of all types.
• An action-oriented executor: you take initiative to solve problems and get the job done.
• Successful completion of a drug test, criminal background check, and motor vehicle records check is mandatory for employment.
• Able to pass a pre‑employment physical.
• Pass a drug screening and background check: no felonies, clean MVR, no DUI/DWI or reckless driving convictions, and no more than 2 speeding tickets.
• At least 21 years old.

Compensation and Benefits

• Final salary will be determined by the candidate’s experience, knowledge, and skills.
• Salary: Starting at $22.33/hour
• Ability to work flexible hours, including evenings and weekends, as required.

There has never been a more exciting time to be on the cutting edge of public mobility.

Via is an equal opportunity employer