Drivers, Hop-On, Hop-Off Operations

THE FINER DETAILS 

Start Date: April / May 2023

Work Hours: Seasonal, Full-time + Part-time roles available

Location: Central Burnaby / Vancouver 

Wages: $21-22/hr per hour PLUS add in accumulation of holiday pay, daily overtime, pooled commission. Your hourly wage works out to be $23-$25 per hour

+ Extended Health benefits   (Company pays ½ while working full time if you opt in)

Training Wage: $19/hr with Class 5 and GLWCS pays for Class 2 training

At Gray Line Westcoast Sightseeing, we are hiring new stars to join our Hop-On, Hop-Off City Sightseeing Driver team. If you have a passion for showing off Vancouver to visitors from around the world? Are you a warm, friendly and outgoing team player that would fit in with our team-oriented and supportive culture – then we want to meet you. And you can’t beat our office views of beautiful Vancouver from your driver’s seat!

YOUR WORK WILL INCLUDE:

• Driving a tour bus on a fixed, scheduled route around Downtown Vancouver in a safe manner

• Driving safely and efficiently to keep on schedule to posted route timing

• Providing exceptional service to our guests

• Performing daily pre and post-trip inspections

• Promoting partner attractions and online reviews

• Effective and professional communication over radio/phone 

• Ability to adapt quickly and efficiently to changing traffic patterns, street closures or detours

• Accurately perform credit transactions using point of sale terminals

• Professionally handle guest queries and concerns

• Available to work a full-time schedule over the peak summer touring months

WHAT WE WILL LIKE ABOUT YOU:

• You have a friendly + outgoing personality with a guest first focus

• You possess a valid BC Class 1 OR Class 2 Licence with air brake endorsement, with clean driver abstract

• You possess a professional attitude and appearance

• You have the flexibility to accommodate a changing schedule, available to work any day of the week, and an average shift length of 10-11 hours per day

• You have previous experience working in a customer service role 

• You have the ability to work well both independently with minimum direction, and as part of a team 

• You are fluent in English, written and oral. Ability to speak a second language is a bonus.

• You are legally entitled to work in Canada 

WHAT YOU WILL LIKE ABOUT US:

• You can work 8-10 months a year with excellent earning potential taking winter months off 

• Free admission and discounts to over 90 attractions through the Tourism Privilege Pass

• A central Burnaby office with easy access to all transit routes

• Referral program reward – get your rockstar professional colleagues to join our team

• Internal and external recognition programs for fun awards and prize opportunities

• The little things like free coffee, tea, hot chocolate, and water (available in-office)

• You come home every night; we are a local tour company within 160 KLM.