Welcome to
Torrens Transit
Torrens Transit provides more than 43 million customer journeys each year delivering public transport services across Adelaide’s East West, North South, Outer North-East and Outer North contract areas.
In 2022 Torrens Transit launched an On-Demand bus service in Gawler allowing customers to book trips and track their approaching ride using the Torrens On-Demand App.
Our team of 1,569 people are spread across six depots and operate a fleet of 817 buses.
We’re looking for
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Bus Drivers
We are looking for experienced and trainee bus drivers to join the team. Register your interest now and our recruitment team will contact you shortly.
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Mechanics
We are looking for experienced and apprentice mechanics to join the team. Register your interest now and our recruitment team will contact you shortly.
Why join our team?
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HR licence
As a trainee bus driver, your driver’s licence will be fully upgraded to a HR licence.
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Paid training
Full training is provided to both bus drivers and mechanics. You will also be paid for your time spent training.
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Accreditation
We will assist you in gaining your Driver Accreditation – this is a requirement for operating a public passenger vehicle.
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Advancement
You will have access to career and training opportunities withing Torrens Transit and the broader group.
Register your interest
A word from the Managing Director
Andrew Jenkinson is a highly experienced senior executive, having spent more than 20 years leading large and diverse teams across organisations in regional, remote and metropolitan locations throughout Australia and New Zealand.
Andrew has exceptional knowledge in operational leadership and customer facing roles, having spent most of his career managing contract-based logistics and supply chain services.
Andrew is responsible for leading the Torrens Transit team in South Australia and believes safety, reliability and convenience are key to attracting people on public transport.
"I have always loved catching the Footy Express with Torrens Transit, it is such a convenient and valuable service to the community and it’s an enjoyable experience for the whole family."
Andrew believes that public transport is most successful when it is safe, reliable and convenient, so will focus on ensuring Torrens Transit continually improves how we get people safely to where they need to be, when they need to be there.
Andrew Jenkinson, Managing Director, Torrens Transit
Current Vacancies
FAQs
General
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You will be entitled to a range of paid and unpaid leave options including:
• Annual leave (20 days per year for full time employees, pro-rata for part time employees)
• Sick leave
• Carers leave
• Compassionate leave
• Long service leave
• Leave to deal with family or domestic violence
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We have six depots in Adelaide located at Mile End, Newton, Edinburgh North, Port Adelaide, Morphettville and St Agnes.
While we do our best to place you at the most convenient depot for you, initially you may get placed at a depot where you are needed most. You can apply for a transfer to a different depot, which we will facilitate when vacancies become available.
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Yes. A medical and functional assessment is required. This includes Drug and Alcohol Testing. We arrange these appointments on behalf of applicants as part of our recruitment process.
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As a Transit Systems employee, you will:
• Receive paid training
• Provided with a full uniform
• Have secure permanent employment with a diverse, Australian company
• Have access to other career opportunities within the business
Driver
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If the regular nine-to-five working life isn’t for you, our full-time driving positions work on a rotating roster, and provide the option to boost your pay via additional weekend shifts.
Your roster may include a mixture of morning, afternoon, evening, or broken/split shifts working five days across any seven days, with potential overtime available during the days when you are not rostered
Drivers will start out on a mixture of broken and straight shifts Mon-Fri, then move to working any five days across the seven-day week, with potential overtime on the days you are not rostered.
Lines of afternoon an evening shifts can appear on your roster after you have settled in and gained the skills you need to be a confident driver. These types of shifts are usually covered by drivers preferring to work these times and may be available to you later on.
There are no broken shifts on weekends.
We may offer opportunities for overtime, as well as opportunities to cover rail replacement services or for special events (e.g. football). How much you earn in addition to your rostered work is at your discretion, so long as your working hours do not breach industry fatigue regulations.
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Weekend work is rostered for full time employees (with a minimum of one full weekend rostered off in every 4 week period) with additional weekend work as optional. All weekend work is paid at the appropriate overtime rates.
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You will commence employment with us as a full-time employee.
The base rate of pay for a new employee Monday – Friday is $30.84 per hour, plus applicable penalties for working before 7am and after 7pm and working broken shifts. Time and half is applicable on Saturdays and double time on Sundays.
After you have successfully completed six months’ work, this rate will increase to $32.46 per hour and you will be back paid the difference between the two rates.
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While there are opportunities for you to boost your pay through overtime opportunities we don’t allow you to work more than 6 days a week to help manage fatigue and ensure a work/life balance.
Rosters are created so that you have similar start times throughout the week.
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The first week of training is held at Morphettville depot and is a mixture of classroom and on-road, including CBTA on Road Assessment.
Second phase is split into 2 groups:
License upgrade will be approximately 2 weeks including Vehicle on Road Test.
Navigation training (HR License and above) which is around 1-2 weeks in duration depending on skill level.
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While we offer additional ‘buddy’ training , there may come a time when we must accept that even with more training, being a bus driver may not be the career for you. As stated above, we will provide you feedback daily so you will know if you are doing well and where you need to improve.
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A Working with Children Check and a Police Check are compulsory requirements to be considered as a bus driver. We can assist you to apply for these requirements. You also need to hold a full South Australian licence for a minimum of six months.
Mechanic
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Your will be employed on a full time basis consisting of a 43 hour week (8 hours 36 minutes per day) over 5 days.
The base salary is $42.00 ph for a qualified diesel mechanic, plus an allowance when working afternoon shifts. Overtime and Saturdays is paid at $63.00 ph, Sundays $84.00 ph.
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Rostered work is predominantly morning shifts with the inclusion of some afternoon and weekend work from time to time.
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Yes – you be required to present relevant trade certificates and any other qualifications at your interview.
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Torrens Transit employees Apprentices where required, however you should register your interest with the Motor Trades Association (MTA).
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