Careers

Join the Team that keeps Laketran moving

See Opportunities at Laketran – Laketran’s next Hiring Event for bus drivers will be June 10, 2025.

See Opportunities at Geauga Transit – Geauga Transit is seeking bus drivers, dispatchers, and vehicle servicers.

Laketran hires employees for both Laketran and Geauga Transit. 

Laketran Employee Benefits:

  • Making a difference by serving your community
  • Competitive Driver’s salary
    • Laketran wage: $23.20/hour after 120-day probation
    • Geauga Transit wage: $17.77
  • Starting Laketran Mechanic salary: $27.66/hour after 120-day probation period 
    • $2,000 signing bonus for all Mechanics
    • $1,500-$2,000 annual tool reimbursement for all Mechanics
    • $200 safety glasses reimbursement
  • Free uniforms and shoe/boot allowance
  • Paid vacation, holiday and sick time
  • Ohio Public Employees Retirement System (OPERS)
  • Ohio Deferred Compensation supplemental retirement plan
  • Competitive medical, dental & vision*
  • Paid training for CDL**Full-time employee benefits
    Maintain a Reliable Fleet: Hiring Mechanics and Vehicle Servicers

    We have the best and biggest garage in town! Laketran’s fleet of 169 vehicles traveled 4,834,219 miles in 2024 to help residents access jobs, medical appointments, school, shopping and more. Our professional team of diesel mechanics and vehicle servicers complete over 6,000 preventative maintenance repairs annually to keep our transit service safe and reliable. Mechanics diagnose and repair motor coaches, medium/heavy diesel and battery-operated electric transit buses, unleaded and propane vans, and automobiles.  Benefits include signing bonus, tool reimbursement, and uniforms. All mechanics are required to provide and maintain all necessary tools for job performance.  Apply today!

    Deliver Professional Transportation: Be a Bus Driver

    Here at Laketran, we’re not only excited about driving and buses…. we’re excited about how we serve our community. Our ideal candidate is passionate about customer service, reliable, and team-oriented. Driving for Laketran can be great full-time career opportunity or perfect part-time position for someone looking to work just 24 hours a week. We welcome candidates looking to make a career change and no CDL is required to for hire. 

    Laketran hosts quarterly Hiring Events to recruit bus drivers for our Laketran Paratransit Driver Training program. Each quarter, Laketran hires a class of drivers to complete the six-week training program that teaches safe driving and boarding, passenger assistance, sensitivity training and a Behind the Wheel skills assessments to ensure we provide safe and professional transportation to our customers. A commercial driver’s license (CDL) is not required for hire. All applicants must pass a background check, drug-test, ODOT physical, and be available to work any shift during our hours of operation. Laketran 2025’s Hiring Events for Bus Drivers are planned for June and September.  

    APPLY AT LAKETRAN APPLY AT GEAUGA TRANSIT

    Need more details? Contact: Sheila Bare at 440-350-1094 or sbare@laketran.com

    Apply today:  Laketran Employment Application

    • Email your completed application to jobs@laketran.com
    • Mail your application or stop by in person at 555 Lakeshore Blvd. Painesville Twp., OH 44077

    If you have questions about working at Laketran, contact our Human Resources office at 440-350-1004.

    Laketran does not discriminate against any person on the grounds of race, color, age, religion, sex, national origin, physical or mental disability, ancestry, military status, genetic information, or any other status protected by law.LAKETRAN is an Equal Opportunity/ADA/Veteran Employer; a Drug-Free Workplace.