Coach Captain | Adelaide

Greyhound; Adelaide; On-site; AUD 39,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

Greyhound Australia Pty in Adelaide is seeking a casual Coach Captain to operate on routes between Adelaide and Coober Pedy. The role covers open-road driving, with responsibility for passenger safety and a top-quality customer experience from departure to arrival.

Based in Adelaide Operations, the position offers independence and real on-road accountability. You’ll drive on notable routes across remote landscapes, managing fatigue and adhering to a rostered schedule.

Qualifications

• Current HR driver's licence is required.
• Current Driver’s Authority / Endorsement is required.
• Proven coach, bus or long-haul driving experience.
• Strong safety mindset and commitment to fitness for duty.
• Ability to manage fatigue and work across a rostered schedule.
• Ability to work independently across long-haul, remote and rostered services.
• Good judgement, reliability and the ability to stay calm under pressure.
• Calm, confident and welcoming approach with passengers.

Responsibilities

• Safely operating coaches across local and regional scheduled services.
• Handling luggage and freight safely as part of scheduled services.
• Maintaining pre-start checks, log books, fault sheets, and journey records.

Skills

HR license

Driver’s Authority

Long-haul driving

Safety mindset

Fatigue management

Rostered work

Independent work

Calm under pressure

Passenger service

Job description

Location:Adelaide Operations
Posted on:04 November 2026

About Greyhound Australia

For more than 110 years, Greyhound Australia has connected people and places across the country. As Australia’s only national coach company, our drivers play an important role in helping customers experience the heart of Australia safely and comfortably.

Now part of Entrada Travel Group, we’re building on our proud history with a strong focus on safety, service and the future of travel. For our drivers, it’s a chance to be part of a trusted national business and experience Australia from a very different seat.

About the Role

Based in Adelaide, this casual Coach Captain role will be doing one, sometimes two trips a week between Adelaide and Coober Pedy, putting you behind the wheel of some of Australia's most iconic routes — from the ranges to the plains, through the kinds of towns and country that most people only ever see from a plane.

This isn't metro driving. It's open roads, long stretches and real responsibility — and for the right person, it's the best office in the country.

Your key responsibilities include:

• Safely operating coaches across local and regional scheduled services, including some of Australia’s most unique and demanding routes
• Handling luggage and freight safely as part of scheduled services
• Staying on top of the required administration, including pre-start checks, log books, fault sheets, journey records and ticketing
• Managing your own fatigue in line with Basic Fatigue Management requirements
• Creating a calm, confident and positive customer experience from departure through to arrival

About You

You're an experienced, self-reliant driver who's comfortable with open roads, big skies and the responsibility that comes with them.

You’re comfortable working independently, take pride in doing the job properly and safely, and know how important it is to give passengers confidence across every stage of the journey.

You’ll bring:

• A current HR driver’s licence
• A current Driver’s Authority / Endorsement
• Proven coach, bus or long-haul driving experience
• A strong safety mindset and commitment to fitness for duty
• The ability to manage fatigue and work across a rostered schedule
• Confidence working independently across long-haul, remote and rostered services
• Sound judgement, reliability and the ability to stay calm under pressure
• A calm, confident and welcoming approach with passengers
• Mechanical knowledge, desirable but not essential

Why join Greyhound?

At Greyhound, safety is more than a policy — it’s part of how we operate every day. Our coach fleet is fitted with Guardian Seeing Machines technology to support safer journeys for our drivers, customers and communities.

You’ll be joining a national business with a strong operating history, a genuine focus on safe long-haul travel, and a role that offers independence, variety and some of the most memorable roads in Australia.

Ready to take the long road?

If wide open roads and regional Australia are your kind of backdrop and you want a role with real independence,

This position is available at: Adelaide Operations
1/16 Glasgow St
WIngfield
5013 South Australia View on Map