Bus Service Engineer – Chester

Stagecoach Group; United Kingdom; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Stagecoach Group is seeking a Bus Service Engineer to maintain a modern bus fleet in Chester. The role involves diagnosing faults, servicing vehicles, and supporting a team. Offers include overtime opportunities, benefits such as free travel for employees and partners, and career development prospects.

Benefits

Enhanced rates for weekends and bank holidays

Free travel for you and your partner

Pension and death-in-service cover

Career development opportunities

40 guaranteed hours per week

Qualifications

• Qualified engineer with relevant maintenance qualifications required.
• Hands-on experience in servicing and repairing commercial vehicles preferred.
• Full UK driving licence necessary.

Responsibilities

• Maintain and service buses to safety standards.
• Diagnose mechanical and electrical faults using diagnostic tools.
• Carry out preventative maintenance and roadside repairs.

Skills

Diagnostic skills

Teamwork

Attention to detail

Safety-first approach

Education

City & Guilds Level 3 or NVQ Level 3 in PSV or HGV Maintenance

Tools

Modern diagnostic tools

Job description

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£19.08 per hour / Monday – Friday 8.00 am to 4.00 pm with overtime available

Looking for a hands-on engineering role where your skills keep the city moving?

We’re on the lookout for a Bus Service Engineer to join our close-knit team at StagecoachChester. You'll play a vital role in keeping our modern, low-emission fleet safe, reliable, and ready to serve the community.

Whether you’re servicing vehicles, diagnosing faults, or carrying out roadside repairs, this is a role where your expertise makes a visible difference every day.

What’s in it for you?

• Enhanced rates for weekends and bank holidays
• Plenty of overtime if you want it
• Free travel for you and your partner on Stagecoach services
• Great benefits, including pension, and death-in-service cover
• Career development opportunities across our engineering and management teams

What you’ll be doing:

• Maintaining and servicing buses to Stagecoach and DVSA safety standards
• Diagnosing mechanical, electrical, and hydraulic faults using modern diagnostic tools
• Carrying out preventative and reactive maintenance, including roadside repairs
• Reporting defects and completing all work safely and in line with policies
• Collaborating with workshop colleagues and supporting junior team members

What we’re looking for:

• A qualified engineer with City & Guilds Level 3 or NVQ Level 3 in PSV or HGV Maintenance (or equivalent)
• Previous hands-on experience servicing and repairing commercial vehicles, ideally in a bus, coach, truck, or HGV environment although we are open to different backgrounds
• Confident using diagnostic tools and service manuals
• A proactive, safety-first approach
• Able to work flexibly across a 7-day rota
• A team player with a strong work ethic and attention to detail
• A full UK driving licence

Join the team that keepsChestermoving

Click Apply today to start your journey as a Bus Service Engineer with Stagecoach. We can’t wait to welcome you on board.

Stagecoach is a proudly inclusive employer. We celebrate the diversity of our people and welcome applications from all backgrounds, regardless of age, ethnicity, gender, disability, sexual orientation, or belief. We live by our five values: We plan for the future, We do the right thing, We are stronger together, We are down to earth, We support communities.

Stagecoach is proudly an inclusive employer, striving for a culture where everyone can be themselves and where all the differences people bring are truly appreciated. We welcome applications from all, irrespective of gender, ethnicity, race, religion, beliefs, disability, neurodiversity, sexual orientation, or age.

Location:

Stagecoach Chester Depot The Old Station, Saighton Lane, Waverton Chester CH3 7PA

Salary

19.08 Per Hour

Bus Service Engineer –Chester

£19.08 per hour / Monday – Friday 8.00 am to 4.00 pm with overtime available

Looking for a hands-on engineering role where your skills keep the city moving?

We’re on the lookout for a Bus Service Engineer to join our close-knit team at StagecoachChester. You'll play a vital role in keeping our modern, low-emission fleet safe, reliable, and ready to serve the community.

Whether you’re servicing vehicles, diagnosing faults, or carrying out roadside repairs, this is a role where your expertise makes a visible difference every day.

What’s in it for you?

40 guaranteed hours per week

Enhanced rates for weekends and bank holidays

Plenty of overtime if you want it

Free travel for you and your partner on Stagecoach services

Great benefits, including pension, and death-in-service cover

Career development opportunities across our engineering and management teams

What you’ll be doing:

Maintaining and servicing buses to Stagecoach and DVSA safety standards

Diagnosing mechanical, electrical, and hydraulic faults using modern diagnostic tools

Carrying out preventative and reactive maintenance, including roadside repairs

Reporting defects and completing all work safely and in line with policies

Collaborating with workshop colleagues and supporting junior team members

What we’re looking for:

A qualified engineer with City & Guilds Level 3 or NVQ Level 3 in PSV or HGV Maintenance (or equivalent)

Previous hands-on experience servicing and repairing commercial vehicles, ideally in a bus, coach, truck, or HGV environment although we are open to different backgrounds

Confident using diagnostic tools and service manuals

A proactive, safety-first approach

Able to work flexibly across a 7-day rota

A team player with a strong work ethic and attention to detail

A full UK driving licence

Join the team that keepsChestermoving

Click Apply today to start your journey as a Bus Service Engineer with Stagecoach. We can’t wait to welcome you on board.

Stagecoach is a proudly inclusive employer. We celebrate the diversity of our people and welcome applications from all backgrounds, regardless of age, ethnicity, gender, disability, sexual orientation, or belief. We live by our five values: We plan for the future, We do the right thing, We are stronger together, We are down to earth, We support communities.

Stagecoach is proudly an inclusive employer, striving for a culture where everyone can be themselves and where all the differences people bring are truly appreciated. We welcome applications from all, irrespective of gender, ethnicity, race, religion, beliefs, disability, neurodiversity, sexual orientation, or age.

Location:

Stagecoach Chester Depot The Old Station, Saighton Lane, Waverton Chester CH3 7PA