Coach Builder / Accident Repairer

Arriva Rail London Ltd; Derby; On-site; Full time

Job summary

Join a forward-thinking company as a Coach Builder/Accident Repairer at the Derby Depot. This role offers a rewarding opportunity to carry out essential repairs and maintenance on a diverse fleet of vehicles, ensuring they meet safety and quality standards. With a full-time contract of 39 hours a week, you will enjoy fantastic career progression opportunities and various perks, including free bus travel for your family. If you are a motivated team player with a passion for vehicle maintenance and safety, this is the perfect opportunity to contribute to a greener future in public transport.

Benefits

20 days annual leave plus 8 bank holidays

Retail discounts and offers

Free bus travel for family

Arriva Workplace Pension

Career progression opportunities

Qualifications

• Qualified with experience in PSV vehicle workshops as a body builder.
• Motivated team player capable of working unsupervised.

Responsibilities

• Carry out effective repairs and maintenance on company vehicles.
• Ensure all repairs meet DETR and company standards.
• Adhere to safe working practices and health and safety regulations.

Skills

PSV vehicle workshop experience

Body building / coach making

Problem-solving skills

Teamwork

Health and Safety adherence

Education

Relevant qualification in vehicle repair

Job description

Coach Builder / Accident Repairer

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Locations: Ascot Drive Derby

Time Type: Full-time

Posted on: Posted Yesterday

Job Requisition ID: JR029297

An excellent and rewarding job opportunity has arisen for a Coach Builder/ Accident Repairer to join Arriva, based at our Repair centre in Derby Depot.

The Coach Builder will carry out effective repairs and planned maintenance to all company vehicles ensuring that all repairs are to the DETR guidelines and to those of the company’s Standard Maintenance Policy. On completion of repairs, ensure that all company vehicles are in a safe and roadworthy condition for all concerned.

What Arriva can offer you as a Coach Builder:

• £14.83 Semi-skilled, £16.89 Skilled
• 20 days annual leave plus 8 bank holidays from date of commencement
• Full-time contract - 39 hours per week
• Fantastic career progression and upskilling opportunities
• Access to the Arriva Village - Retail discounts and offers
• Free bus travel for you and your family (within the same household)
• Arriva Workplace Pension

The role of a Coach Builder will involve:

• Ensuring the safety, well-being, and comfort of all persons using and travelling on the Company’s vehicles, and other road users and pedestrians.
• Ensuring that repairs carried out are to DETR and company standards and conform to all legislation.
• Ensuring that all repairs are carried out effectively and economically as possible.
• Possessing a valid driving licence sufficient to test all relevant company vehicles on the public highway.
• Ensuring that Safe Working practices are adhered to, and that Health and Safety of all staff is paramount.
• To carry out all engineering functions applicable to the scope of job title.
• To minimise repair costs in every way possible.
• To carry out effective repairs keeping engineering lost mileage to a minimum.
• To be flexible and prepared, by joint agreement, to work at other locations within the company on a temporary basis should the need arise.

Requirements of a Coach Builder:

• You will be qualified and have prior experience in a PSV vehicle workshop environment as a body builder / coach maker.
• You will be a motivated team player, who can work effectively unsupervised and use your own initiative to solve problems.
• In our business, safety of our customers must not be compromised; therefore, induction and development will be provided.

APPLY NOW to join the Arriva team to help deliver our vision of providing clean, sustainable, and reliable transport services to our customers for a greener future.

At Arriva, we acknowledge the importance of our people's diverse experiences, talents, and cultures. Embracing diversity and creating inclusion is a key component of our talent strategy. The creation of a diverse, inclusive workforce is central to our ability to unlock potential and enhance our success.

About Us

Our story began in 1938 when the Cowie family opened a second-hand motorcycle shop in Sunderland, UK. Today, we are a major passenger transport partner providing high-quality transport services to millions of people across the UK and Europe every day. We manage a diversified portfolio of passenger transport services and contracts across the UK and mainland Europe, holding leading market positions in many markets across the countries we operate in. Our dedicated colleagues are across 10 countries and help billions of customers each year. We are reshaping the way individuals and organisations flourish.

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