Coach Builder / Accident Repairer / Painter

Arriva Rail London Ltd; East Midlands; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 29,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

£18.51 Skilled

20 days annual leave + 8 bank holidays

Full Time 39 hours per week

Career progression & upskilling

Arriva Village discounts

Free bus travel for you and family

Arriva Workplace Pension

Job summary

Arriva is seeking a qualified Coach Builder/ Accident Repairer/ Painter for its Derby Depot Repair Centre. The role involves repairing and maintaining company vehicles to DETR and internal standards to ensure safe, roadworthy buses and coaches.

The position is full-time (39 hours per week) with a competitive hourly rate (£18.51) and benefits including leave, pension, and travel discounts. Eligibility to test vehicles on public roads and a commitment to safety are required.

Qualifications

• 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.

Responsibilities

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

Skills

PSV body builder experience

Team player

Problem solving

Job description

An excellent and rewarding job opportunity has arisen for a Coach Builder/ Accident Repairer/ Painter 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 to ensure that all company vehicles are on a safe and roadworthy condition for all concerned.

What Arriva can offer you as a Coach Builder:

• £18.51 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 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.

Arriva acknowledges 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.

Arriva is a leading provider of passenger transport across Europe, employing around 34,400 people and delivering around 1.6 billion passenger journeys. With buses, trains, coaches, trams, waterbuses, bike-sharing systems, on-demand transport solutions and a rolling stock leasing company, Arriva proudly connects people and communities safely, reliably and sustainably across 11 countries, delivering these services in a better way, every day.

The activities of Arriva are divided into four business units: UK Bus, UK Trains, The Netherlands and Mainland Europe.

Arriva has passenger transport operations in the Czech Republic, Croatia, Hungary, Italy, the Netherlands, Poland, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain and the United Kingdom, and also operates a rolling stock leasing company in Romania.