PCV Bus Driver

Arriva UK Bus Ltd; Maidstone; On-site; Full time

Job summary

Join a forward-thinking company as a Bus Driver at the Maidstone depot, where you will play a vital role in connecting the community. This position offers a chance to engage with familiar faces daily, ensuring a pleasant travel experience for all. With competitive pay rates and opportunities for overtime, you will enjoy a fulfilling career with ongoing training and development. The company values diversity and inclusion, making it a great place to grow professionally while making a difference in people's lives. If you are passionate about customer service and community support, this role is perfect for you.

Benefits

Overtime opportunities

Ongoing CPC training

Free bus travel for family

Access to store discounts

Enhanced rates of pay

Long service awards

Qualifications

• Must be over 18 years of age and hold a PCV licence.
• No more than 6 points on your licence and can pass a drug test.

Responsibilities

• Drive buses to transport customers to various destinations.
• Build relationships with regular passengers and provide excellent service.

Skills

Customer service skills

Flexibility to work shifts

Great people skills

Education

PCV licence

Job description

Progress your bus driving career with Arriva at our Maidstone depot, where you will be at the heart of your community! Whether it is getting commuters to work, helping customers with popping to the shops or getting children to school - we provide an important service in connecting our customers to what matters to them.

As a Bus Driver, you will get to know the familiar faces on your routes, build relationships and even be the highlight of someone’s day.

We are proud of our customer service and how we support our community - and we would love to have like-minded individuals as part of our team.

Pay Rate: £16.10 per hour

Overtime - £18.70 per hour

Pay rates reviewed via frequent pay negotiations.

What’s in it for you?

1. Overtime opportunities - extra shifts, bank holidays, all paid at a premium rate.
2. Ongoing CPC training.
3. Development and great career opportunities - whether that's into management, support training, or as an expert driver.
4. Working for an inclusive and diverse company that puts our customers at the heart of what we do.

Hours of work:

5 out of 7 rotating shift patterns, planned up to 6-8 weeks in advance so you can plan around shifts. Mornings can start from 04:00, Afternoons start from 12:00 and Evenings from 18:00 on a rotational basis. Overtime available at request / availability.

Requirements:

1. Must be over 18 years of age
2. Hold your PCV licence (if you don't, please apply to the Trainee role and we can give you all the paid training you need)
3. No more than 6 points on your licence
4. Can pass a drug and alcohol test
5. Great people and customer service skills
6. Flexibility to work shifts

Additional Benefits:

1. Fantastic career progression and training opportunities
2. Access to the 'Arriva Village', where you can take advantage of store discounts and offers
3. Free bus travel for you and your family (within the same household) if you do not need to use it then you can nominate someone else
4. Enhanced rates of pay
5. Long service awards

At Arriva we strive for inclusion and diversity, we are a community that brings everyone together, not just our passengers.