PCV Fitter

Compass Travel (Sussex) Limited; Lewes; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A regional bus company in Lewes is looking for a qualified Fitter to join their engineering team. Responsibilities include vehicle maintenance and ensuring compliance with safety standards. Candidates should have at least 2 years of PCV maintenance experience and a relevant qualification. The role offers competitive pay, career progression opportunities, and various employee benefits, including family travel passes and a company pension.

Benefits

Competitive rates of pay

Excellent career progression opportunities

Relocation allowance considered

Paid breaks

Free travel for staff and family

Company pension

Qualifications

• At least 2 years' experience in PCV maintenance.
• Current and valid car/van driving licence (category B).
• PCV licence (category D) preferable but not essential.

Responsibilities

• Undertake vehicle maintenance, servicing and repair.
• Repair all defective vehicles to the highest standard.
• Maintain fleet in accordance with DVSA best practice.

Skills

Vehicle maintenance

Safety standards compliance

Team collaboration

Problem-solving

Education

NVQ Level 3 / IRTEC

Job description

Overview

Compass Travel, a bus company operating in the South East of England, is expanding our Engineering Team. An excellent and rewarding job opportunity has arisen for a qualified Fitter with experience in working on buses/coaches (or HGVs) to join our Lewes Depot which has a purpose fitted workshop.

Working pattern

Late shift working pattern 3pm to midnight, Monday to Friday + weekend on call on rotation.

Company culture

Be part of a company where:

• Everyone is valued as an individual (not just a number)
• Praise and appreciation are part of our daily ethos
• There is a genuine open-door policy

At Compass, our aim is to always provide a safe, efficient, reliable and friendly service. PCV Fitters are an essential part of our team as they ensure that all our vehicles are in a safe and roadworthy condition.

The company has a strong staff team and management structure with a particular emphasis on building team spirit. We are more “informal” than some larger bus companies and like to think that our staff feel part of a large “family” within a friendly company atmosphere.

Culture

Come and join Compass Travel where the culture is:

• Engaging - with teams working well together cross-functionally
• Motivating - no day is the same and every day is an opportunity to add value
• Supportive - we want you to do well, succeed and develop your career

Duties

• Being responsible for undertaking vehicle maintenance, servicing and ongoing repair of a varied fleet of buses and coaches
• Prompt and thorough repair of all defective vehicles to the highest standard
• Ensuring the fleet is maintained in accordance with DVSA best practice and to company standards
• Working to the highest health and safety standards
• Working on a late shift pattern 3pm to midnight, Monday to Friday plus weekend on call on rotation

Person specification

• You can work safely to pre-set standards and guidelines
• At least 2 years\' experience in PCV maintenance with recognised relevant qualifications ie. NVQ Level 3 / IRTEC etc.
• You hold a current and valid car/van driving licence (category B)
• PCV licence (category D) preferable but not essential

In return, we offer

• Competitive rates of pay (dependent on experience)
• Excellent career progression opportunities
• Relocation allowance will be considered for the right candidate
• Paid breaks
• Optional personal membership to access financial and medical benefits, a wide range of complementary and alternative therapies, grants and welfare advice for staff, their live-in partner and dependant children - £1.25 per week if you choose to join
• Family passes enabling free travel for staff, your live-in partner and dependant children on local bus services not limited to Compass Travel (conditions and some restrictions apply)
• Free parking
• Company pension

Application and eligibility

If this vacancy is of interest to you, we would love to hear from you. Whilst we offer an open recruitment process, it is necessary to balance this with the business needs to fill this vacancy, therefore please submit your application without delay.

Due to the high volume of applications we usually receive, we reserve the right to close this advert before the closing date once we have received sufficient applications; and to only contact applicants who have been shortlisted.

If you are shortlisted for interview, you will be required to provide proof of your right to work in the UK:

• If you are a British Citizen: Original British Passport OR Birth/Adoption certificate from the UK, the Channel Islands or the Isle of Man or Certificate of Registration or Naturalisation as a British Citizen PLUS an official letter/document from a government agency (eg HMRC/DWP) or a previous employer showing your name and national number.
• If you are not a British Citizen: You will be required to provide us with your share code proving your right to work in the UK

How to apply for the role

If you have the skills and experience required for this position, click “apply” today and check your inbox for an email providing more information on how to complete your application and provide any other supporting documents.

Other suitable skills and experience

• HGV Fitter
• Bus Mechanic
• Coach Fitter
• Vehicle Technician
• Fleet Engineer
• PSV Engineer
• Diesel Mechanic
• Workshop Technician
• Late Shift Mechanic
• Maintenance Technician