Skilled Engineer

Arriva Kent & Surrey Limited; United Kingdom; On-site; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player in passenger transport is seeking a skilled PSV Mechanic to join their Hemel Hempstead depot. This full-time position offers you the chance to work on a fleet of buses and coaches, ensuring they meet high standards of maintenance and reliability. You'll benefit from a competitive hourly wage, overtime pay, and excellent career progression opportunities. The company values diversity and inclusion, making it an exciting place to grow your career while contributing to sustainable transport solutions. If you're ready to make a difference, this role is perfect for you.

Benefits

25 days annual leave plus 8 bank holidays

Free bus travel for you and a family member

Retail discounts worth up to £1,200 per year

Training to obtain a PCV licence if needed

Career progression opportunities

Qualifications

• Minimum NVQ level 3 or equivalent qualification for PSV/HGV maintenance.
• Full UK driving licence with 6 points or less required.

Responsibilities

• Perform servicing, maintenance, and repairs to Arriva and DVSA standards.
• Conduct vehicle fault diagnosis and ensure reliability.

Skills

PSV/HGV maintenance and repair

Diagnostic fault finding

Preventative maintenance

Vehicle reliability improvement

Education

NVQ level 3 or equivalent

Job description

We are looking for experienced and ambitious Skilled Shift PSV Mechanic to join Arriva, based at our Hemel Hempstead depot.

As a PSV Engineer, your role would involve carrying out planned and preventative maintenance along with diagnostic fault finding and reactive repairs to a fleet of commercially operated buses & coaches, to the strict standards set by both Arriva and the DVSA.

What Arriva can offer you as a PSV Mechanic:

1. £25 per hour
2. £37.50 per hour for overtime
3. Full-time, permanent contract.
4. 25 days annual leave plus 8 bank holidays.
5. Fantastic career progression.
6. Free bus travel for you and a nominated member of your family.
7. If you don't have a PCV licence, we teach you to drive a bus!
8. Arriva Village - Retail discounts and offers worth up to £1,200 per year.

The role of a PSV Mechanic will involve:

1. Servicing, maintenance and repairs to Arriva and DVSA standards.
2. Continuous improvement of vehicle reliability.
3. MOT preparation, planned preventative maintenance campaigns and quality checks.
4. Vehicle fault diagnosis and ensuring reliability and maintenance is kept to Arriva Standards (Higher than DVSA).

Requirements of a PSV Mechanic:

1. Qualifications for PSV/HGV maintenance and repair - Minimum of NVQ level 3 or any equivalent international qualification (will require confirmation).
2. A full UK driving licence (6 points or less).
3. Ability to be passed fit for a PCV pre-employment medical.

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

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.