Qualified Bus Driver - Scunthorpe

Stagecoach Group; Scunthorpe; On-site; GBP 24,000 - 32,000; Full time

Job summary

Join the Stagecoach Group as a Qualified Bus Driver in Scunthorpe. Enjoy guaranteed hours, competitive salary, and attractive benefits, including a pension scheme and free travel for you and a companion. With opportunities for career development, you will play a crucial role in your community while ensuring customer safety and satisfaction.

Benefits

Generous pension scheme

28 days holiday

Free travel for you and a companion

Affordable loans and financial education

Discounts on holidays and retail

Employee assistance programme

Qualifications

• Qualified with a PCV licence and not exceeding 6 penalty points.
• Demonstrated ability to deliver exceptional customer service.
• Exhibit patient, safe and courteous approach to driving.

Responsibilities

• Transport customers safely and comfortably to various locations.
• Maintain a patient approach and deliver great customer service.
• Adhere to safety protocols while driving.

Skills

Customer service

Safety awareness

Patience

Education

PCV licence

Job description

Salary

Typical annualised earnings of £28,000 overtime available

Qualified bus driver required in Scunthorpe
• Guaranteed 40 minimum hours with overtime for those who want to increase their earnings

• Different shift patterns available so you can fit work around your existing commitments

You’ll be one of 56 drivers who transport our fantastic customers safely and comfortably every day to healthcare and employment, to shopping and leisure, and to friends and family.

Aside from the satisfaction of being a key worker in your community, there’s loads of reasons for you to join the Stagecoach East Midland team…

• Great benefits including a generous company pension scheme, 28 days holiday, free travel for you and a companion, free financial education and affordable loans, and finally a range of money-saving opportunities including discounts on holidays and retail, cinema outings, dental insurance, vehicle breakdown cover and hotels and attractions

• Free travel for you and a companion on our buses – so on your days off you can be off shopping without worrying about parking the car, or heading off for a day in the city or by the seaside without worrying about the cost of fuel

• Plenty of job security from being a key worker at the heart of our communities, where we always need great people behind the wheel

• UK-wide opportunities whereby if you’re moving out of choice or circumstance, as we run bus companies across the UK, you can transfer to a new location

• Career development including our Trade Up scheme for drivers who want to move into engineering, promotion opportunities to Lead Driver, Inspector, Controller and Driving Instructor, and routes into management and leadership for those who want that

• Secondment opportunities to work elsewhere in the business, either on big events or into our head office support functions

• An employee assistance programme to support health and wellbeing through a confidential service available 24 hours a day which provides specialist guidance and assistance on a range of personal and work-related issues, from dealing with stress and anxiety to managing financial, marital or legal issues. Face-to-face counselling sessions are also offered, alongside telephone and online support.

• A great working environment with loads of opportunity to make new friends from a bunch of great workmates, managers who work hard to create great places to work, and employee networks building inclusive environments for women, veterans, carers, multicultural and LGBTQ+ colleagues

The recruitment process is simple – you apply with your CV, we’ll have a good read then get you in for an interview and a bus drive, and that’s it!

There are a few of things we need from you:

You need to have a PCV licence, and no more than 6 penalty points
• You need to want to deliver great customer service
• You need to have a patient, safe and courteous approach to driving

So if that’s you, and you like what we’re offering, then please apply!

Stagecoach is proudly an inclusive employer, striving for a culture where everyone can be themselves and where all the differences people bring are truly appreciated. We welcome applications from all, irrespective of gender, ethnicity, race, religion, beliefs, disability, neurodiversity, sexual orientation, or age.

Location:

Stagecoach Scunthorpe Depot High Street East Scunthorpe DN15 6UH