Qualified Train Driver - Par

FirstGroup Internal; St Blazey; On-site; GBP 54,000 - 61,000; Full time

Job summary

FirstGroup Internal is seeking Qualified Train Drivers to deliver exceptional rail services in the UK. With an emphasis on safety and customer satisfaction, you will help over 100 million passengers travel annually. This role offers a competitive salary, excellent benefits, and the chance to be part of a diverse team focused on modernizing rail services.

Benefits

Free rail travel for employees and family

Company-sponsored health care plan

Competitive pension scheme

Qualifications

• Commitment to customer service and safety.
• Willingness to work a variety of shifts.
• Must live within an hour's travel of the depot.

Responsibilities

• Driving trains across the South-West of England.
• Delivering a first-class rail service to passengers.
• Ensuring the safety and punctuality of train services.

Skills

Customer Service

Safety Compliance

Teamwork

Education

Qualified Train Driver License

Job description

Salary: £54,111 for the first 12 months, as a new entrant qualified driver, rising to £60,124

We are recruiting for a Talent Pool for Qualified Train Drivers who are enthusiastic about delivering a different type of rail service, where rewards are first class and where the fleet is being modernised.

As a Qualified Driver at GWR, you would drive through some of the UK's most beautiful countryside in the South-West of England.

We are setting a new standard for rail, for our passengers and for our people.

We are focused on creating a relaxing, fast, efficient, friendly, fun, and special experience.

Join us! You will use your drive, commitment, passion for customer service, and exemplary safety record to help over 100 million passengers travel between more than 275 stations, safely and on time, every year.

This means that you will need to work a variety of shifts and must live within an hour's travel of the depot.

In return, we offer an excellent salary, a competitive pension scheme, free rail travel across the GWR network for you and your family, a company-sponsored health care plan, and many other benefits through our colleague benefits scheme.

If you are successful at interview, we will add you to our talent pool for the depot and contact you should vacancies become available.

At GWR, we value diversity. Our vision for inclusion and diversity is:

We are progressive. We are one family. We are inclusive. First time, every time.

Valuing our differences such as age, gender, LGBTQ+, ethnicity, religion, and disability, means that our colleagues have a voice and are supported to be their authentic selves at work.

GWR celebrates diversity and is committed to creating an inclusive environment for all our employees.

Join our team of Great Westerners and help us make history.