Skilled Shift Engineer

arriva; Colchester; On-site; Full time

Job summary

A leading company is seeking an experienced PSV Mechanic to join its team in Colchester. The role involves servicing and maintaining a fleet of buses and coaches, ensuring adherence to safety and quality standards. With a full-time and permanent contract, the position offers benefits such as overtime pay, annual leave, and career progression opportunities. Applicants should have NVQ level 3 in vehicle maintenance and repair, as well as a clean driving licence.

Benefits

25 days annual leave plus 8 bank holidays

Free bus travel for you and a nominated family member

Mental Health Support & Wellbeing Support

Retail discounts and offers worth up to £1,200 per year

Arriva Workplace Pension

Qualifications

• Qualifications for PSV/HGV maintenance and repair - Minimum of NVQ level 3 or any equivalent.
• Full UK driving licence (6 points or less).
• Fit for a PCV pre-employment medical.

Responsibilities

• Carrying out planned and preventative maintenance to buses & coaches.
• Attending roadside breakdowns and ensuring vehicle reliability.
• MOT preparation and quality checks.

Skills

PSV maintenance

Diagnostic fault finding

Reactive repairs

Servicing

Education

NVQ level 3

Job description

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

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:

• £22 per hour & £33 per hour for overtime for all additional hours worked over the working week.
• 40 hours per week on shifts between 5:00 and 23:00 5 days out of 7.
• Full-time, permanent contract.
• Overtime availability.
• 25 days annual leave plus 8 bank holidays.
• Fantastic career progression.
• Free bus travel for you and a nominated member of your family
• If you don't have a PCV licence, we teach you to drive a bus!
• Arriva Village - Retail discounts and offers worth up to £1,200 per year
• Arriva Wellbeing Service (Mental Health Support & Wellbeing Support.
• Arriva Workplace Pension.

The role of a PSV Mechanic will involve:

• Servicing, maintenance and repairs to Arriva and DVSA standards.
• Continuous improvement of vehicle reliability.
• MOT preparation, planned preventative maintenance campaigns and quality checks.
• Vehicle fault diagnosis and ensuring reliability and maintenance is kept to Arriva Standards (Higher than DVSA).
• Attending roadside breakdowns.
• Early/Late shift rota covering 5 out of 7 days Sunday to Saturday included

Requirements of a PSV Mechanic:

• Qualifications for PSV/HGV maintenance and repair - Minimum of NVQ level 3 or any equivalent international qualification (will require confirmation).
• A full UK driving licence (6 points or less).
• 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.