Skilled Shift Engineer

Arriva plc; Southend-on-Sea; On-site; GBP 1,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a Skilled Shift PSV Mechanic to join their Southend depot. This exciting role involves performing maintenance and repairs on a fleet of buses and coaches, ensuring they meet high safety and reliability standards. With a full-time, permanent contract, you will enjoy a competitive hourly rate, generous annual leave, and opportunities for career progression. The company values diversity and inclusion, making it a great place to develop your skills while contributing to a greener future. If you're passionate about vehicle maintenance and want to be part of a forward-thinking team, this position is perfect for you.

Benefits

25 days annual leave plus 8 bank holidays

Free bus travel for you and a nominated family member

Retail discounts worth up to £1,200 per year

Overtime pay at time plus ½

Career progression opportunities

Training to obtain PCV licence if needed

Qualifications

• Minimum NVQ level 3 in PSV/HGV maintenance and repair required.
• Full UK driving licence with 6 points or less is essential.

Responsibilities

• Conduct planned maintenance and repairs to buses and coaches.
• Perform vehicle fault diagnosis and ensure compliance with standards.

Skills

PSV/HGV maintenance and repair

Diagnostic fault finding

Servicing and 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 Southend 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:

• £22 per hour
• 40 hours per week on shifts between 5am and Midnight, 5 days out of 7.
• Overtime at time plus ½ for all additional hours worked over the working week.
• Full-time, permanent contract.
• 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.

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).
• Early/Day shift rota covering 5 out of 7 days Sunday to Saturday working with shift start patterns Day Shift: 8:30am – 4:30pm, Late Shift 2:00pm – 10:00pm.

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.