Trainee Bus Driver NO TRAINING COSTS

Stagecoach Group; Glenrothes; On-site; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking trainee bus drivers to join their Glenrothes team. This role offers a unique opportunity to earn while you train, with all training costs covered, leading to a recognized qualification in Passenger Transport. With guaranteed hours, a supportive training environment, and various career development paths, this position is perfect for those looking to make a difference in their community. Enjoy great benefits, including free travel for you and a companion, a generous pension scheme, and numerous discounts. If you have a passion for customer service and safe driving, this could be the ideal role for you.

Benefits

Paid Training

Generous Pension Scheme

33 Days Holiday

Free Travel for Employee and Companion

Employee Assistance Programme

Career Development Opportunities

Discounts on Holidays and Retail

Affordable Loans

Qualifications

• Must be 18 years old and hold a full driving licence for at least 6 months.
• No more than 6 penalty points on driving record.

Responsibilities

• Deliver great customer service while driving.
• Maintain a patient, safe, and courteous approach.

Skills

Customer Service

Safe Driving

Patience

Education

Full Driving Licence

Job description

Salary

£12.60 while Training, £13.60 on completion of Training, £15.00 after 12 months. Overtime at £18.26 p/h.

Trainee Bus Driver

Stagecoach are looking for trainee bus drivers to join our Glenrothes team.

Benefits:

• Get paid to train and zero training costs as not only will you be earning from day one, we’ll also pay for all of your training costs to achieve a recognised national qualification in Passenger Transport and your PCV licence, worth around £4,000.
• Typical annualised earnings of £30,576 after Training.
• Different shift patterns available so you can fit work around your existing commitments.
• Great benefits including a generous company pension scheme, 33 days holiday, free travel for you and a companion, free financial education and affordable loans, and a range of money-saving opportunities including discounts on holidays and retail, cinema outings, dental insurance, vehicle breakdown cover, and hotels and attractions.
• Guaranteed 39 minimum hours with overtime for those who want to increase their earnings.
• 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.
• Supportive and high-quality training from some of the best (and nicest!) driving instructors and training managers in the industry.
• 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.
• A great working environment with loads of opportunity to make new friends from a bunch of great workmates.

The recruitment process is simple – you apply online, we’ll get you in for an interview and to see the depot, and that’s it!

It doesn’t matter if you’re working in customer service, retail, hospitality or in a warehouse or factory, the only things we need are:

• You need to be 18 years old, have held a full licence for at least 6 months and have 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 Glenrothes Depot, Flemington Road, Glenrothes, KY7 5QF.