School Bus Driver Opportunities

Talent Propeller Limited; Palmerston North; On-site; NZD 34,000 - 44,000; Part time

Job summary

Tranzit Coachlines Manawatu in Palmerston North is seeking confident, safety‑minded drivers for school bus routes serving Ashhurst. Roles include both permanent and casual positions with a minimum of 15 hours per week, offering daytime hours and school holidays off.

Successful applicants will hold a Passenger Endorsement and Class 2 licence, demonstrate excellent communication, and show a positive team spirit. Training is provided, and background checks plus a drug/alcohol screen are required.

Qualifications

• Passenger Endorsement and Class 2 licence are required.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills required.
• Positive outlook and a team player – social and collaborative environment.
• High regard for health and safety in every shift.
• Ability to comply with new cleaning regulations as part of the role.
• Must be able to pass a background and police check.

Responsibilities

• Drive school bus routes from Palmerston North to Ashhurst.
• Provide safe, reliable transport for students and the community.
• Participate in pre-employment checks and training as required.

Skills

Passenger Endorsement

Class 2 licence

Excellent communication

Team player

Health and safety

Job description

Tranzit are looking for awesome drivers to join their Tranzit Coachlines Manawatu team. We are wanting to hear from confident and safe drivers who love to support their local community.

Our school bus runs offer a minimum of 15 hours per week, allowing you the opportunity to have time to yourself during the day and school holidays off. These runs will start from Palmerston North and service Ashhurst school routes. We have both permanent and casual positions available.

To be successful in this role you will have:

• A Passenger Endorsement and Class 2 licence,
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills,
• A positive outlook and a team player - we are social!
• A high regard for health and safety,
• The ability to help carry out the new cleaning regulations is essential,
• The ability to pass a background and police check,

Extensive training will be given to the successful applicants from our approved industry training assessors.

About us:

With 100 years in the industry, the Tranzit Group are leaders in the industry, delivering high-quality transport and tourism services across New Zealand, including urban passenger services, the InterCity coach network, bespoke wedding and conference transport, large-scale sporting events, tourism travel solutions, rental, and lease vehicles, and is one of the Ministry of Educations largest providers of school transport.

Award-winning, we are on a continued journey to excellence, and employ over 2000 team members across New Zealand. Family-owned, we love what we do and pride ourselves on offering sustainable quality transport solutions backed up by solid health, safety, and wellbeing principles.

Culture

We bring family values into our workforce and believe our people are the key to our success. We support ongoing training and development, offer flexible working arrangements, and are able to pass on some great external benefits and discounts.

Be quick to catch this opportunity and come along for the ride.

Applicants for this position should have NZ residency or a valid NZ work permit.

Please note that successful applicants will be required to successfully pass a drug and alcohol test as well as a police background check as part of the pre-employment process.