HGV/Bus Technician

Role Overview & Responsibilities

Excellent and rewarding job opportunities have arisen for PSV Technicians to join Arriva, based at our Darlington Depot.

As a PSV Technician, 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, to the strict standards set by both Arriva, and the DVSA (Driver & Vehicle Standards Agency).

What Arriva can offer you:

• £15.97 per hour with additional allowances/enhancements available over and above basic hourly rates
• Full-Time Permanent Employment with potential Overtime
• Fantastic career progression, training (including High Voltage/EV’s) and upskilling opportunities
• Free bus travel for you and a nominated member of your family residing within the same household
• If you don't have a PCV licence, we teach you to drive a bus!
• Access to the Arriva Village - Retail discounts and offers
• Arriva Workplace Pension
• 20 days holiday, rising to 25 after 5 years' service, plus bank holidays

The role 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)

Requirements:

• Level 3 NVQ/IRTEC Qualification (Or equivalent)
• Knowledge of PSV or HGV maintenance
• Knowledge of engineering procedures and Health & Safety legislation
• Inspection of vehicles for the scheduled maintenance – Desirable but not essential
• Electrical circuits and systems knowledge – Desirable but not essential
• 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 focus for us and the creation of a diverse working environment supporting all genders, veterans, backgrounds, cultures and LGBTQ+ colleagues is central to our ability to unlock your potential.

PSV Engineer / PSV Technician / PSV Fitter / PSV Mechanic / PCV Engineer / PCV Technician / PCV Fitter / PCV Mechanic / Bus Engineer / Bus Technician / Bus Fitter / Bus Mechanic / HGV Engineer / HGV Technician / HGV Fitter / HGV Mechanic

Job Types: Full-time, Permanent

Salary: £15.97 per hour

Benefits:

• Company pension
• Employee discount
• Free or subsidised travel
• Referral programme
• Sick pay
• Store discount

Schedule:

• 10 hour shift

Reference ID: R-022648