Coach Builder

An excellent and rewarding job opportunity has arisen for an experienced and ambitious Vehicle Coach Builder to join our Grays depot. Your role would include maintaining and repairing the company’s vehicles to the strict standards set by both Arriva and the DVSA (Driver & Vehicle Standards Agency). At Arriva we are one team. We work together to ensure our customers are kept happy every day by delivering a great customer experience. Engineers are an essential part of our team who ensure that all our vehicles are in safe and roadworthy condition. What Arriva can offer you: Competitive salary Full-time, permanent contract Fantastic career progression opportunities Access to the 'Arriva Village', where you can take advantage of store discounts and offers Free bus travel for you and your family (within the same household) Arriva Workplace Pension The role will involve: Assisting in the repair of our fleet of buses to the company's Engineering Quality Standards Repairing of body work, such as welding and painting and dealing with accidental damage to vehicles along with bespoke alterations as required You must be able to demonstrate the ability to work to high standards set by the company to ensure road worthiness in a timely manner Requirements: You will be qualified and have prior experience in a PSV vehicle workshop environment as a body builder / coach make You will be a motivated team player, who can work effectively unsupervised and use your own initiative to solve problems. In our business, safety of our customers must not be compromised, therefore induction and development will be provided plus PCV Licence Training where necessary. This is a full-time position and you will be required to work Monday to Friday day shifts but with an element of flexibility. Do you inspire to think beyond today? APPLY NOW to join us for an even bigger and better Arriva tomorrow! 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. Arriva is a leading provider of passenger transport across Europe, employing around 34,400 people and delivering around 1.6 billion passenger journeys. With buses, trains, coaches, trams, waterbuses, bike-sharing systems, on-demand transport solutions and a rolling stock leasing company, Arriva proudly connects people and communities safely, reliably and sustainably across 11 countries, delivering these services in a better way, every day. The activities of Arriva are divided into four business units: UK Bus, UK Trains, The Netherlands and Mainland Europe. Arriva has passenger transport operations in the Czech Republic, Croatia, Hungary, Italy, the Netherlands, Poland, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain and the United Kingdom, and also operates a rolling stock leasing company in Romania. If the right opportunity hasn’t appeared yet, express your interest in future positions by selecting Get Started below. Alternatively, you can register for an account by choosing ‘Sign In’ at the top of the page, which will allow you to receive email notifications for new job listings that align with your interests.