Arriva Group
Skilled Shift Engineer
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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:
- £22.90 per hour
- £34.35 per hour for Overtime
- 40 hours per week
- Full-time, permanent contract
- Overtime availability
- 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
- Arriva Wellbeing Service (Mental Health Support & Wellbeing Support)
- Arriva Workplace Pension
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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)
- Attending roadside breakdowns
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
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