Join us as at First Bus as a Shift Chargehand and we'll take your engineering skills to the next level.

We are proud to be one of the country's largest bus operators, leading the way in bus technology and innovation. Across the nation, we are committed to investing in cutting-edge buses, workshops, and our talented workforce.

What will you be doing?

• To monitor the daily running of the depot and all engineering staff, and supervising in the absence of the Workshop Planner and Engineering Supervisor
• To carry out repairs and diagnosis on vehicles as required.
• To fully comply with all HS & E legislation along with First Group policies.
• To provide guidance to other staff as required.
• To allocate planned and unplanned work to engineering staff.
• To manage labour overtime in line with set authorisation limits, as set by Engineering Manager.
• Ensure the engineering vehicle status board and daily garage log are updated to reflect any changes that take place.
• Liaise with the operations department to deal with changeovers and breakdowns in the most effective way to minimise lost mileage
• In the absence of the Cleaning Supervisor, manage vehicle cleaning, fuelling, oil checks and parking.
• Processing vehicle defect cards in line with engineering standard operating procedures.
• Take digital photographs of any vehicle involved in a third-party incident in line with engineering standard operating procedures as required.

Hourly Rate:

• £19.00
• If you have a PCV licence you would also be entitled to an additional 20p per hour from day 1
• We offer additional training which leads to additional pay. This effectively would increase your salary by up to £5k once 10 training modules are completed. Each module you complete increases your hourly wage by 20p an hour.

Working hours: 39hrs p/w

Shifts: 5 out of 7 days on a rotating early and late shift including weekends

Holidays: up to 25 days per year + bank holidays

Who are we looking for?

• Minimum level 3 NVQ standard or equivalent (i.e., City & Guilds level 1 & 2) in a relevant Vehicle Repair subject.
• To be fully conversant with the safe operation of workshop equipment
• Must have a valid UK drivers' licence, and either be in the possession of, or capable of obtaining a full PCV licence and forklift truck licence if required (First Bus will help in obtaining this).

 Rewards & Benefits

• Free travel on our buses for you and your family
• First Xclusives discount scheme: You and your family & friends can benefit from over 3,000 offers on high street & leisure brands
• £6 all-day train travel for you and your family on Great Western Railway, South Western Railway, Avanti, Hull Trains
• Pension scheme and chance to buy discounted First Group shares
• Enhanced maternity/paternity pay
• Cycle to work scheme

We put a big focus on physical and mental wellbeing at First Bus. We recognise that anyone can be affected by the stresses and strains of work, or life outside it, which is why we offer Simply Health for you and your dependents at no cost to you!

This offering includes cash back benefits across optical & dental as well as virtual GP appointments and nutrition and fitness advice. You will also have 24/7 access to our confidential Employee Assistance Programme.

Public transport serves everyone, whatever their differences. At First Bus, we want to be an employer open to you, no matter what your differences are. We aspire to be an inclusive organisation because diverse backgrounds, thinking and experiences bring so many benefits to our customers, communities and people. We welcome applications from all.

Interested? Apply today!