Posted 4 days ago
Chargehand
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PSV Chargehand responsible for servicing, maintenance, and repairs to Arriva and DVSA standards, including MOT preparation, planned preventative maintenance, quality checks, and vehicle fault diagnosis.
About this role
An excellent and rewarding job opportunity has arisen for a PSV Chargehand to join Arriva, based at our Darlington Depot.
What Arriva can offer you:
£19.03ph (with the opportunity for overtime at 1.5 x hourly rate)
39 hours per week
Permanent, full-time contract
Overtime availability
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) - essential
Ability to be passed fit for a PCV pre-employment medical - essential
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.
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