Bodymaker / Coachbuilder

Salary £16.79 per hour week days, enhanced rate for weekends and bank holidays Salary £16.79 per hour Annual holiday entitlement increasing to 25 days from 1st May 2024. Stagecoach Cumbria are looking for enthusiastic and motivated staff to join our team of Engineers at Lillyhall depot, applicants should be time-served Craftsmen used to working under pressure in a busy environment on state of the art vehicles. The overall purpose of the position is to provide quality service and repairs in a safe, efficient and economical manner to our fleet of vehicles. PRINCIPAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES Observe, recognise and report on body or structured defects or symptoms of impending failure. Carry out vehicle manufacturers or company modifications as required. Marking out, cutting and forming sheet metal, pillar section, plywood, hardboard, glass fibre panels, preparatory to fitting on a vehicle. Fitting panels to vehicle body frames, using anti-fretting and corrosion materials, adhesives on lap and toggle joints, screws, nails, rivets and other fixing devices including moulding strips. Cutting out apertures and fitting windows. Hanging doors, both horizontally and vertically, of wood or metal. Repairing damaged vehicles by removing damaged panels and body members, straightening panels and members (where possible) and replacing any removed parts. Carry out repair to body structure using welding equipment. Making good damaged paintwork on a vehicle body, with a complete re-paint to include matching colours. Manufacture, repair or maintenance of body fittings and accessories. Experience of heavy commercial vehicles, especially PCV vehicles would be an advantage. Please contact: Alan Peters Engineering Manager, alan.peters@stagecoach.com Stagecoach workplace culture is one where everyone can be themselves and where all the differences our people bring to the business are celebrated. We welcome applications from all, irrespective of background, gender, ethnicity, race, religion, beliefs, disability, neurodiversity, sexual orientation or age. Location: Stagecoach Carlisle Depot Lillyhall Industrial Estate, Blackwood Road, Lillyhall, Workington, Cumbria CA14 4JW. Stagecoach workplace culture is one where everyone can be themselves and where all the differences our people bring to the business are celebrated. We welcome applications from all, irrespective of background, gender, ethnicity, race, religion, beliefs, disability, neurodiversity, sexual orientation or age. Location: Stagecoach Workington Depot Lillyhall Industrial Estate, Blackwood Road Workington CA14 4JW Welcome to Stagecoach, the UK #1 bus company. If you’re ready to join our team, simply fill out an application via a PC or mobile device, and a member of our Recruitment team will be in touch to inform you of next steps. Every day we help millions of passengers get to the people and places that matter to them, connecting the communities we are proud to serve. We operate some of the most recognised and successful public transport brands, driving growth through innovation, investment and high quality service to our customers. Overview Stagecoach Group is a leading multi-modal UK public transport company, with operations in England, Scotland and Wales. The Group operates bus, coach, and tram services in regulated and deregulated markets. Stagecoach is the UK biggest bus and coach operator. We have major city bus operations in London, Manchester, Liverpool, Newcastle, Hull, Sheffield, Oxford and Cambridge, as well as inter-urban services linking smaller locations. We also run the low-cost coach service megabus.com in the UK and run Scotland biggest coach operator, Scottish Citylink, as a joint venture