PCV/HGV Technician/Mechanic

Salary £38000 Shift. £33200 Days Shift Fitter/Technician/Mechanic – Barrow in Furness We are ideally looking for an experienced PCV mechanic / engineer / fitter to join our National Award Winning Barrow Depot. If you have any other relevant experience, i.e. light vehicle then you might be just what we are looking for. · Guaranteed 38 hours minimum hours with overtime potentially available You’ll be one of a small engineering team at Barrow who maintains and repairs a modern and varied fleet of vehicles so our fantastic customers can travel safely and comfortably every day to healthcare and employment, to shopping and leisure, and to see friends and family. Aside from the satisfaction of being a key worker in your community, there loads of reasons for you to join the Stagecoach Barrow team. · Great benefits including a generous company pension scheme, 33 days holiday, including bank holidays, free travel for you and a companion, free financial education and affordable loans, and finally a range of money-saving opportunities including discounts on holidays and retail, cinema outings, dental insurance, vehicle breakdown cover and hotels and attractions · Free travel for you and a companion on our buses – so on your days off you can be off shopping without worrying about parking the car, or heading off for a day in the Lakes without worrying about the cost of fuel or parking · Training – don’t worry if you’ve not worked on our vehicles before (or indeed buses!) as we’ll train you on everything you need to know, and you’ll be supported by a great team doing a great job · Varied work – interestingly it not all depot-based work…you could well find yourself out and about dealing with vehicle issues on the road, so it won’t always be the same four walls you’re looking at. · Plenty of job security from being a key worker at the heart of our communities, where we always need great people servicing our fleet of vehicles, be they Alexander Dennis, Scania or Optare · A safe environment – we provide boots, overalls and specialist equipment so no need to worry about being safe and protected, or having the right kit for the job · UK-wide opportunities whereby if you’re moving out of choice or circumstance, as we run bus companies across the UK, you can transfer to a new location · Career development through developing your technical skills on future hybrid and electric vehicles, and career progression to Workshop Manager, Engineering Manager and beyond – a good number of our Engineering Directors started their career with us as mechanics and fitters. · Secondment opportunities to work elsewhere in the business – either on big events like Silverstone, Cheltenham Festival and future Commonwealth Games. · An employee assistance programme to support health and well-being through a confidential service available 24 hours a day which provides specialist guidance and assistance on a range of personal and work-related issues, from dealing with stress and anxiety to managing financial, marital or legal issues. Face-to-face counselling sessions are also offered, alongside telephone and online support. · A great working environment with loads of opportunity to make new friends from a bunch of great workmates, managers who work hard to create great places to work, and employee networks building inclusive environments for women, veterans, carers, multicultural and LGBTQ+ colleagues The recruitment process is simple – you apply with your CV, we’ll have a good read then get you in for an interview and give you a tour of the depot, and that it! There are a few of things we need from you: · You need to have an engineering background with a vehicular focus – bus, HGV / LGV, truck, haulage, automotive, plant, rail, farm – if it moves, it good experience! · You need to want to deliver high standards of engineering maintenance and repair So if that you, and you like what we’re offering, then apply below! 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. 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. 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 Barrow Depot 73 Walney Road Barrow-in-Furness LA14 5UY Welcome to Stagecoach, the UK #1 bus company. If you’re ready to join our team, simply fill out an application. It takes less than 90 seconds to complete. 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