Pcv Driver

**Job description**

**Qualified Bus Driver**
- **MANCHESTER CALLING**_

We are looking for qualified bus drivers / PCV licence holders to join our **Dumfries** depot team who would be willing to split their time between the home depot of Dumfries and one of our sister depots in Manchester.

The time would be split in rotation - 3 weeks in Manchester, 3 weeks in Dumfries 3 weeks in Manchester, and 1 week leave.

**- Typical annualised earnings of circa £42,000 (before overtime) including allowances**

**- Free accommodation, weekly meal and laundry allowances in Manchester, and free travel to/from West of Scotland every 3 weeks**

**- Guaranteed 39 minimum hours pay in Dumfries and 50 in Manchester, with overtime for those who want to increase their earnings**

**- Different shift patterns available**

You’ll be one of 70 drivers in Dumfries depot and one of 1800 in Manchester, who transport our fantastic customers safely and comfortably every day to healthcare and employment, to shopping and leisure, and to friends and family.

Aside from the satisfaction of being a key worker in your community, there’s loads of reasons for you to join the Stagecoach West Scotland team
- **Great benefits **including a generous company pension scheme, up to 38 days holiday, 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 city or by the seaside without worrying about the cost of fuel
- **Plenty of job security **from being a key worker at the heart of our communities, where we always need great people behind the wheel
- **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 **including our Trade Up scheme for drivers who want to move into engineering, promotion opportunities to Lead Driver, Inspector, Controller and Driving Instructor, and routes into management and leadership for those who want that
- **Secondment opportunities **to work elsewhere in the business, either on big events or into our head office support functions
- **An employee assistance programme **to support health and wellbeing 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

There are a few of things we need from you:

- You need to have a PCV licence, and no more than 6 penalty points
- You need to want to deliver great customer service
- You need to have a patient, safe and courteous approach to driving

So if that’s you, and you like what we’re offering, then please apply

Pay: From £42,000.00 (before overtime) per year

**Benefits**:

- Company pension
- Employee discount
- Health & wellbeing programme
- Referral programme
- Sick pay

Schedule:

- 10-hour shift
- 12-hour shift
- 8-hour shift
- Holidays
- Overtime

Supplemental pay types:

- Safety bonus

Ability to commute/relocate:

- Dumfries: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (preferred)

Work Location: In person

Pay: From £42,000.00 per year

**Benefits**:

- Company pension
- Employee discount
- Health & wellbeing programme
- Referral programme
- Sick pay

Schedule:

- 10 hour shift
- 12 hour shift
- 8 hour shift
- Holidays
- Overtime

Supplemental pay types:

- Safety bonus

Ability to commute/relocate:

- Dumfries: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)

Application question(s):

- How many penalty points do you have on your driving licence? Hint: You need to have no more than 6 penalty points to join us as a bus driver, and this is checked with the DVLA.

Do you agree to attend a medical following any potential offer of employment?
Hint: Please note medicals are a required process following any offers.

Licence/Certification:

- PCV Driving Licence and CPC card (required)

Work Location: In person