About the Role
Reporting to the Service Manager, this role is responsible for repairing and maintaining the fleet of buses in accordance with company policies and standards. The position ensures work is delegated appropriately and outputs are monitored to deliver consistently reliable, safe, and high-quality work, meeting specified targets, contractual obligations, and commercial objectives.
Responsibilities
- Inspecting, repairing, and maintaining buses.
- Checking the quality of repairs.
- Investigating and diagnosing mechanical and electronic faults.
- Recording faults and repair work using a tablet.
- Making decisions about road calls.
- Liaising with iBus and the engineering team to minimize lost mileage.
- Delegating work to the team and monitoring outputs.
- Following safety instructions and reporting issues.
- Updating the Service Manager on progress and assisting with planning.
- Potentially undertaking Service Manager responsibilities during their absence.
Requirements
- Must have current recognised qualifications in hybrid awareness and hybrid fault diagnostics.
- Must provide evidence of IRTEC and SMT qualification from the awarding body.
- Must pass the IRTEC Service Maintenance Technician exam during the six-month probation if NVQ is not held.
- Must have a good standard of Maths and English.
- Must be able to read and understand instructions and service manuals.
- Must know how to use fleet management technical computer systems.
- Must be able to meet deadlines and work flexibly.
- Must be happy to take any training requested by the service manager.
- Must be able to work well using initiative.
- Must be safety conscious in all activities.
Skills
- Work 12hr shifts with four days on and four days off.
- NVQ level 2 qualification for maintenance and repair of public service vehicles or heavy goods vehicles (or equivalent international qualification).
- PCV licence (preferred but not essential).
- Ability to work well in a team.
- Ability to work flexibly (e.g., different depot or shift).
Location
- Beddington Depot
Work Type
- Permanent
- Full-time
Experience Level
- Not specified
Education Level
- NVQ level 2 qualification for maintenance and repair of public service vehicles or heavy goods vehicles (or equivalent international qualification)
Salary/Compensations
- £24.90 / hour
Benefits
- Free travel on all TfL routes for you and a friend or family member (after three months employment).
- Free online and face-to-face counselling, legal advice, and more through employee assistance programme.
- Contributory pension scheme (employee contributes 5%, company adds 3%) with death-in-service benefit.
- Life insurance (if signed up to the pension scheme).
- Employee benefits from shops and retailers (e.g., Apple, Adidas, Nike, Vue, Odeon, Sainsbury’s, Asda, Morrisons).
About the Company
- Company policies and standards for repairing and maintaining the fleet of buses.
- Contractual obligations and commercial objectives.
