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Arriva · Onsite · Tottenham Garage (AR)

Join Arriva London as a Skilled Engineer and Help Power a Sustainable Future

Are you an experienced engineer passionate about maintaining and repairing buses to the highest standards? Join Arriva London, where you’ll be part of a dedicated team ensuring reliable and sustainable transportation services across the capital. This is a fantastic opportunity for a skilled professional who takes pride in keeping London’s buses running smoothly and safely.

What We’re Looking For

To succeed in this role, you’ll need:

  • Relevant Qualifications: PSV, HGV, or light vehicle maintenance and repair (minimum NVQ Level 2 or equivalent). We’ll also consider candidates with 5+ years of relevant hands-on experience if you’re not formally qualified.
  • Full UK Driving License: Must have a valid UK driving license with no more than 6 points.
  • PCV License: A PCV license is preferred, or you must be willing to obtain one.
  • Medical Fitness: Ability to pass a PCV pre-employment medical.
  • Commitment to Quality: A passion for delivering safe, reliable, and high-quality maintenance work.

Your Role

As a Skilled Engineer, you will:

  • Perform planned and preventative maintenance, fault diagnosis, and reactive repairs on a fleet of commercial buses.
  • Ensure that all vehicle servicing, inspections, and repairs meet Arriva and DVSA standards.
  • Assist with MOT preparation, preventative maintenance campaigns, and quality checks.
  • Improve bus reliability through continuous monitoring, maintenance, and repair.
  • Enjoy flexible shift patterns that can be adapted to suit your lifestyle – we’ll discuss the available options with you.

What Arriva Can Offer You

  • Competitive Salary: We offer a competitive salary package.
  • Enhanced Overtime Rates: Get rewarded for your hard work with generous overtime pay.
  • Refer a Friend Scheme: Earn £500 for each successful referral.
  • On-the-Job Training & Development: We provide training such as High Voltage Level 1-4/EV training, roadside assistance, IRTEC accreditation, and diagnostics training.
  • Free Travel: Enjoy free travel on all TFL-operated transport services for you and a nominee.
  • License Upgrades: We’ll support you in upgrading your license to drive a bus.
  • Wellbeing Support: Benefit from annual health screenings and access to Arriva’s wellbeing programs.
  • Generous Leave: 20 days of leave plus bank holidays, increasing to 25 days after 5 years of service.
  • Workplace Pension: Secure your future with our workplace pension plan.
  • Full PPE and Workwear: We provide all necessary protective gear to keep you safe on the job.

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Join the Arriva London team and help us create a greener, more reliable future for public transport in London.

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About Arriva

Arriva is a leading provider of passenger transport across Europe, employing around 34,400 people and delivering around 1.6 billion passenger journeys. With buses, trains, coaches, trams, waterbuses, bike-sharing systems, on-demand transport solutions and a rolling stock leasing company, Arriva proudly connects people and communities safely, reliably and sustainably across 11 countries, delivering these services in a better way, every day. The activities of Arriva are divided into four business units: UK Bus, UK Trains, The Netherlands and Mainland Europe. Arriva has passenger transport operations in the Czech Republic, Croatia, Hungary, Italy, the Netherlands, Poland, Slovakia, Slovenia, Sp

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