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Workshop Cleaner

Job details
Posting date: 21 June 2024
Hours: Full time
Closing date: 21 July 2024
Location: CM1 3AR
Company: First Bus
Job type: Permanent
Job reference: 1062

Summary

Join us as at First Bus as a Workshop Cleaner at our Chelmsford, Essex depot, and we'll take your engineering skills to the next level.

For helping keep our fleet on the road, you'll earn a good salary and great benefits (see below).

Welcome to First Bus Engineering

We're one of the country's largest bus operators - and our engineering teams are working at the forefront of bus technology. Nationwide, we are investing in state-of-the-art new buses, and in the workshops and people that service them. A First Bus depot is the perfect environment to continue growing your engineering knowhow. We will support your ongoing development and provide a career path to follow.

Hourly Rate

-£12.00 p/h

Working Shift Patterns

-07:00 - 15:00

-40hrs p/w

-Monday - Friday

About the role

As a cleaner, you will ensure and continually improve the cleanliness and appearance of our fleet of vehicles and workshop. We will help you progress your career long-term into supervisory level and beyond.

What will you be doing?

The responsibilities of this role include assisting with the internal and external cleaning of buses and depot premises using specialised equipment and chemicals, preparing wheels for fitting by engineering staff, collecting parts from other depots, carrying out minor repairs to the depot facilities, assisting with fuelling, oiling, watering, shunting, and parking of vehicles, as well as being able to work autonomously with initiative, and part of a team.

Skills, Experience & Eligibility

-Do you have at least 6 months of cleaning experience?

-Experience of using hand tools, heavy cleaning machinery/floor scrubbers, and cleaning chemicals.

-Are you a UK resident and eligible to work full time?

-Do you have experience using cleaning machinery?

What can we offer you?

-Free travel on our buses for you and your family

-First Xclusives discount scheme: You and your family & friends can benefit from over 3,000 offers on high street & leisure brands

-£6 all-day train travel for you and your family on Great Western Railway, South Western Railway, Avanti, Hull Trains

-Pension scheme and chance to buy discounted First Group shares

-Enhanced maternity/paternity pay

-Cycle to work scheme

We put a big focus on physical and mental wellbeing at First Bus. We recognise that anyone can be affected by the stresses and strains of work, or life outside it, which is why we offer Simply Health for you and your dependents at no cost to you!

This offering includes cash back benefits across optical & dental as well as virtual GP appointments and nutrition and fitness advice. You will also have 24/7 access to our confidential Employee Assistance Programme.

Public transport serves everyone, whatever their differences. At First Bus, we want to be an employer open to you, no matter what your differences are. We aspire to be an inclusive organisation because diverse backgrounds, thinking and experiences bring so many benefits to our customers, communities and people. We welcome applications from all.

Interested? Apply today!