Trainee Train Driver

You’ll be taking customers to work, meetings with friends and family, to the beach, historic landmarks and major sporting and entertainment events. You’ll also be getting our customers home again safely knowing that you have played an invaluable role in bringing people together to get the most out of life. You’ll collaborate with colleagues at all levels to be the team everyone trusts to connect the people and places that matter.

You’ll end each day proud, knowing you are part of a fantastic team, working together with care and commitment to make every journey, every day, easy and reliable.

Who needs a 9 – 5 anyway?

Our drivers commit to a varying shift pattern over 24 hours, 7 days a week to keep our services running, so you’ll need to be disciplined, punctual, reliable and ready to go at any time of the day! As this role is safety critical, you’ll need to be able to get to your depot within a maximum of 60 minutes commute time. Drivers work an average 35 hours over 4 days a week, however, during training you will work 40.5 hours over 5 days a week.

As Our Driver:

Take the initiative, coming up with well-reasoned, informed solutions to help deliver the best service for our customers
Work well with others, forging strong professional bonds with colleagues from all backgrounds.
Evaluate their own behaviours, constantly seeking to succeed and improve.
Keep themselves up to date with rule changes, operational and business updates.

We offer a competitive salary, with Trainee drivers starting on £36,620 per annum plus applicable regional allowances. Our training duration is approximately 14 – 18 months, during which time your salary will rise in increments as you reach key milestones in your learning objectives. The salary for a fully productive driver is £76,986 per annum plus applicable allowances.

We also provide fantastic travel concessions for you and your family, a generous reward and recognition scheme, brilliant opportunities to progress within the company and much more.

Please note that we are assembling a talent pool for the Trainee Train Driver position, as the selection process is extensive, and an immediate start is not guaranteed.

About Us:

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We value our differences such as age, gender, LGBTQIA+, ethnicity, religion, and disability. We maintain a zero tolerance towards any form of prejudice towards our colleagues, customers, and future talent.

We celebrate and encourage diversity of thought, progressive ways of working and seeing all our colleagues grow and thrive.

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