Do you love driving, with a passion for providing excellent customer service? Join the Pulhams family!

Do you have what it takes to become a Pulhams bus or coach driver?

We’re looking for qualified individuals to join our bus and coach drivers team. Explore the beauty of the Cotswolds while offering premium service to our customers. Here at Pulhams, we provide competitive pay, fantastic benefits, and give you the opportunity to develop your career. Just click on the button below to hop in the driver’s seat and get started, or read on to find out more about our bus and coach driving opportunities at Pulhams!

Pulhams offers a range of great benefits, whether it’s free travel or flexibility to suit your working patterns. We make sure you’re treated well and looked after.

• Salary of £15 – £18.50 an hour plus Travel Allowance
• Overtime available
• Additional hourly rate increases are available when working on Bank Holidays*
• Contributory pension scheme
• Travel assistance payment
• Employee Assistance Programme
• 20 days holiday, plus Bank Holidays
• Membership of the TBF (financial, health and welfare benefits)
• Free Driver Medicals, DBS checks and enrolment to update service, Digi-Card and renewals
• Company uniform
• Free travel on the Pulhams, Oxford Bus Company, Thames Travel, Carousel Buses and Stagecoach West services across the network
• Colleague Christmas Savings Scheme
• Free ongoing CPC and job-specific training and development
• Colleague and family retail and cinema discounts

As a driver for Pulhams, your main duties and responsibilities will include:

• To drive any Company vehicle in accordance with the law and Company procedures
• Provide excellent customer service to passengers of all ages and backgrounds, while also adhering to the Company Safeguarding Policy
• Collect fares, issue tickets, check bus passes and account for all monies taken in accordance with Company procedures, providing receipts where necessary
• Ensure that registered routes and timetables are observed, and report any external factors which may occur to prevent the delay of journeys
• Be prepared when you arrive at work, with plenty of time to complete your vehicle checks, ensure you are aware of your specific instructions for the day, know the route and stops you will be taking, and prepare any necessary documents
• To follow the Company’s Customer Care Policy
• To read, understand and comply with the Company’s Policies & Procedures and the Company Handbook
• To comply with the Daily Walk Around Checks & Defect Reporting Procedure and the Daily Check Monitoring Procedure
• To follow all legal requirements around Drivers’ Hours Regulations, including the use of Tachographs where appropriate
• To maintain the cleanliness and safety of your vehicle, and contribute to the upkeep of the communal workplace
• Adherence to the Company’s Lost Property Procedure
• Wear the Company uniform, ensuring it is kept clean, ironed and in a presentable condition
• To ensure that any vehicle is driven with due care and attention, ensuring the safety of the passengers, the general public, pedestrians and other road users
• Comply with Company procedures when parking or handing over vehicles at the end of any type of work or shift change
• To report any incident that involves injury, damage to any passenger, pedestrian or third-party property immediately
• To handle any emergency which may arise, including following procedures in the event of fire or liaising with all parties, including your Line Manager and emergency services, in the event of an accident
• To comply with the Company Health & Safety Policy and Risk Assessments
• To ensure prompt and accurate completion of all appropriate reports

We’re looking for individuals with:

• Passion for driving
• Previous bus and/or coach driving experience
• Excellent people and communication skills
• Experience in delivering excellent customer service
• A proactive, flexible and positive attitude to work
• A valid PCV licence
• Able to remain calm under pressure
• Be a good team player

We’re Pulhams Coaches — a long-established, family-focused bus and coach operator based in Bourton-on-the-Water in the heart of the Cotswolds. With a heritage dating back to 1880, we’re proud to be a business that has grown for more than 140 years while still keeping a warm, community-driven feel. We’re also a Guild Operator (one of 25 in the UK!) and a DVSA Earned Recognition operator.

We recently became part of the Oxford Bus Company within the Go-Ahead Group, which is helping us invest in our people, our fleet, and the future of our services. Today, we operate 160 buses and coaches from multiple sites, across a wide variety of work, including local bus routes, home-to-school services, private hire, educational trips, and UK and European tours.

We have a modern fleet of buses and coaches that ensure a smooth experience for our drivers as well as our passengers. Safety is paramount, and our highly qualified engineers work hard in-house to make sure our buses and coaches remain in top condition.

Working for Pulhams provides a great opportunity for our driver colleagues to drive through and explore the beautiful Cotswold surroundings on a range of routes across Gloucestershire. Places you will travel to include Witney, Bourton-on-the-Water, Cheltenham, and Chipping Norton.

Ready to hop aboard and join the Pulhams family? Just click the button below and fill out our application form to get started on your newest journey today!

If you have any questions or require further details about the position, or about Pulhams, please contact our colleagues at info@pulhams.co.uk or 01451 820369.

*T&Cs Apply