We’re seeking enthusiastic fitters and technicians to join our current team of hardworking mechanics.
If you enjoy working alongside other technicians in a friendly team, come and join the Pulhams family!
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 £17.50 – £20.60 an hour, based on qualifications, experience and shift times
- Contributory pension scheme
- Travel assistance payment
- Employee Assistance Programme
- 20 days holiday + Bank Holidays
- Membership of TBF (financial, health & welfare benefits)
- The chance to join a Guild Operator (one of 25 in the UK!) and DVSA Earned Recognition operator
- Company uniform
- Free staff travel on Pulhams, Oxford Bus Company, Thames Travel, Carousel Buses and Stagecoach West services across the network
- Colleague Christmas Savings Scheme
- Colleague and family retail & cinema discounts
As a Vehicle Technician for Pulhams, your main duties and responsibilities will include:
- The inspection, diagnosis, maintenance and repair of all company vehicles, including buses,
vans and coaches - Work effectively unsupervised and often with only an outline brief, using specialist or
practical skills to complete a timely solution - Receive, handle safely, store or deploy materials appropriate to the task being
undertaken - Diagnose vehicle faults, using the relevant diagnostic equipment
- Road test Company vehicles (licence required or training provided)
- Supply your own hand tools and take responsibility for specialist tools, materials, etc. that are
used and observed a duty of care for all other items within the department - Ensure that all appropriate documentation and records are maintained accurately in order to
to satisfy the requirements of the DVSA and the Company policies and procedures - Provide reports in relation to work and equipment as required
- Keep abreast of technical developments through training and be willing to undertake
continued professional development with regard to technical and personal skills - Ensure that all work is carried out in accordance with the Company’s risk assessment
practices and Health & Safety Policy requirements - Undertake any other duties and responsibilities of a similar nature or level of responsibility which may be allocated from time to time
We’re looking for individuals with:
- City and Guilds, Level 3 NVQ or equivalent
- Knowledge and previous experience of vehicle repairs and maintenance procedures, ideally on HGV, PCV or Buses
- Awareness and understanding of risk assessment, Health and Safety practices and DVSA standards
- Knowledge of manual handling regulations
- Computer-literate with working knowledge of relevant packages
- Analysing and fault-finding
- PCV experience, or experience in a similar environment
- Proven ability to undertake physical and dexterous work
- Ability to communicate effectively, orally and in written form
- Ability to work unsupervised and alongside others, completing tasks in an economical, effective, safe and efficient manner
- Contribute positively as an effective member of the team
- Able to keep calm under pressure while planning and prioritising
- Full manual driving licence
- Own hand tools (specialised tools/equipment provided)
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.
Ready to hop aboard and join the Pulhams family? Just click the button below and send us an email with the subject ‘Vehicle Technician’ and your CV 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.
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