Chargehand

CompanyArriva London South
LocationDurham
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Posted2026-08-24
Viaworkday

Description

An excellent and rewarding job opportunity has arisen for a  PSV Chargehand  to join Arriva, based at our  Darlington  Depot.

What Arriva can offer you

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£19.03ph (with the opportunity for overtime at 1.5 x hourly rate)

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39 hours per week

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Permanent, full-time contract

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Overtime availability

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Free bus travel for you and a nominated member of your family residing within the same household

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If you don't have a PCV licence, we teach you to drive a bus!

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Access to the Arriva Village - Retail discounts and offers

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Arriva Workplace Pension

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20 days holiday, rising to 25 after 5 years' service, plus bank holidays

The role will involve

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Servicing, maintenance and repairs to Arriva and DVSA standards

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Continuous improvement of vehicle reliability

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MOT preparation, planned preventative maintenance campaigns and quality checks

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Vehicle fault diagnosis and ensuring reliability and maintenance is kept to Arriva Standards (Higher than DVSA)

Requirements

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Level 3 NVQ/IRTEC Qualification (Or equivalent)

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Knowledge of PSV or HGV maintenance

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Knowledge of engineering procedures and Health & Safety legislation

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Inspection of vehicles for the scheduled maintenance - Desirable but not essential

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Electrical circuits and systems knowledge - Desirable but not essential

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A full UK driving licence (6 points or less) - essential

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Ability to be passed fit for a PCV pre-employment medical - essential

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APPLY NOW to join the Arriva team to help deliver our vision of providing clean, sustainable and reliable transport services to our customers for a greener future.