Roadside Recovery Assistant

Position: Roadside Recovery Mechanic

Location: Bowling Back Lane, Bradford, BD4 8SP

Working Hours:38 hours per week - rotation of earlies and lates, 6am-2pm, 12pm-10pm, 4 or 5 days per week

Hourly Rate:£13.45 per hour

Do you have a keen interest in mechanics, perhaps a level 2 SVQ? Enjoy driving and want to learn more?

This role offers great learning and development for anyone looking to further their career in engineering.

The purpose of a Roadside Recovery Mechanic is to attend, assess and repair minor vehicle breakdowns on the roadside in order to get the vehicle safely back to the depot for full repair.

It's an important role within our engineering team and allows us to keep things moving.

• Attend and repair bus breakdowns in and around the Bradford area, driving a company vehicle
• Booking out parts from the stores dept when required
• Deliver a high standard of repair/temp repair to get our buses back to the depot
• Complete accurate breakdown records, keeping paperwork up to date and correctly completed
• Carry out any other duties that may be deemed suitable by the engineering manager

• You must hold a valid UK driving license
• Are you familiar with mechanical repair techniques and the use of diagnostic equipment?
• A PCV Licence is advantageous however not essential, we will help you gain this
• Do you have great attention to detail and a willingness to learn?

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.

Applicants are advised that background checks will be conducted as a standard part of our recruitment process and to comply with UK employment requirements, we ask all applicants to confirm their right to work in the UK.