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Chargehand

Durham

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Seniority
Mid level
Country
GB
Work mode
On-site / unstated
First seen by hirly
3 Oct 2026

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the posting

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:

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

39 hours per week

Permanent, full-time contract

Overtime availability

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

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

Access to the Arriva Village - Retail discounts and offers

Arriva Workplace Pension

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

The role will involve:

Servicing, maintenance and repairs to Arriva and DVSA standards

Continuous improvement of vehicle reliability

MOT preparation, planned preventative maintenance campaigns and quality checks

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

Requirements:

Level 3 NVQ/IRTEC Qualification (Or equivalent)

Knowledge of PSV or HGV maintenance

Knowledge of engineering procedures and Health & Safety legislation

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

Electrical circuits and systems knowledge - Desirable but not essential

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

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

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.

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