Car to Bus Mechanic Permanent

Shorterm have designed an upskilling programme that takes experienced light vehicle mechanics, HGV mechanics and upskills them to be highly competent passenger bus mechanics. It is a joint programme between us and a British based company and is the largest bus operator in Greater London
We welcome applicants from the rolling stock maintenance, and aircraft maintenance industries as well as applicants with blue light vehicle and military vehicle experience for our third cohort

Some of your duties will include:

*Carrying out routine repairs, inspections and maintenance on the fleet.
*Investigating, diagnosing and rectifying mechanical & electronic faults
*Rectifying running defects
*Carrying out routine servicing
*General maintenance and repair
*Documenting faults and rectification work conducted in detail with the aid of electronic tablets
*Ensuring appropriate 'clocking's' are made and that all job cards and service sheets are completed in a timely manner
*MOT preparation / presentation
*Liaising with the parts department to attain correct parts
*Completion of all required paperwork

This is a one-year 'work and learn' programme
The training programme consists of 24 separate planned 'on the job' (OTJ) training practical assessments across the year

Location: Various London Locations
Shift: Shift work (times will vary but must be able to commit to shift work (i.e. earlies, lates and nights)
Salary for the first 12 months: £32,000 (basic) There is an uplift for additional hours worked over 40 hours in a week so this will increase to £38,000
Duration: 12 months

Must have a driver's license

If you wish to apply or need further information, please contact Ruby from Shorterm Group on (phone number removed) OR email: (url removed)