Arriva UK Bus Engineering Graduate Scheme (North)

Arriva PLC ,
Maidstone, Kent
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Salary: Up to £26500 per annum

Overview

Introduction At Arriva, you'll be joining one of the largest providers of passenger transport in Europe; employing around 60,000 people and delivering more than 2.2 billion passenger journeys across 14 European countries each year We are focussed on delivering a great customer experience, and we recognise that the Arriva Engineers are a vital part of our business. If you're mechanically minded and passionate about delivering excellence, this could be the scheme for you What does our Graduate Engineer Programme look like? As an Arriva Engineering Graduate, you'll complete a 24-month programme which is designed to develop your skillset in order to become one of our future leaders. During the programme, you will be given exposure into different business areas through strategic rotations, giving you a unique insight into our business and allowing you to work with a range of our inspiring leaders across the business. This is a fast paced, hands on role where you will be exposed to the grass roots level of engineering straight away; real world, real time engineering whilst at the same time developing unparalleled managerial skills. Working as an Engineering Graduate you'll be exposed to all aspects of the business, spending time on the shop floor, repairing buses, learning the ropes of supervising the workshop, agreeing budgets, allocating and planning work, whilst dealing with external and internal stakeholders The type of projects, tasks and responsibilities that you will take on during the programme are vast but will include: Ensuring our huge fleet of buses are road worthy - a huge managerial responsibility Reviewing supplier contracts Management of Engineers and supervising the workshop Agreeing budgets, allocating and planning work What's in it for you? A great basic salary Mentoring from our most successful leaders across different areas of the business An abundance of exposure into different areas of the business Quarterly reviews with a dedicated Arriva Team Member to ensure your graduate journey is being maximised Constant Training and Development - Gain Chartered Engineering Status and become IRTEC Accredited 33 days holiday (including Bank Holidays) Overseas training and work experience opportunities What are we looking for? We are looking for curious and forward-thinking graduates with an Engineering background, who hold a high degree of self-motivation to join our vibrant and well-established Engineering Graduate programme. To be successful in your application to join our Arriva Engineering Graduate Scheme, you'll need: To have, or be expecting a minimum 2:1 degree in an Engineering discipline, preferably mechanical or automotive To be ambitious - constantly question the norm and provide new ideas The flexibility to be nationally / internationally mobile Excellent communication skills and the ability to engage at all levels internally and externally within a diverse multi-cultural environment. To be results driven with an innovative mindset - as one of our future leaders you'll need to drive operational excellence To see feedback and setbacks as opportunities to learn and improve The right to work within the UK - Unfortunately, we are unable to provide any sponsorship. If you're looking for an opportunity to make a difference in a global business apply now to be one of the candidates to start the Arriva Engineering Graduate Programme in September 2020. This job was originally posted as www.totaljobs.com/job/89778492

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