Bus Driver (Trainee & Qualified) - Ipswich

If you're looking to start an exciting new career journey, we can offer you a rewarding career with a difference. We are looking for Trainee and Qualified Drivers to join us at our Ipswich depot, you'll work on your own initiative and take ownership of your bus on its travels, looking after passenger safety and providing a great customer experience.

As a trainee you will be earing GBP8.70 per hour, once qualified GBP9.20 and after 2 years GBP11.00, you will be contracted to a 39 hours per week (this is a permanent position).

As part of our friendly and professional depot team, you'll drive different routes, issue tickets and drop people off at their destinations on time. Enjoying lots of responsibility and variety, you'll receive all the training and support you need to develop your skills, achieve your full potential and get a PCV (Passenger Carrying Vehicle) license if you do not already hold one.

A friendly face who can work confidently on your own and handle cash responsibly, you must be passionate about providing the best service to our passengers. Aged 18 or above, you should also be helpful, reliable and a good communicator. Happy to work a variety of flexible shifts including early mornings, late evenings and weekends, you'll need to be calm under pressure and have a full driving license with no more than 3 points.

Once you've completed your probation period, you'll enjoy fantastic benefits:

• Free travel - On our buses
• Discounted travel for you and your family on the trains (GWR, TPE, Hull Trains) and your family & friends will also benefit from cheap bus travel. For GBP6 per day you can take the train all the way to London and back!
• First Xclusives - Discounts on First UK rail and bus and over 3,000 offers on goods and services for you, your family and friends
• Share in our success - Buy discounted shares in First
• Pension - You'll automatically join our scheme and start building a pension pot
• Free life assurance - For all members of our pension scheme.

About us

One of Britain's largest bus operators, we connect communities and help people to go to school, work and the shops. Every single day around 1.6 million passengers get on board our 6,400 buses. It's why we're so passionate about providing services that are reliable, punctual and offer good value for money. We're also proud to be part of the FirstGroup family that's based all around the world from the UK and Ireland to the USA, Canada and Mexico.

So, put your customer service skills into action and discover more and apply!