Shift Mechanic
Salary: Competitive rate of pay in line with experience.
Guaranteed 45 hours minimum with overtime potentially available.
Work Overview
You’ll be one of our experienced members of staff who maintains and repairs a modern and varied fleet of vehicles so our fantastic customers can travel safely and comfortably every day to healthcare and employment, to shopping and leisure, and to see friends and family.
Benefits
- Generous company pension scheme
- 28 days holiday (increasing to 33 after 2 years)
- Free travel for you and a companion on our buses
- Free financial education and affordable loans
- Discounts on holidays, retail, cinema, dental insurance, vehicle breakdown cover and hotels and attractions
- Training on all vehicles, even if you have not worked on our buses before
- Varied work: out-and-about vehicle issues on the road as well as depot duties
- Job security as a key worker with UK-wide opportunities for transfer
- Safe environment – boots, overalls and specialist equipment provided
- Career development: progress to Technician, Master Technician, Engineering Manager, and beyond
- Secondment opportunities into the business – events or head‑office support functions
- Employee assistance programme for health and wellbeing support
- Inclusive working environment with employee networks supporting women, veterans, carers, multicultural and LGBTQ+ colleagues
Responsibilities
- Maintain and repair a fleet including Alexander Dennis, Scania, Volvo and Optare vehicles.
- Deliver high standards of engineering maintenance and repair.
- Handle depot-based and out-of-depot assignments.
- Support the development of future hybrid and electric vehicles.
- Assist in training staff and dealing with on‑site vehicle issues.
Qualifications
- Engineering background with a vehicular focus – bus, HGV / LGV, truck, haulage, automotive, plant, rail or farm.
- Experience in maintenance and repair of vehicles.
- Willingness to deliver high standards of engineering maintenance and repair.
Legal/EEO Statement
Stagecoach welcomes applications from all, irrespective of background, gender, ethnicity, race, religion, beliefs, disability, neurodiversity, sexual orientation or age.
Location
Inverness Depot, 1 Seafield Road, Inverness IV1 1SG
