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Apprentice Train Driver - Plymouth
Apply locations Plymouth Train Station time type Full time posted on Posted 2 Days Ago time left to apply End Date: June 13, 2025 (11 days left to apply) job requisition id JR030283
Apprentice Train Driver
Starting salary £32,717 per annum, rising to £43,347on completion of basic training.
Train Drivers are at the very heart of our business, and we look to recruit the very best people to join the team to ensure a safe, reliable and punctual service to our customers.
As an Apprentice, you can expect to receive a comprehensive training programme and support to enable you to progress into a fully qualified driver.
As you would imagine the criterion to become a trainee driver are tough and all applicants will have to follow several stages of a process following initial application stage.
To be eligible to apply you must:
• Committed to a safe working environment.
• Strong customer focus.
• Be able to comply with the relevant Rail Industry Standard for the role.
• Be prepared to live away from home from Monday to Friday for up to 21 weeks (subject to amendments) of the training course.
• Have previously demonstrated a positive, can-do attitude at work.
• Be able to commit to the full 35/39-week training programme starting in 2026/7
• Live within 1 hour of the depot for which you are applying
The recruitment process will involve several factors, including a review of online application, SHL testing, interviews and a safety critical medical.
Anyone applying for the trainee driver positions must be able to attend the course dates and must take annual leave only where it is programmed into the course.
Once applications have been received, our assessment partner, SHL will be in touch with the next steps.
Closing date for applications: 13th June 2025.
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About Us
Arriva is a leading provider of passenger transport across Europe, employing around 34,400 people and delivering around 1.6 billion passenger journeys. With buses, trains, coaches, trams, waterbuses, bike-sharing systems, on-demand transport solutions and a rolling stock leasing company, Arriva proudly connects people and communities safely, reliably and sustainably across 11 countries, delivering these services in a better way, every day. The activities of Arriva are divided into four business units: UK Bus, UK Trains, The Netherlands and Mainland Europe. Arriva has passenger transport operations in the Czech Republic, Croatia, Hungary, Italy, the Netherlands, Poland, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain and the United Kingdom, and also operates a rolling stock leasing company in Romania.
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