Salary
£19:29 per hour
We are looking for an experienced Shift Technician to join our Peterborough Engineering team.
This is a shift-based role, working a 5 out of 7 patterns, covering earlies from 05:00 and lates finishing at 22:30 ideal if you enjoy variety, structure, and regular days off during the week.
As part of the recruitment process, you’ll complete a Stagecoach Technician Skills Test to demonstrate your knowledge and practical ability.
Pay & Earnings
1. Basic pay: £19.29 per hour
2. Overtime (Mon–Fri): £26.61 per hour
3. Overtime (Weekends & Bank Holidays): £31.93 per hour
4. Typical annualised earnings up to £43,000, depending on shift pattern and overtime worked
What we offer
5. Guaranteed minimum 39 hours, with overtime readily available
6. The opportunity to support our engineering apprentices and pass on your knowledge
7. You’ll be one of 20 skilled technicians maintaining and repairing a modern, varied fleet helping keep our customers safe, comfortable and connected each day
Why join Stagecoach East?
Aside from the pride in being a key worker in your community, there are loads of reasons to join us:
8. Great benefits including a generous company pension, 22 days holiday, free travel for you and a companion, financial education, affordable loans, and a range of retail and leisure discounts
9. Free bus travel for you and a companion perfect for days out without the cost of fuel or parking
10. Dedicated training & development, giving you opportunities to enhance your skills and gain new qualifications
11. Varied work not just depot-based; you’ll also attend callouts and work across a fleet that’s increasingly electric and hybrid
12. Job security we always need skilled technicians across our fleet of ADL Cummins powered buses
13. Safe working environment with full PPE and specialist equipment provided
14. UK-wide opportunities to transfer if your circumstances change
15. Career progression into senior engineering, management or director roles many of our Engineering Directors started out as technicians
16. Secondment opportunities at major events like Silverstone and Cheltenham, or within head office teams
17. Employee assistance programme offering 24/7 confidential support, including counselling
18. A friendly, supportive culture where managers work hard to create great places to work and where our employee networks promote inclusivity for women, veterans, carers, multicultural and LGBTQ+ colleagues
The application process
It’s simple: send us your CV, we’ll review it, invite you for an interview and depot tour, and you’ll complete a short technician test so you can show us what you can do.
What we need from you
19. An engineering background in a vehicle-focused industry bus, HGV/LGV, truck, automotive, plant, rail, farm… if it moves, that experience counts
20. A passion for delivering high standards of maintenance and repair
If that sounds like you, and you like what we’re offering, apply below!
Stagecoach is a place where everyone can be themselves. We welcome applications from all backgrounds, identities and experiences.
Stagecoach is proudly an inclusive employer, striving for a culture where everyone can be themselves and where all the differences people bring are truly appreciated. We welcome applications from all, irrespective of gender, ethnicity, race, religion, beliefs, disability, neurodiversity, sexual orientation, or age.
Location:
Stagecoach Peterborough Depot 351 Lincoln Road Peterborough PE1 2PF