Company Overview
Whippet is Cambridgeshire’s oldest bus company, helping local communities get around for over a century.
Job role and requirements
We have a fantastic opportunity to join our team of highly-skilled bus drivers on a full-time permanent contract, based near Cambridge.
As a bus driver with Whippet, you can look forward to:
- Guaranteed 45 hours a week (full-time), with optional overtime
- Local Cambridgeshire routes, including the Universal service in Cambridge
- The opportunity to drive state-of-the-art, fully electric buses
You will need to already have a PCV licence (category D), a valid D-CPC card and no more than 6 penalty points.
We aim to provide excellent customer service and a 100% safe environment for our colleagues and customers, and we’re looking for the best people to join our team providing top-quality customer service and a dependable bus network.
Benefits
Working for Whippet means a workplace where we know you by name. We look out for each other and value everyone who works with us.
Once you’re onboard, you’ll benefit from our extensive training and staff development programme, including ongoing free CPC training and free driver medicals. You’ll also benefit from:
- Top rates of pay - over £37k a year for full-time drivers
- Overtime opportunities, if desired
- A choice of shift patterns, subject to availability
- Company pension
- 22 days annual leave (plus public holidays), rising to 24 after 2 years
- Free local bus travel for you and your family
- A smart, free uniform
- Free eye tests
- Free breakfast and hot drinks in our staff break rooms
- Discounts with selected local businesses
- Free staff days out
- and much more!
Please be aware that we are unable to sponsor candidates for this role under the UK Home Office Tier 2 points-based system (skilled worker route), therefore you must be able to obtain and provide your own right to work in the UK’. Please refer to the Home Office Right to Work Checklist which provides details of which documents are acceptable. Should you be shortlisted you will be asked to bring your right to work documents with you to your interview so they can be copied and verified at that stage.
We have certain criteria when considering applicants who are already working in the UK on a current Visa. If this applies to you, please ensure your application thoroughly explains your situation.
PCV
Coach
Pay: £14.56-£16.93 per hour
Work Location: In person
