• Metroline employs over 4450 people; almost 3608 of these are bus drivers, with a team of over 194 engineers.
• Metroline operates 12 garages across London (some are over 100 years old) from: Cricklewood (Head Office), Edgware, Willesden, Willesden Junction, Holloway, Harrow Weald, Brentford, Uxbridge, Lampton, Greenford, Potters Bar and Perivale.
• Metroline also operates a purpose-built state of the art engineering facility in West Perivale called the Central Engineering and Logistics Facility (CELF).
• Metroline currently operates nearly 100 routes, mostly for London Buses, and operates 1 Hertfordshire County Council contracted routes(route PB1) from Potters Bar Garage which serve Hertfordshire.

• The Metroline fleet consist of 1,520 buses, which includes over 700 hybrid buses that have the highest environmental credentials available, over 160 all-electric buses, and 20 hydrogen buses that have been in service since 2021, the first of their kind in England.
• The Metroline fleet also includes 151 New Routemaster models and was the first operator in London to provide an entire route, using these buses.
• Metroline carries over 1 million people across London each day.

PLEASE NOTE THAT THIS VACANCY IS ONLY FOR CANDIDATES THAT LIVE IN OR NEAR THE CRICKLEWOOD AREA IN LONDON (NW2)

PLEASE NOTE YOU MUST HAVE THE RIGHT TO WORK IN THE UK AND A VALID FULL UK DRIVING LICENSE WITH 1 YEAR EXPERIENCE OR MORE

Job Summary

• As a qualified Bus Driver, you will be responsible for the safe transport of passengers on all Metroline’s bus routes.

• Being a Metroline bus driver is about being a professional and driving a bus and looking after passengers takes a special skill set. We work hard to provide the very best quality of service, so it is vital that we recruit the right people for this important job.

• When you become a Metroline bus driver you are also starting a career with a range of benefits and huge opportunity for growth. If you get your licence after learning with our excellent Trainers, you can earn anywhere from £28.1k to £36.2 in year one alone, without doing any overtime. This rises with length of service, to as much as £33.5k to £44.9k after five years. If you already hold a PCV driving licence when you join us, your pay will depend on experience.

Benefits

• Job security
• Full training
• Full Time and Part Time vacancies available
• Excellent rates of pay that rise based on length of service and experience. Year one salary can range from £28.1k to £36.2k per year. After year 5 it can be £33.5k to £44.9k
• Free (Non Contractual) Bus, Tube & London Overground travel for you + one
• Free uniform
• Opportunities for Career progression
• A City & Guilds qualification in bus driving
• Company Pension
• Sports and social facilities
• Childcare voucher scheme

Essential Criteria

• Hold a full UK driver’s licence (manual or automatic), with at least one year’s UK driving experience. Hold a current PCV licence & Drivers Qualification Card or be prepared to train for one.
• 3 points or less on the candidate’s licence (6 points or less if the candidate is a Bus licence holder)
• Be prepared to work varying shift patterns, which include rostered weekends and bank holidays.
• Candidates with a good command of English
• Candidate lives in north London or Northwest London
• Candidate has recent driving history. Any candidates that have not driven a vehicle in over a year will not be suitable

https://www.metroline.co.uk/

https://www.metroline.co.uk/recruitment-london/