Qualified Driver - Manchester Piccadilly

Transpennine Trains Limited; Manchester; On-site; GBP 58,000 - 69,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading train operator is seeking a Qualified Train Driver in Manchester. The role requires an EU Train Drivers License and a commitment to safety and customer service. Candidates must live within a 1-hour commuting distance or be willing to relocate. The position offers excellent salary benefits, including free rail travel for dependants, structured training, and a personal development plan. Join a team focused on delivering operational excellence within the rail industry.

Benefits

Competitive salary paid 4-weekly

Generous annual leave

Free rail travel for you and dependants

Travel discounts up to 75%

Employee Assistance Program

Railway Pension Scheme

Family-friendly benefits

Qualifications

• Required to live within a 1-hour commuting distance of the depot.
• Must have an excellent safety record.
• Flexible approach to work and good customer service skills.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for safe and timely transportation of customers.
• Commit to continuous personal development.
• Provide great customer service.

Skills

Concentration

Quick decision-making

Knowledge of signaling systems

Diligence in following rules

Education

EU Train Drivers License

Job description

Qualified Train Driver – Manchester Piccadilly

Salary: £68,931 plus excellent benefits including final salary pension, free travel on TPE services and discounted travel with other train operating companies.

We're TransPennine Express and we're going places. Whether that's helping customers reach their destination, or ensuring our colleagues feel fulfilled and supported in their careers. We're looking for people with drive and enthusiasm to join our amazing team and help push for more progress within the rail industry. We look forward to meeting new faces and eager minds, ready to join our mission of creating a better-connected network in the North and Scotland, for good.

We are looking for a professional Qualified Train Driver to help us deliver operational excellence across our extensive intercity network.

TransPennine Express prides itself on its reputation for great customer service, achieved through our dedicated and professional teams. To join our Driver team you'll need to have an enthusiastic and flexible approach to work, you take safety and customer service seriously, recognising their value in rail. You will be considered level headed and reliable, hold an excellent safety record, together with a sound understanding of signaling systems and are diligent in strictly following rules and regulations.

As a Qualified Driver for TransPennine Express, you'll be responsible for the safe and timely transportation of our customers. Your greatest strengths will lie in your concentration and quick decision-making based on your in-depth rules and regulation knowledge. You will enjoy working in a structured environment, adhering to set rules and procedures. However, driving a train is not your only responsibility; you are also required to commit to continuous personal development and provide great customer service to our customers.

Please be aware that due to health and safety commitments applicants are required to live within a 1 hour commuting distance of the depot you are applying for or be willing to relocate in line with this commuting range, prior to commencing the role.

TransPennine Express is committed to the safety of its customers and employees. Please be aware that candidates who are successful at shortlisting will be required to

• Attend an interview with the Driver Management team which includes an assessment of your behaviours and rules knowledge.
• Complete a safety critical medical to the new driver licensing standard and includes a drugs and alcohol screening.
• Have your Safety of the Line history checked – it is important you upload your ‘Transfer of Safety Information' as soon as possible; otherwise we cannot consider you for the role.
• Must hold an EU Train Drivers License.
• Please note we cannot consider applications that have undergone laser eye surgery.

If that sounds like the right fit for you, we'd love to hear from you, please click apply and complete an application form.

What we offer

• Excellent career prospects.
• A personal development plan.
• Structured training and development.
• Competitive salary paid on 4 weekly basis.
• Generous annual leave entitlement.
• Free TransPennine Express rail travel for you and your dependants*.
• Travel discounts of up to 75% off other train operating companies, plus international rail travel after 1 year's service* for you and your dependants*.
• Free & Confidential Employee Assistance Program and Wellbeing Portal 24 hours a day, 7 days a week to help you with any finance, family, health, or wellbeing issues you have. We make sure there's someone on-hand to offer guidance, advice, and useful information for our people when they are experiencing hardship at work or at home.
• Option to join the Railway Pension Scheme with significant employer contributions.
• Family friendly maternity and paternity benefits.
• Plus, high street and lifestyle discounts as well as a cycle to work scheme*.

*Terms and conditions apply.

Goings places has never felt better!

At TransPennine Express, it's our goal to help people reach their full potential. We offer the opportunity to not just join the transformation of the rail industry, but to lead it. Our values are designed with every team member in mind; whether it's ensuring you feel free to be yourself at work, or encouraging everyone to pull together and support each other. We promise to value our people for the individuals they are. Whichever department becomes your destination, from the tip of the train, to the tail, our only focus is heading at full speed into the future. So, if making people crack a smile helps you feel at home, and raising standards is second nature to you, we'd love to have you onboard.