Coach driver vacancies Edinburgh

City Circle often has available career opportunities for coach drivers at our London and Edinburgh branches. Our drivers work as part of a committed and professional team, representing a well-established name in the UK coach travel industry. If you work for us, you will be driving state-of-the-art coaches that incorporate the latest technological developments and providing quality travel services for a wide range of prestigious incoming tour operators as well as high profile corporate clients.

Coach drivers wanted!

We understand the demands that are placed on coach drivers and will ensure that you have all the resources you need to excel in your role; together we can deliver on the promises we have made to our clients.

Job Title:	Driver
Department:	Operations
Location:	Edinburgh
Reporting to:	Managing Director, Branch Manager and Operations Manager
Principal Contacts:	Clients, the general public and colleagues
Job Context:	City Circle Group offer a dedicated group travel service to incoming tourism and corporate charter markets from their bases in London and Edinburgh. The superior service level that our customers recognise time after time comes from making sure we offer the highest quality of coaches, experienced, reliable and helpful drivers, and a range of services that meet all our clients expectations. Dealing with corporate transport, conferences, product launches, AGMs and ad-hoc or regular requirements to move people between locations City Circle with endeavour to provide the right solution for each clients.
Overall Responsibility:	To drive company vehicles to provide an efficient, reliable, quality coach service in accordance with DVLA and safety legislation. To follow the tour instructions as per the work ticket / information or the directions of the client. Ensuring the safety of passengers, vehicles, employees and other road users at all times.
Specific Duties & Responsibilities:	To drive any company vehicle in accordance with the legal requirements and company procedures following duties allocated by the Operations Team. To communicate with customers in a clear concise and polite manner and to ensure that they are respected and made to feel welcome. To follow all legislative requirements concerning Drivers’ hours regulations, including the use of tachographs. To ensure that any vehicle is driven with due care and attention, ensuring the safety of the passengers and general public. To ensure that defensive driving is practiced throughout every journey, being aware of potential hazards and how to avoid them, complying with company procedures when parking or handing over vehicles. To ensure the Driver ‘walk round check’ and defect procedure is fully completed to ensure safety and road-worthy condition of the vehicle. To report any incident that involves injury, damage to any passenger, pedestrian or third-party property immediately, in line with company procedures. To carry out duties safely in accordance with all company and legal requirements, and be fully conversant with the duty of employees under the Health & Safety legislations. To promote the company generally and do everything possible to enhance the company’s image through appearance and behaviour, ensuring that they report for duty sober, in smart uniform and on time.
Key Performance Indicators:	Complete each job without any accidents, complaints and with the minimum of fuss. Compliance with tachograph and Drivers’ hours regulations. Reporting any coach defect immediately. Care to be taken to ensure parking tickets are at a minimum.
Qualifications, experience & type of individual required:	Essential: PCV Licence with Category D or D & E (Manual). Proven coach driving experience. Willingness to work flexible. Ability to stay calm under pressure. Driver CPC training.
	Desirable: First Aid at work certificate.
Salary	£34,036.00.

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Please email recruitment@citycircleuk.com to ask any questions about our current coach driver vacancies in London and Edinburgh.