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Post by capitalomnibus on Jul 3, 2020 23:39:28 GMT
Hi guys, currently furloughed from a local coach company, on the Kent coast. I got an email today from Go ahead London who said they were looking for experienced PCV holders ( I got my licence from a London operator some years back. I applied last year but withdrew my application. The thing is my nearest depots are about 50 miles away, just over an hour drive. How secure are London driver jobs and does any know of anyone that commutes a long way. Apparently the top pay is shy of £15 ph at Go- ahead. Any advice?.. I’m currently on £10 for a company I’m furloughed on. Just debating the travel time with the London pay. The distance you live is the reason why you would get rejected by many London companies. Chances is you may be late for work at times, vehicle breakdowns on the way in to work, or train failures etc. If you had live within London then got the job but moved 50 or 100 miles away, there is nothing much the company can do. Or if you had a friend or relative living in London and said you stayed there to get the job, there is nothing the company can do.
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Post by rogerout on Jul 4, 2020 7:54:07 GMT
Thanks for the advice. From being a London driver for two years, I do remember the spare rota, although I managed to get on a rota after 6 months. I seem to remember that people swapped duties or entire weeks with other drivers. I do take on board the point of heavy traffic and accidents and winter driving.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 8, 2020 11:34:47 GMT
I just enquired about go ahead and they have said they will ‘fast track’ me and do a remote interview due to covid. However when i asked the recruitment department if and what the arrangements are for parking at river road there response was ‘no idea’!!! And they wonder why they cant get drivers....
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Post by Deleted on Jul 8, 2020 12:40:20 GMT
I just enquired about go ahead and they have said they will ‘fast track’ me and do a remote interview due to covid. However when i asked the recruitment department if and what the arrangements are for parking at river road there response was ‘no idea’!!! And they wonder why they cant get drivers.... Well maybe call the garage direct. I also believe someone here answered you a few days ago.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 28, 2020 19:13:47 GMT
There are a few TfL roles being advertised currently, two in buses: Bus Safety Development Manager - responsible for driving, managing and sponsoring delivery of the existing Vision Zero and other SHE projects comprising the Bus Safety Programme. Bus Business Development Manager - responsibility for delivering on the ambition to pioneer a zero-emission fleet by 2030 or 2037 at the latest. Leads work to ensure every bus garage in London has the power upgrades to enable buses to charge overnight. The total cost of the power upgrades is over £100m and must be delivered cost effectively to over 70 garage sites requiring installation within a short timeframe. tfl.taleo.net/careersection/external/jobsearch.ftl?lang=en
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Post by galwhv69 on Jul 28, 2020 21:15:59 GMT
There are a few TfL roles being advertised currently, two in buses: Bus Safety Development Manager - responsible for driving, managing and sponsoring delivery of the existing Vision Zero and other SHE projects comprising the Bus Safety Programme. Bus Business Development Manager - responsibility for delivering on the ambition to pioneer a zero-emission fleet by 2030 or 2037 at the latest. Leads work to ensure every bus garage in London has the power upgrades to enable buses to charge overnight. The total cost of the power upgrades is over £100m and must be delivered cost effectively to over 70 garage sites requiring installation within a short timeframe. tfl.taleo.net/careersection/external/jobsearch.ftl?lang=enThe second one seems very interesting, as I understand the role essentialy involves bringing new tech onto buses (well sorta) and managing the zero emission garage plan and liasing with suppliers, operators etc. to work together
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Post by Deleted on Aug 13, 2020 9:16:37 GMT
I know someone posted before but i was curious to know this, Just looking at old job adverts and there was one for an oiler greaser? Does that mean they literally oil and grease! And one for a general hand? Which im assuming is a dogsbody, although it still says you need a pcv. Theres some strange jobs out there!!
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Post by Catford94 on Aug 13, 2020 14:46:06 GMT
I know someone posted before but i was curious to know this, Just looking at old job adverts and there was one for an oiler greaser? Does that mean they literally oil and grease! And one for a general hand? Which im assuming is a dogsbody, although it still says you need a pcv. Theres some strange jobs out there!!
Yes, an oiler / greaser would do basic maintenance tasks, mainly applying oil or grease to the bits of bus that need oil or grease (I'm not an engineer so can't be much more technical than that)
The grade 'general hand' goes back at least to early LT days, and was the unskilled 'inside staff' (engineering) grade - think some London companies still use the term, although since privatisation the exact duties will vary between companies for the same job title, and some companies will have different job titles for similar roles.
Duties used to be a combination of cleaning, fuelling, moving and parking buses within the garage, keeping the garage tidy, and whatever unskilled tasks needed doing, e.g. changing destination blind sets (which used to be relatively simple although with modern buses designed for electronic displays, it can be quite complex now)
I'm not quite sure just what if any minor repairs would have been considered within their remit - the unions used to be fairly vigorous at defending grades, and would not want an unskilled man to do work that warranted a semi-skilled pay grade.
General hands would also have done odd jobs involving driving on the road, e.g. transferring buses between garages, or going out with a 'sub' (substitute) bus if one in service had developed a minor problem but was safe to be driven back to the garage.
Until a certain point in time (from memory, early 1990s) it was legal for people (e.g. inside staff) without a PSV / PCV licence to drive a bus that was not in passenger service on the road, but this is largely no longer the case (with certain exceptions) hence a licence now being required. It is legal to drive a bus wholly on private property (e.g. within the confines of a bus garage / yard) without a PCV licence, but think most operators want a PCV licence, at least for odd occasions when a bus gets left on the public road outside a garage.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 13, 2020 15:12:32 GMT
Wow thankyou thats very informative! I used to work with a guy years ago that was an oiler greaser at London transport and he said he changed oil and filters etc. I can imagine the unions being quite strong with regards to the general hand, not because of there ability but because they wasnt being paid at the right grade. I wonder what happened to all these roles or if there was ever a justifiable need? I suppose with cutbacks they just wasnt continued when staff left or retired. Thanks again for your excellent reply!
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Post by jamirie on Jan 12, 2021 16:09:31 GMT
Abellio are again advertising for rail replacement controllers, late shifts. There are 6 positions available and the closing date is the 2nd of February.
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Post by 6HP502C on Jan 15, 2021 3:37:03 GMT
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Post by VPL630 on May 6, 2021 8:46:02 GMT
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Post by 6HP502C on Jun 5, 2021 10:55:31 GMT
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Post by 6HP502C on Jun 13, 2021 23:45:15 GMT
These vacancies have been taken down a week before the stated closing date - fingers crossed for anyone who submitted an application
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Post by VPL630 on Jun 28, 2021 19:09:20 GMT
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