Overview
Apprentice Train Driver – Bristol – Bristol
Apprentice Train Driver
Starting salary £32,717 per annum, rising to £43,347on completion of basic training.
Train Drivers are at the very heart of our business, and we look to recruit the very best people to join the team to ensure a safe, reliable and punctual service to our customers.
As an Apprentice, you can expect to receive a comprehensive training programme and support to enable you to progress into a fully qualified driver.
As you would imagine the criterion to become a trainee driver are tough and all applicants will have to follow several stages of a process following initial application stage.
To be eligible to apply you must:
• Committed to a safe working environment.
• Strong customer focus.
• Be able to comply with the relevant Rail Industry Standard for the role.
• Be prepared to live away from home from Monday to Friday for up to 21 weeks (subject to amendments) of the training course.
• Have previously demonstrated a positive, can-do attitude at work.
• Be able to commit to the full 35/39-week training programme starting in 2026/7
• Live within 1 hour of the depot for which you are applying
The recruitment process will involve several factors, including a review of online application, SHL testing, interviews and a safety critical medical.
Anyone applying for the trainee driver positions must be able to attend the course dates and must take annual leave only where it is programmed into the course.
Once applications have been received, our assessment partner, SHL will be in touch with the next steps.
Please note any offer will also be subject to a satisfactory DBS check.
Closing date for applications: 13th June 2025.
We acknowledge the importance of our people’s diverse experiences, talents and cultures. Embracing diversity and creating inclusion is a key component of our talent strategy. The creation of a diverse, inclusive workforce is central to our ability to unlock potential and enhance our success.
IMPORTANT: Before applying for this role, please make sure you have the right to work in the country where the role is based. Unless it clearly stipulates within in the job advert above that the hiring company is looking to or able to sponsor applicants it is deemed that the hiring employer will only consider applications from those able to comply with and work in the country where the role is based.
