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Recruitment

Translink, the integrated public transport operation of Metro, NI Railways and Ulsterbus, the major provider of public transport within Northern Ireland, invites applications for the positions below. These documents can be provided on audiotape, disk, large print, or in an alternative format.

For further information, please contact 028 90 899400 (office hours: Monday to Thursday 9.00am - 5.30pm, Friday 9.00am - 2.00pm).

Completed application forms should be sent to: Recruitment, Human Resources Department, Central Station, East Bridge Street, Belfast, BT1 3PB.

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Please select from the list below:

Date Published: 04/07/08

Ref  Job Title Department  Location  Salary  Closing Date 
           
036969

Graphic Designer

Marketing

Central Station, Belfast £20,341 - £21,457 18/07/08
036989 Shunter/Cleaner

Bus Operations

Enniskillen £6.58 - £6.93 per hour 18/07/08

Date Published: 26/06/08

Ref  Job Title Department  Location  Salary  Closing Date 
           
037016

Bus Drivers

Bus Operations

Downpatrick £7.86 per hour 11/07/08
037017 Bus Drivers

Bus Operations

Dungannon £7.86 per hour 11/07/08
037018 Bus Drivers Bus Operations Lisburn £7.86 per hour 11/07/08

Date Published: 20/06/08

Ref  Job Title Department  Location  Salary  Closing Date 
           
036963

Procurement Project Advisor

Purchasing Department

Milewater Road, Belfast Attractive salary with performance related bonus 04/07/08
036997 Diesel Fitters

Bus Engineering Division

Ballymena & Antrim £380.00 per 37 hour week 04/07/08
037005 Signalling Design Manager Signalling Department York Road, Belfast Attractive salary with performance related bonus 04/07/08

Date Published: 21/04/08

Ref  Job Title  Department  Location  Salary  Closing Date 
           
036768

Bus Driver

Operations All areas Grade: 201/210/223 Ongoing

 

Graphic Designer (Interactive) (Ref. 036969)
Marketing Department, Belfast
Salary Scale 6: £20,341 - £21,457

You will plan, design and build branded and functional microsites within the Translink website for company products and services, and also provide graphic/interactive support for the current Translink corporate website.

Essential Criteria: Degree in a relevant design or IT related discipline plus 1 year postgraduate experience in a relevant field OR 5 GCSE’s at Grade C or above, or equivalent, including English and Maths, plus 3 years proven experience in a relevant workfield.  Good general IT skills.  Working knowledge of HTML and CSS.  Experience of: Adobe Photoshop, Flash and Dreamweaver (or similar) development tools; vector drawing applications (eg. Illustrator, Freehand).  Flexible attitude to work and working hours.

Desirable Criteria: Degree in Graphic Interactive Design or similar.  Experience of design of stand alone websites and development of full interactive Flash website and animation.  General website support experience.  Practical experience of Javascript, ActionScript or similar web languages.  Experience of using layout design applications such as Quark or Indesign.  Working knowledge of Macintosh.  Proven experience of MS Office (Word, Excel, Powerpoint)

Company benefits: Final Salary Pension Scheme.  Free travel for you and your family (subject to eligibility) on Translink services.

An application form and full details can be downloaded below

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Fully completed application forms should be returned by 2.00pm on Friday 18 July 2008

Committed to equality of opportunity. 
Applications from women would be particularly welcome. 
Translink operates a No Smoking Policy

Shunter/Cleaner (Ref. 036989)
Bus Operations, Enniskillen
£6.58 - £6.93 per hour

You will maintain the cleanliness of buses, fuelling of buses, cleaning depot yard and building including toilets, and transferring buses from depot to depot.

Essential Criteria: Applicants must be over 21 years of age and hold a current driving licence with a minimum of two years driving experience

Desirable Criteria: Previous cleaning experience

Company benefits: Final Salary Pension Scheme.  Free travel for you and your family (subject to eligibility) on Translink services.

An application form and full details can be downloaded below

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Fully completed application forms should be returned by 2.00pm on Friday 18 July 2008

Committed to equality of opportunity. 
Applications from women would be particularly welcome. 
Translink operates a No Smoking Policy


Bus Drivers – Downpatrick (Ref. 037016)
Part-time term-time (39 working weeks per year)

Looking for a career offering responsibility, control and the opportunity to care for your customers? If so, you are invited to apply for current vacancies and for inclusion on a waiting list for employment.  We offer an enviable level of job security and second-to-none pay and benefits package.

• Rate of pay £7.86 per hour
• Full training for PCV theory and driving tests
• Top class final salary pension scheme
• Free travel for you and your family
• Attractive uniform

If you are 21 years of age or over and have at least 2 years driving experience give Human Resources a call today on (028) 90899400 to set your career in motion.

Alternatively, an application form and full details can be downloaded below

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PDF Document

Completed application forms should be returned by 2.00pm on Friday 11 July 2008

Committed to equality of opportunity.
Applications from women would be particularly welcome. 
Translink operates a No Smoking Policy

Bus Drivers – Dungannon (Ref. 037017)
Part-time term-time (39 working weeks per year)

Looking for a career offering responsibility, control and the opportunity to care for your customers? If so, you are invited to apply for current vacancies and for inclusion on a waiting list for employment.  We offer an enviable level of job security and second-to-none pay and benefits package.

• Rate of pay £7.86 per hour
• Full training for PCV theory and driving tests
• Top class final salary pension scheme
• Free travel for you and your family
• Attractive uniform

If you are 21 years of age or over and have at least 2 years driving experience give Human Resources a call today on (028) 90899400 to set your career in motion.

Alternatively, an application form and full details can be downloaded below

Word Document

PDF Document

Completed application forms should be returned by 2.00pm on Friday 11 July 2008

Committed to equality of opportunity.
Applications from women would be particularly welcome. 
Translink operates a No Smoking Policy

Bus Drivers – Lisburn (Ref. 037018)
Part-time term-time (39 working weeks per year)

Looking for a career offering responsibility, control and the opportunity to care for your customers? If so, you are invited to apply for current vacancies and for inclusion on a waiting list for employment.  We offer an enviable level of job security and second-to-none pay and benefits package.

• Rate of pay £7.86 per hour
• Full training for PCV theory and driving tests
• Top class final salary pension scheme
• Free travel for you and your family
• Attractive uniform

If you are 21 years of age or over and have at least 2 years driving experience give Human Resources a call today on (028) 90899400 to set your career in motion.

Alternatively, an application form and full details can be downloaded below

Word Document

PDF Document

Completed application forms should be returned by 2.00pm on Friday 11 July 2008

Committed to equality of opportunity.
Applications from women would be particularly welcome. 
Translink operates a No Smoking Policy


 

 

Procurement Project Advisor (Ref. 036963)
Purchasing Department, Milewater Road
Attractive salary with performance related bonus

You will provide professional advice on and ensure that Translink’s procurement activities for both capital and revenue expenditure in the areas of Supplies and Services, with a focus on our Operations and Mechanical Engineering Divisions, are conducted in accordance with best practice and UK and EU Public Procurement Regulations.

Essential Criteria: Full Member of the Chartered Institute of Purchasing and Supply (MCIPS).  Up-to-date knowledge and practical experience in procurement in a large multi-functional organisation.  Computer literate.

Desirable Criteria: A business related degree or related qualification, eg. OND/ONC or equivalent.  Experience of Utilities Contracts Regulations 2006.  Experience of public sector procurement.  Experience of Project Management.

Company benefits: Final Salary Pension Scheme.  Free travel for you and your family (subject to eligibility) on Translink services.

An application form and full details can be downloaded below

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PDF Document

Fully completed application forms should be returned by 2.00pm on Friday 4 July 2008

Committed to equality of opportunity.
Applications from women would be particularly welcome. 
Translink operates a No Smoking Policy

 

 

Diesel Fitters (Ref. 036997)
Bus Engineering Division, Ballymena & Antrim
£380.00 per 37 hour week

You will maintain and repair all mechanical aspects of a vehicle, carry out vehicle inspections and associated administrative duties.

Essential Criteria: Recognised vehicle mechanic apprenticeship.  City and Guilds level 3 or equivalent.  At least 2 years post apprenticeship experience working on commercial vehicles.  Full current driving licence.  Hold or be able to obtain a PCV licence.

Desirable Criteria: Experience of working with buses/or coaches.  Computer literate.  Basic knowledge of vehicle electrical systems and body structure

Company benefits: Final Salary Pension Scheme.  Free travel for you and your family (subject to eligibility) on Translink services.


An application form and full details can be downloaded below

Word Document

PDF Document

Fully completed application forms should be returned by 2.00pm on Friday 4 July 2008

Committed to equality of opportunity. 
Applications from women would be particularly welcome. 
Translink operates a No Smoking Policy

 

 

Signalling Design Manager (Ref. 037005)
Signalling Department, York Road
Attractive salary with performance related bonus

You will ensure the effective delivery of signalling design to develop the signalling infrastructure, ensuring the safety of staff, passengers and members of the public.

Essential Criteria: Degree level qualification in engineering.  5 years Signalling design experience.  Experience of Signalling design production and management.  Experience of Signalling & Telecoms Systems.  Competent in the use of Bently Microstation CAD package.  Flexible approach to work and working hours, and available to occasionally work unsocial hours.  Able to undertake occasional travel to mainland UK for meetings/training etc.  Full current driving licence.

Desirable Criteria: Degree in Electrical/Electronic Engineering.  IRSE licence. 

Company benefits: Final Salary Pension Scheme.  Free travel for you and your family (subject to eligibility) on Translink services.

An application form and full details can be downloaded below

Word Document

PDF Document

Fully completed application forms should be returned by 2.00pm on Friday 4 July 2008

Committed to equality of opportunity. 
Applications from women would be particularly welcome. 
Translink operates a No Smoking Policy

 

   
BUS DRIVER (Ref: 036768)
Department: Operations 
Location: All Areas
Company: Ulsterbus/Metro
Reporting To: Inspector 
Grade: 201/210/223

Job Purpose

Offer service to the general public to standards required by the Bus Companies as defined in the Passengers Charter.

Main Duties & Responsibilities

The following reflects typical duties and is not intended to be a comprehensive description of all tasks.

1. Operate local Bus Services, Express, school & Contract work.
2. Operate vehicle in accordance with route and time schedules.
3. Ensure the health and safety of passengers.
4. Ensure the safe conveyance of students to & from schools/educational
establishments.
5. Communicate with passengers and operate passenger comfort systems.
6. Uplifting and dropping off passengers to destinations.
7. Collect fares, issue tickets and pre-purchased tickets.
8. Account of ticket sales and passengers carried.
9. Put money in night safe/cash handling machines where appropriate.
10. Report any accidents/faults and fill in daily record book.
11. Inform Inspector or Yard staff of any cleaning, fuelling or maintenance that needs to be carried out on vehicle.

Please read the document following for detailed information:

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An application form can be downloaded below:

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A personnel specification can be downloaded below:

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Committed to Equality of Opportunity.  In this instance (where women are
under- represented in the driving grades) applications from women would be particularly welcome.

This document can be provided on audiotape, disk, large print, or in an alternative format.

Translink operates a No Smoking Policy. 

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