Trainee Depot Driver - Norwich

Are you ready for the career change you’ve always dreamed of?

Greater Anglia operates a busy railway network from London Liverpool Street to destinations across the east of England. We have a high standard of service for our customers throughout their journey experience so they can sit back relax and travel with confidence. Not to mention a whole new set of modernised greener trains, it’s never been a more exciting time to start a career with us. Do you want to be part of the journey? Come along and join Greater Anglia!

Please note: You must live within a reasonable distance to the depot you are applying for.

Train drivers are at the heart of our business, they are integral to the smooth running of our trains and we currently have some exciting opportunities for enthusiastic and highly motivated individuals to join our incredible team as Trainee Depot Driver at Norwich

The Role

Based at our Norwich , you will cover a wide variety of duties. These include the preparation, marshalling and disposing of vehicles, coupling, and uncoupling and re-marshalling trains. Other responsibilities include depot driving, shunting, and reporting any irregularities, faults, and movement problems.

This position will require you to work a combination of shifts which includes early starts, late finishes, weekend, and bank holiday working. You will work an average of 35 hours per week, and shifts are over a 24-hour period.

Full uniform will be provided, to ensure that you embrace our values and brand as a business.

What we are looking for

We are looking for a colleague who can work well on their own. You should have the ability to communicate and feel comfortable dealing with both customers and colleagues alike. The successful colleague will be an organised individual with effective concentration skills which is highly required for this role. You will have the willingness to accept the high level of responsibility associated with this role with the ability to work effectively.

If you have the right behaviours and attributes, we will provide you the training for you to be an effective part of our community working as a Trainee Depot Driver.

Please note that you will not be able to take annual leave in the first six months of training.

The successful colleague will be required to attend a medical, as all offers are subject to passing a safety critical medical.

The closing date for all completed applications is on Friday 19th April 2024

*Please note vacancies can close earlier due to high influx of candidate applications*

To succeed in this role, we are looking for people who can bring our four values to life in your everyday work:

• Genuine … be welcoming, customer-centric and respectful

• Professional… be solution-oriented, accountable and delivering to promises

• Proactive … be progressive, innovative and decisive

• Inclusive … be connected in your thinking, empathetic and promote diversity

Greater Anglia offer a healthy work life balance, holiday entitlement and an environment where you can learn, develop, and grow in your career. If you think you would be a great addition to GA then apply now!

What can we do for you?

• Defined Contribution pension scheme after 2 years option to move across to Defined Benefit (Final Salary) pension scheme


• Free Travel on GA and 75% discount on other TOCs for leisure travel


• Free Leisure travel on GA and 75% discount on other TOCS for eligible family members


• International travel discount card (FIP) for staff and eligible family members after 12 months service


• GA offers maternity, paternity and adoption leave and time off for prenatal care, as well as shared parental leave after 26 weeks of service - part of our commitment to family friendly policies


• GA Hapi Benefits App– our great benefits app which includes discounts across many retailers, days out and dining


• 24/7 Employee assistance programme, eyecare and flu jab vouchers and access to physiotherapy services


• Annually issued 12 discount vouchers for family and friends to use


• Salary Sacrifice schemes such as Cycle to work and Technology scheme (eligible once passing probation)