A market leading package
General management and engineering trainees with us will receive a market leading salary and benefits package - but that's only one part of the rewards package available to successful candidates.
Making a difference - By encouraging and developing public transport you will be playing your part in improving social inclusion and reducing traffic congestion and you will be helping to provide a solution for today's problems of global warming and world-wide climate change.
Training - Your comprehensive on and off-the-job training, your postgraduate or professional qualification and your programme of continuous development as a SMT will all be fully funded by the company.
Share scheme - After a qualifying period, trainees will be able to join the First share schemes and have a stake in the success of the company. There are two schemes - BAYE (Buy As You Earn) and SAYE (Save As You Earn). The schemes are continuously updated and run on a periodic basis.
Free and reduced-cost travel - As an employee of First you will personally enjoy free travel on either First bus or rail networks, and your family and friends, are entitled to benefit from substantially reduced and heavily discounted fares and offers across our network of bus and train operations.
Pension scheme - We provide a number of industry-leading pension schemes, and depending on your chosen division you will receive access to an appropriate First scheme from an early stage.
Fresh challenges - As a member of the Bus division you will also have a multilevel mentoring programme for the first 5 years of your service and the opportunity to move through different types of First operating companies throughout your career.