https://uk.dbcargo.com/rail-uk-en/o...s-uk/Junior-Driver--3218036?contentId=1926516
Interesting.
Doesn't say how long before becoming a fully qualified driver.
Interesting.
Doesn't say how long before becoming a fully qualified driver.
Also doesn’t state whether you can relocate
https://uk.dbcargo.com/rail-uk-en/o...s-uk/Junior-Driver--3218036?contentId=1926516
Interesting.
Doesn't say how long before becoming a fully qualified driver.
I think that should be an 'and', not an 'or'."You must not have taken or failed the Train Driver assessment within the last 6 months"
So even if you have passes in last six months you have to do them again?
Check the application, it says about commuting distance, maybe add in there that you're willing to relocate?
It says in the selection criteria "You live within a one hour commuting distance from your desired Hub location.".Also doesn’t state whether you can relocate
I've never really considered the a FOC, but assuming one was to train with DB could you move over to a TOC in future once you're fully qualified?
Do TOC's take on qualified Freight drivers or is it not a well-trodden path?
If you're looking at applying to then move to a TOC, I wouldn't bother. Why should any company take you on, bear the cost of training you, for you to up sticks when trained? You'd more than likely be tied into a learning contract for 5 years, although some dispute the value of these.
If you go for the job to do the job and they then ask people to leave later down the line, then fair enough.
I suggest you maybe look at going for a TOC trainee driver role.
You're applying for one or the other.Can anyone advise - when they're asking for preferred location are they referring to East Mids/West Mids or more specific? Other than the list on here, I can find no solid list of their depots. Bescot and Leicester are doable but certainly not all of the West and East Mids would fall within my 60 min range..
For the East Midlands, I think they operate out of toton, somebody with more knowledge may well be better placed to quantify this.Can anyone advise - when they're asking for preferred location are they referring to East Mids/West Mids or more specific? Other than the list on here, I can find no solid list of their depots. Bescot and Leicester are doable but certainly not all of the West and East Mids would fall within my 60 min range..
You're applying for one or the other.
If East mids hub, it's all the locations there for where a junior driver can go (Toton, Notts Station, Mountsorrel, Leicester Station and Cliff Hill stud Farm are the booking on points, but I doubt a JD will go to all those) and if West mids hub, it's all of the booking on points or yards for West mids (Bescot, Rugby stn and Saltley).
Thanks for that. Looks like West Mids is my best option then, Totons a bit of a stretch.
West midlands hub is bescot.saltley and rugby.
I never said I would leave as soon as qualified BUT maybe down the line I would like to maybe I wouldn't. It's interesting to know the options.If you're looking at applying to then move to a TOC, I wouldn't bother. Why should any company take you on, bear the cost of training you, for you to up sticks when trained? You'd more than likely be tied into a learning contract for 5 years, although some dispute the value of these.
If you go for the job to do the job and they then ask people to leave later down the line, then fair enough.
I suggest you maybe look at going for a TOC trainee driver role.
I work as an accountant so totally different to driving but it can be stressful, especially around year end! I've worked as a sales rep too which was stressful and involved lots of traveling.It depends who you ask.
I know people who are happy and others who are unhappy. I suppose it depends on what other jobs you have done and how stressful they have been.
If you pull your weight and follow the rules and get on with it, you're left alone.
Do you mean the booking on points for South Yorkshire or West Yorkshire?
I work as an accountant so totally different to driving but it can be stressful, especially around year end! I've worked as a sales rep too which was stressful and involved lots of traveling.
Well, I live on the boarder so both would be reachable.
There's no junior driver jobs in West Yorkshire at present. Booking on points for South Yorkshire hub are Doncaster Station, Attercliffe, Tinsley, Masbrough and Doncaster Carr Hill.
Junior drivers would be working at Tinsley, Masbrough, Doncaster Woodyard and possibly Doncaster Carr Hill.
Junior driver money is probably a lot less than you are on now and involves shifts and weekends...
Thank you, this is useful to know.
Yes I believe the salary is about 28k for the first year so it will be quite a bit less initially. Does it then rise to 38k upon completion of training?
No, it's a junior role, stepping stone to mainline. Probably likelihood of promotion being something like 12-36 months at a guessAh right I was thinking this was a trainee mainline position, not a yard/shunter role.