Bus Vehicle Preparer

About the job

The Biel Transport Services safely, quickly and environmentally friendly transport over 48,000 passengers daily to their desired destination. With over 260 employees, we ensure an attractive offer in public transport in the Biel area. We move Biel best, do you want to be part of our team?

Your area of responsibility

You contribute to ensuring that our passengers reach their destination safely and reliably every day. With your commitment, you prepare our vehicles for daily operation and ensure they are clean, well-maintained and ready for use at all times. You carry out inspection work, simple maintenance and repair tasks as well as the entry cleaning of our buses and keep the bus operation running. Bring your technical knowledge and your craftsmanship to our motivated team and keep our vehicle fleet reliably moving.

Bus Vehicle Preparer

Your tasks

• You ensure that our vehicles can depart on time, clean and operationally safe

• You receive our vehicles after their use, inspect and refuel them and carry out the entry cleaning

• With your expertise, you perform inspection work as well as minor maintenance and repair work on our various vehicle types

• You take over the replacement of vehicles on our route network if necessary.

• Together with your team, you carry out cleaning work inside and outside our vehicles

Your profile

• You have completed training as an automotive specialist EFZ or have an equivalent qualification
• You work independently, plan and prioritise your tasks and solve recurring challenges routinely
• You recognise connections and adapt your approaches appropriately to the situation
• You hold a category C or D driving licence or are willing to obtain one
• You appreciate varied working hours and are willing to work in a rotating 3-shift system with early, middle and late shifts as well as on weekends
• Whether German or French: you master one of the two languages and can communicate well in the other

What we offer you

In this exciting role, you will be able to take on entrepreneurial responsibility and broad scope of action with a high degree of independence. You can benefit from a good work-life balance and special benefits with us. Additionally, you can expect good remuneration and progressive social benefits. We offer attractive training and development opportunities and organise casual company events throughout the year. 

Karin Kobel, HR Intern

Ivo Egger, Head of Bus Rolling Stock, by e-mail at: ivo.egger@vb-tpb.ch