Coach Driver (Tours and Charters)

Early starts, clear routes and people depending on you: a school transport operator in Pietermaritzburg is hiring bus drivers. You don't need to be the loudest person in the room, just the one others can count on.

This post is in Pietermaritzburg (KwaZulu-Natal). Please only apply if you can travel there daily. Most weeks are 45 hours, in line with the BCEA.

• Write the trip log with times, kilometres and fuel
• Inspect the bus before each trip: tyres, brakes, doors, emergency exits
• Check passenger tickets, tags or staff cards when boarding
• Pick up and drop off schoolchildren only at approved points
• Handle breakdowns calmly and keep passengers safe until help arrives

• At least 3 years of bus or taxi driving
• Clean driving and criminal record
• Valid PrDP for passengers (P)
• Punctual for very early starts

• Fluent in more than one language
• Tour coach experience with charters
• Experience on mine or staff transport routes

• Split-shift allowance on staff transport routes
• Company uniform
• Tips and trip allowances on tour charters
• Paid passenger PrDP renewal

• Write "PrDP P valid until" with the date, right at the top of your CV. It is the first thing a bus operator checks.
• Talk about safety records in the interview. Bus companies want to hear about zero accidents and on-time runs.