At Northern, we play a vital role across the North by providing a reliable and friendly train service that helps hundreds of thousands of people to go do their thing. That's over 2,000 services every day, travelling to over 500 destinations.

We're here to make a positive impact for the North. And that means building a different kind of workplace. One that values individuality and celebrates differences. Somewhere we can work together, have fun, and do whatever it takes to make our customers’ lives easier. A place that encourages everyone to learn, grow and develop so we can all be our best every single day.

We’re now recruiting for Trainee Service Drivers to join us at our Neville Hill, Train Car Centre, in Leeds. So, if you’re smart, forward thinking, passionate and full of fresh ideas like we are, you could play your part in making it happen.

As part of the Trainee Service Driver team, you will play a vital role within our Train Care Centres and be responsible for moving our trains within the boundaries. You’ll be responsible for driving, shunting, light maintenance, and other tasks such as fault finding and reporting. Ensuring you keep people safe; you will be trained in and regularly assessed to ensure you continue to apply and conform to the railway rules and operating procedures. You will also be responsible for checking that the train environment is up to our market leading standards.

It’s about working on our Train Care Centres as safely and efficiently as possible. Our trains and Train Care Centres operate 7 days a week, you need to be flexible enough to deal with the ever-changing demands. It’s vital that you’re adaptable and that you live within a 45-minute drive of our Train Care Centre.

If you fancy doing your thing at Northern we’ll expect 100% commitment from you on this rewarding yet demanding programme, but our Training Team will be with you all the way when it comes to ongoing assessments and knowledge checks. You need to be able to work as part of a team and maintain optimum concentration at all times.

Ready to help our customers go do their thing? You can get started by telling us more about what your thing is. All you need to do is complete our online application form, answering all questions fully to demonstrate your suitability to the role.

Our selection process includes all candidates being shortlisted and those successful will be invited to attend an interview. If you meet the standard we’re looking for, you will then be invited to attend a Driver Psychometric Assessment (based in Leeds city centre). The final stage is a safety critical medical assessment that covers general health, vision, hearing, colour vision and drugs and alcohol testing, as we have a zero tolerance on the railway.

• Opportunities to progress and grow - including comprehensive training schemes and a range of online learning courses.

• Free Travel on Northern services - everyone who works at Northern, plus their partners/spouses and dependents, can travel for free right across our full network of services. *Certain eligibility criteria will apply.

• 75% discount with other Train Operating Companies - after 2 years with us, you’ll also get discounted travel on many other rail services in the UK and Europe.

• Defined Benefit Pension Scheme - you’ll rarely find a pension as good as a Northern pension, and we top up your pension with a generous 1.5 times your contribution.

• Cycle to Work Scheme - save up to 42% on the cost of a bike, while also spreading your payments throughout the year.

• Recognition Programmes - from our Loyalty Awards events to our Proud to be Northern Awards, we make sure our people know they’re appreciated.

• A generous holiday entitlement - our incredibly generous holiday entitlements can help you feel like you can get away too.

• Maternity and Paternity Benefits - we go above and beyond the standard, and mums can enjoy 9 months’ maternity leave on full pay while dads can make the most of 2 weeks’ paternity leave on full pay.

• Exclusive benefits with Northern Perks - enjoy retail discounts, instant vouchers, cashback, wellbeing support and much more.

Important: Northern reserves the right to close the advert before the published closing date, if high volumes of applications are received. In this situation partially completed applications will not be progressed forward or given extra time to complete.