You ensure that your passengers reach their destination safely and on time. But Bus driver's work goes much further than that. On line 22, for example, you are the familiar face for people from the East Indies neighborhood who go shopping. And on line 369 from Schiphol you welcome tourists to Amsterdam. And that while you are driving the very latest electric bus. The bus is your domain in which you make a hospitable contribution to pleasant transport for everyone.
You start your day at one of the garages. Your first year of service you have day shifts. This means that you work between 04:00 and 01:00. The coffee at GVB is good, so while you pour it again, you talk to some colleagues. Then you will make your way to your bus and start the first ride of the day.
You usually drive on a number of different lines per day, for a maximum of 4 hours in a row. Then you have a break at an end point. Here you eat something, take a rest and meet other drivers. If you have an electric bus, you can charge it in between. In the bus you also check tickets, address passengers about their behavior and answer questions.
Sylvester, Public Transport bus driver via Olympia at GVB: "Being a bus driver is fantastic. I see Amsterdam waking up and going back to bed. For me, this work is a childhood dream. It is so cool to drive an 18 meter long bus right through Amsterdam. I also really enjoy all those different people. Every day is full of little surprises".
Please note: to apply for this vacancy you must be resident in the Netherlands, have a residence permit or work statement and proof of identity.
You will work at GVB via Olympia.
GVB
GVB is the organization for public transport in and around Amsterdam. Every day, a small million people travel with GVB via tram, bus, metro and on the ferries across the IJ and the North Sea Canal.
Olympia
Work that matters Connecting talented employees to employers Every day we offer meaningful work to more than 15,000 people. We are there for practically trained people in executive professions. People who make something, who do something. The drivers, mechanics, operators and order pickers. The call center employee, the service employee and the commercial employee. We don't mediate people for once, we make work of their work. We work on connecting people with work that makes them happy, that they are good at. We help change as the world changes. We work on development. By letting people discover their motives and talents. By connecting them with an employer where they can get the best out of themselves. With jobs, internships, knowledge and training. Because we want people to have work that matters for the next twenty years.
Your heart beats faster at the idea that you are in control of a large diesel or electric bus. And of course you are hospitable and customer-friendly. We also ask:
Olympia geeft werk betekenis.
Ons werk is werk. Wij werken aan werk dat ertoe doet. Zodat jij kan bijdragen aan wat belangrijk is voor jou of jouw omgeving. En daar helpen we jou graag bij. Daarom willen wij je beter leren kennen.
Wie ben je en waar krijg je energie van? Waar ben je trots op en wat wil je bereiken? Vertel ons waar jij je wekker voor zet en samen ontdekken we welk werk, welke stage of opleiding het beste bij jou past. Het geeft extra glans aan de dag als je via werk bereikt wat je dierbaar is, doet waar je trots op bent en wordt gewaardeerd om wat je doet.