Metrobus teams up with GatwickDiamondJobs.com to create job opportunities

Metrobus is boosting its local recruitment programme through an enhanced association with local online jobs board, GatwickDiamondJobs.com and is a Founding Partner of LoveLocalJobs.com.

Part of the Go-Ahead Group – one of the five largest transport groups in the UK – Metrobus runs services in Crawley, Horsham, East Grinstead, Redhill, Reigate and Brighton and is among the largest employers in the area. The award-winning bus company has now extended its commitment to employing locally by becoming a founding partner of GatwickDiamondJobs.com.

GatwickDiamondJobs.com is part of LoveLocalJobs.com, a family of job boards that work in partnership with local businesses, universities, colleges, schools, charities and community groups in cities, towns and districts across Sussex and the south east. By becoming a founding partner, Metro Buses is joining a network of businesses committed to helping local people develop the right skills to secure employment.

Martin Harris, Managing Director of Metrobus said: “We’re delighted to jump on board as a Founding Partner for GatwickDiamondJobs.com. It’s really important to us that we employ local people and the GatwickDiamondJobs.com jobsite is the perfect vehicle with which to boost our company in the local job market and attract the best local candidates.

“Our business is constantly growing, so we are always on the lookout for new members of staff to join our team. We are also keen to develop the valuable work we do in the community and have plenty of fantastic role models in our workforce who will be out and about with the LoveLocalJobs.com team inspiring people in Sussex and helping to steer them into a successful career!”

Key to the service is the provision of an accessible and cost effective jobs board solution that enables local businesses to connect with each other, and gives the people living in each area access to local jobs and the skills, training and information that they need to be successful.

Rosanna Farrar of GatwickDiamondJobs.com, said: “We’re absolutely thrilled to welcome Metrobus as a founding partner. I know the firm shares our goal of providing local people with tangible career opportunities through our online platform. We are so much more than just an online jobs board and provide a valuable resource for advice on training, skills and all the tools people need to get the right job.

“Metrobus is an important and influential employer in the Gatwick Diamond area and beyond and we are looking forward to working together on creating more employment and career opportunities for local people.”