Jobs at Alexander Dennis Limited

Build high-level bus assemblies, including side frames, roof frames, and interdeck assemblies, using engineering drawings, work instructions, hand tools, and power tools. Ensure work meets safety, quality, and production-time standards while collaborating with team leaders, engineering, quality, and production colleagues.

Coordinates supplier quality activities to ensure incoming materials and components meet engineering and operational requirements. Investigates nonconformances, manages SCARs, leads root-cause and corrective-action efforts, reviews FAI, PPAP, and Certificates of Analysis, and monitors supplier performance metrics. The role coordinates receiving inspections, maintains quality records, supports supplier audits and onboarding, identifies supply risks, and collaborates with suppliers and internal teams to improve quality and maintain production continuity.

Lead central overhead forecasting and provide financial analysis and insight for the business unit. Partner with stakeholders across functions to improve cost understanding, financial control, and decision-making. The role requires strong Excel and systems skills, commercial awareness, attention to detail, and the ability to influence stakeholders and drive continuous improvement. Experience with Syspro or Hyperion and professional accounting qualifications are advantageous.

Provides generalist HR advice to managers and employees across Central Functions and AD24. Supports employee relations, HR policies, employee engagement, reporting, performance management, payroll processes, HR records, and the full employee lifecycle. Partners with the HR Business Partner on strategic initiatives and HR transformation while ensuring consistent best practices and a positive employee experience.

Lead and develop the Legal team while providing commercially focused advice across contracting, compliance, corporate matters, property, and strategic projects. Negotiate and manage agreements, assess legislative and regulatory developments, oversee external legal advisers, update policies, and advise stakeholders on legal risk. The role also supports budgeting, internal controls, training, and business objectives while promoting integrity and accountability.

Supports vehicle production by troubleshooting electrical and process issues, improving manufacturing efficiency, and leading continuous improvement initiatives. Develops SOPs, safe working practices, line documentation, layouts, takt charts, time studies, and kit lists. Manages Engineering Change Requests, resolves production-floor problems, supports equipment procurement, and collaborates cross-functionally to meet delivery, cost, quality, safety, and KPI goals.

Coordinate service campaign activities from setup through completion. Maintain Syncron records, service orders, purchase orders, documentation, trackers, progress planners, and reports. Work with field engineers, contractors, suppliers, and factory teams to coordinate materials, monitor progress, gather updates, and meet schedules. Support campaign financial administration by matching purchase orders, invoices, and service orders while ensuring records remain accurate and current.

Lead systems engineering activities for next-generation electric vehicle platforms. Integrate complex mechanical, electrical, and software systems; manage requirements throughout the product lifecycle; apply model-based engineering and AI-enabled tools; and support design validation. Collaborate with suppliers, engineering specialists, and stakeholders to deliver technical requirements. The role focuses on sustainable transportation, electrification, connectivity, autonomy, and innovative vehicle development.

Manage franchising and bid activities for UK public procurement opportunities. Build relationships with Combined Authorities, coordinate cross-functional tender submissions, analyze customer requirements, and ensure compliant, competitive responses. The role supports business development, represents customer needs throughout the tender process, and helps secure future business. Strong organization, communication, commercial awareness, attention to detail, deadline management, and willingness to travel are essential.

Manage a portfolio of IT and technology change projects from initiation through implementation. Coordinate internal stakeholders, technical teams, suppliers, and cross-functional teams while maintaining planning, governance, risk management, communications, and delivery controls. Projects support engineering, operations, business systems, infrastructure, cybersecurity, and customer solutions. The role drives business objectives, process improvements, digital transformation, automation, and other strategic technology initiatives to successful completion.

Manage end-to-end customer contract lifecycle from order won to delivery. Translate customer requirements into specifications, manage change and issues, coordinate cross-functional teams (Engineering, Operations, Quality, Supply Chain) to meet contractual commitments on time, cost, and quality, and maintain high customer satisfaction.

Support production to meet delivery, cost, quality, and safety targets. Set up production lines for new contracts, resolve process issues, deliver NPI requirements, implement process improvements, and support production escalations.

Provide HR functional support for Scarborough operations, develop and implement HR policies, promote continuous improvement and positive culture, manage complex employee relations and organisational change, liaise with Trade Unions, and support AD Group HR activities.

Deliver and coordinate vehicle, chassis, structural, and component testing programmes. Perform hands-on testing, failure investigations, data acquisition and analysis, technical reporting, and supplier/test-facility coordination to ensure systems meet safety, reliability, and legislative requirements.

Provide hands-on electrical build support on the production floor: troubleshoot vehicle electrical/electronic systems, analyze CAN/J1939 network communications, perform root cause analysis, validate functionality, review schematics, use diagnostic tools, support commissioning/programming, and drive continuous improvement with production and engineering teams.

Provide hands-on engineering support on the production floor to troubleshoot mechanical vehicle build issues, perform root cause analysis using CAD and drawings, validate build requirements, and implement practical solutions to improve quality and manufacturability while collaborating with production and global engineering teams.