Train Despatcher (GPR)

2024-07-05 | Northern Trains | Other | Salford | United Kingdom

Perks & Benefits:

Location:
Salford
GRADE: RSC
SALARY: £25,081 rising to £29,506 per annum after 6 months
ROLE TYPE: On site
HOURS: 35 per week

Is leading a team to deliver excellent Customer Service ‘Your Thing’?

We are looking for a Station Supervisor manage our station team, to support our customers as they travel through our stations. This role will be a General Purpose Relief role and will cover both Bolton and Salford Crescent.

Connecting millions of people and communities across the North is our mission. With 2,500 trains a day, we connect people to jobs, friends, family, and the wonders of the North.

We're improving rail travel, enhancing the experience on board and at stations. Customers are at the heart of our business as we improve performance and create a better way to go.

We're driving economic value and sustainable growth for the North and its people. Our commitment to the environment means reducing our impact and enhancing the world around us.

Make a difference. Make it last. Make it yours. Make it easy. Make it happen. These are our values.

Ready to make them yours? Join us on this journey.


About the role:

As a Station Supervisor, you will play a pivotal role in ensuring the smooth operation of the station. Your responsibilities include supervising the platform and dispatch teams, maintaining service standards and prioritising customer needs.

Your day to day activities will be varied, but will also include the following:
  • Coordinating information in times of service disruption
  • Monitoring station cleanliness
  • Accident, near miss and incident reporting
  • Out of hours rostering
  • Supervision of customer service and lost property recovery activities
About you:

You’ll relish this opportunity to make a real difference to the everyday lives of millions of people, if you have:
  • Good organisational skills
  • Great communication skills
  • Good interpersonal skills
Our Benefits:

Because we value our people and reward hard work, we’ve created a benefits package that we think you’ll love. So, you’ll be able to make the most of:

  • Opportunities to progress and grow - including comprehensive training schemes and a range of online learning courses.
  • Full Uniform for Frontline Facing Roles - our frontline people are the face of the business, so we provide you with a stylish and high-quality uniform.
  • Cycle to Work Scheme - save up to 42% on the cost of a bike, while also spreading your payments throughout the year.
  • 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.
  • A generous holiday entitlement - our 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.
  • Employee Assistance Programme - advice, support and useful information 24 hours a day, 365 days a year on everything from family issues to lifestyle matters.
  • Exclusive benefits with Northern Perks - enjoy retail discounts, instant vouchers, cashback, wellbeing support and much more.

You can find out more here.

Please note that Northern reserves the right to close recruitment for this role before the published closing date, if high volumes of applications are received.
However, if you miss the application window for this particular role, please keep checking back for other opportunities. We are always on the lookout for great people to join the Northern Team!

We’re an equal opportunities employer and a promoter of diversity and inclusion in the workplace. We encourage and welcome applications from candidates from all backgrounds, regardless of gender, sex, ethnicity, race, religion, education, socioeconomic background, disability, or sexual orientation.

We also have Disability Confident status, which means we’re committed to making the most of the talents that disabled people can bring to the workplace.

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