A Service Delivery Assistant is a key customer facing role that ensures the safety of customers, colleagues, and contractors on the station. You must be vigilant of all activity on the station and take action in the event of any unsafe behaviours or conditions observed. You are responsible for the safe and efficient dispatch of train services and managing the platform environment. A key member of the team, you will be involved in all aspects of the station and supporting colleagues in their roles. This is a challenging role that demands great customer service skills, flexibility, and an ability to respond to the ever-changing demands of a busy railway station.
Your main responsibilities will be:
* Providing the highest levels of customer service and being proactive to customer needs
* Ensuring the safe and punctual departure of trains from the station, following correct dispatch procedures
* Providing information and assistance to customers
* Ensuring the safety of customers, staff, visitors, and contractors is given the highest priority
* Ensuring the cleanliness of all areas of the station especially toilets, waiting rooms, platforms, stairs, and subways
* Liaising with other key GWR departments to ensure accurate and timely information is given to customers, especially in times of service disruption
You'll need to be:
* Able to deliver exceptional front line customer service
* A self-starter with a can-do attitude
* Confident when decision making
* Able to remain calm yet directive in a crisis
* Able to work to strict procedures
As a minimum you will need to have:
* The ability to work as part of a team or independently
* Evidence of numerical ability
* Strong verbal and written communication skills
* Experience of working in an environment where safety is paramount
Working pattern:
The role requires shift working including weekends and bank holidays, and covers 24 hours, 7 days a week on a rolling roster pattern.
Additional information:
This advert has been created owing to internal mobility within the company. Upon submission of your application form, you will be invited to undertake an online situational judgement test (SJT). If successfully shortlisted, you will be invited to undertake an online ability test and interview. The interviews will take place on 24th and 25th February. The successful candidate will be expected to meet the medical criteria of a safety critical medical, including colour vision as well as a drugs and alcohol screen. A Basic DBS is also required.
Full training is provided and will take place at our Training Centre in Swindon. Training is Monday to Friday and will last approximately 3 weeks.
The Reward:
As well as a great team environment and comprehensive training, all GWR colleagues enjoy a range of benefits including ongoing development, defined benefit pension scheme, free rail travel across the GWR network for you and your family, company-sponsored health care plan, discounted shopping and gym membership, and an employee assistance programme.
We all belong at GWR. This is our vision for providing an inclusive environment for all our colleagues, ensuring all candidates have an equal opportunity to access meaningful employment.
We value our differences such as age, gender, LGBTQIA+, ethnicity, religion, and disability. We maintain a zero tolerance towards any form of prejudice towards our colleagues, customers, and future talent.
We celebrate and encourage diversity of thought, progressive ways of working, and seeing all our colleagues grow and thrive.
We review all roles and job descriptions to ensure they are accessible and, where possible, we support and provide flexible working options; we recommend that you refer to each vacancy description for further details.
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