Roster Clerk - 18 month secondment opportunity
Location
London, GB
Department Name
OE Remote Condition Monitoring, Kent, Indirect (834102) G1
About Network Rail
Join Our Team at Network Rail! Investing in our people is key to enhancing the safety, reliability, and efficiency of our railway system. If you're passionate about making a meaningful impact, then this opportunity is for you!
About our people and the recruitment process: We're an inclusive employer of choice and we welcome applications from everyone! We encourage our colleagues to work flexibly, as we know traditional working patterns don't always fit. If you want to consider working flexibly, just let us know and we'll do our best to help. We're also a Disability Confident Leader employer and we'll adapt the process to support people with disabilities.
Brief Description
To produce cost-effective and efficient rosters for nominated employees compliant with the relevant operational standards in line with current rostering principles and competency requirements. Monitor the competency database to manage future safety-critical competency expiries.
About the role (External)
Key Accountabilities:
1. Compile and publish rosters using the Corporate Rostering Tool in accordance with National Rostering Principles, company policies, and standards.
2. Prepare rosters for employees undertaking weekly/daily rostered duties, covering sickness, annual leave, training, and special arrangements. Liaise with local managers to crosscheck roster data.
3. Manage short notice roster alterations liaising with all affected employees and line managers, including gaining verbal confirmation where necessary. Respond to and resolve any queries relating to roster issues.
4. Compile and control leave records, including input to the production of annual leave rosters.
5. Make roster arrangements for medical examinations and interviews.
6. Make roster arrangements for safety-critical competence expiries, training plans, training courses, and briefings.
7. Monitor and maintain competency data so that no base roster shifts are left uncovered due to expired competencies.
8. Carry out pre and post-payroll interface checks to validate roster data. Submit late notice roster changes to payroll.
9. Gather and analyse fatigue data and highlight issues to the relevant line manager.
10. Provide information and data to support the routes reporting requirements.
Job Skills, Experience and Qualifications:
Essential:
1. Excellent knowledge of national rostering principles.
2. Previous successful experience in prioritising workloads and delivering to deadlines.
3. Ability to demonstrate excellent interpersonal and communication skills.
4. Previous successful experience of analysing data and producing reports.
5. Understanding of conditions of service applicable to rostering.
6. Understanding of roster systems.
7. Demonstrable ability to accurately manage data and attention to detail.
8. Previous successful experience of working in a team and engaging with virtual team members.
9. Able to demonstrate good general IT skills.
Desirable:
1. Understanding of pay arrangements for rostered staff.
2. Geographical knowledge of the route.
3. Knowledge of the UK rail industry.
Salary
£27820
Closing date: 3rd February 2025
Please get your application in as soon as possible; we may close the advert before the listed closing date if we receive enough applications. Late applications will not be accepted.
Please note the recruitment process for this role is a Competency-based interview.
Keeping people safe on the railway is at the heart of everything we do. Safe behaviour is therefore a requirement of working for Network Rail. You should demonstrate your personal dedication to safety on your application.
Drugs and Alcohol Standard: All prospective candidates will be required to undergo and pass a drugs and alcohol test. Your application will be rescinded if you record a positive test. All positive drugs and alcohol test results for prospective candidates will be securely held on the Sentinel database and a 5-year suspension from applying for a safety-critical role will be enforced.
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