Service Delivery Assistant - Bristol, United Kingdom - FirstGroup

FirstGroup

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Bristol, United Kingdom

2 weeks ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Description

Salary:
£25,507

Who are we?
GWR is the proud custodian of Brunel's railway - one of the most prestigious networks in the world. We have some of the newest trains in the country and exciting plans to extend our services.

With more than one hundred million passenger journeys each year, we carry people to over 275 stations in the South West, from Cornwall and South Wales to London, passing through beautiful country and some of the UK's top tourist destinations.

We are transforming the way people think about train travel, empowering our team of over 6,000 people from all different backgrounds to make it a great experience for our customers.

Together, we will revalue rail as a very special way to travel - relaxing, fast, efficient, friendly and fun.

About the team?
This role reports to one of the Duty Station Managers at Bristol Temple Meads.

You will work within a team of Service Delivery Assistants, ensuring all trains arrive and depart in a safe and timely manner.

About the job?

As a Service Delivery Assistant, you will carry out key station duties, such a train dispatch, customer information provision, customer assistance and ensuring a clean and safe station environment.

Your main responsibilities will be**:

Providing the highest levels of customer service and be dedicated to customer needs.
Ensuring the safe and punctual departure of trains from the station and following correct dispatch procedures.
Providing helpful information and assistance to customers.
Ensuring the safety of customers, colleagues, visitors and contractors will be given the highest priority.
Ensuring the cleanliness of the station, especially toilets, waiting rooms, platforms, stairs and subways.
Liaising with other key GWR departments to ensure accurate and timely customer information, especially in times of disruption.
Your strong visibility within the station will help maintain customer security

You'll need to be:

Able to deliver extraordinary front line customer service.
A selfstarter with a can do attitude.
Able to confidently make decisions.
Able to remain calm yet confident and customer focussed in a crisis.
Comfortable working within 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.
Fully computer literate and the ability to use GWR operational Apps

Working pattern?
This role involves working shifts including weekends and bank holidays.

Additional information?

This is a predictive advert to create a talent pool for future vacancies which will either be permanent positions, or temporary for 12 months.

The Reward?

As well as a great team environment and comprehensive training, all GWR colleagues enjoy a range of benefits including on-going 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 value our differences such as age, gender, LGBTQIA, ethnicity, religion and disability. We maintain 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.

Ref:022457

Company:
Great Western Railway (GWR)

Website Skillset:
Customer Service

Contract Type:
Temporary

Contracted Hours:35

Location:
Bristol Temple Meads

If temporary, length of contract:12 months

Closing Date:29 May 2023