Roster Clerk - Bedford

Location:

Bedford, GB

Department Name:

Eastern Region - East Midlands Route

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Brief Description:

Do you want to be part of a team that makes millions of lives better every day? At Network Rail, we get people where they need to be, whether they're going to work, visiting friends or family, or enjoying a day or night out.

As a Roster Clerk, you'll make sure that maintenance colleagues are in the right place at the right time completing essential maintenance activities so that we can continue to deliver a safe, efficient service for our passengers and freight customers.

About the role (External):

• Fantastic attention to detail
• Determination and curiosity to solve problems or puzzles
• Ability to plan, yet just as comfortable responding to last minute changes
• Happy to manage lots of different things at one time and knowing how to prioritise and get them all done
• An unflappable people person
• Confident in using IT especially excel and word and ability to learn the bespoke roster system

Since this is a new role, we'll offer a comprehensive, tailor-made training package including:

• An introduction to the railway, how we're structured and how we work
• A classroombased course, Effective & Efficient Rostering, to give you all the skills you need to set you up for success in your role
• Training in Fatigue Management standards and how to carry out fatigue checks
• A plan of visits to sites and depots to meet maintenance colleagues and to understand local access availability for maintenance work
• Briefing time with the Section Managers to understand their business requirements
• Formal excel training

Also, if you're interested in completing an Apprenticeship, talk to us about including this in your development plan.

Salary:
£25, Band 5 salary

• Annual salary of circa £25,000 plus a competitive pension scheme
• 28 days annual leave plus bank holidays
• 5 days paid volunteering leave
• Benefits package including healthcare offers, a cycle to work scheme, discounted healthcare club membership and a discounted online shopping site
• A subsidy of up to 75% on rail and underground season tickets if you travel to work on the train
• 2 weeks paid reserve leave for the Armed Forces community

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