Roster Clerk
3 months ago
Location:
Reading, GB
Department Name:
Wales and Western Region
About Network Rail:
At Network Rail, we're part of a large family serving millions of passengers and freight users throughout the UK every day.
Our service impacts millions of people and we strive to become more efficient as we enhance, maintain and operate our network.
Our passengers and freight users are at the heart of everything we do. We help connect people to their friends and families and get goods to their destination safely and efficiently.We're an organisation where people matter.
When you're part of our team, you matter to us and you matter to millions.
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The Wales & Western region includes more than 2,700 miles of railway and we serve communities and businesses of Wales, the Thames Valley, West of England and the Southwest Peninsula.
Our ambition to be responsive to passengers and freight users drives us every day and we're empowered to do the right thing for those who use the rail network.
We actively challenge unsafe practices and take responsibility for addressing risks, resolving issues and protecting safety and wellbeing.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 and invest in your career with us, whilst you have a healthy work life balance.
In Wales and Western region, you will have the opportunity to join PROUD, our reward and recognition scheme where you can say thanks and recognise colleagues across the region who have demonstrated outstanding values and behaviours.
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
- Can manage various activities at one time, with knowing how to prioritise in order to get them done
- Remains calm under pressure
- Confident using IT especially excel and word, also the ability to learn a new bespoke roster system
- An introduction to the railway, how we're structured and how we work
- Effective & Efficient Rostering classroombased course, 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
- Sites visits to depots, to meet maintenance colleagues and to understand any local processes and access requirements
- Introduction to relevant stakeholders (including Section Managers, Section Planners, Section Supervisors) to understand the business requirements
- Formal excel training
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Salary:
£25,000 - Band 5 salary
Closing date: 10th May 2023
Base location - Reading.
2 x positions available
- 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
- Outer London Allowance
We recognise that certain groups are under-represented within our team and we're working closely with our regional diversity and inclusion networks to make sure we support these groups as best as we can.
