Customer Service Gateline

2 weeks ago


Exeter, Devon, United Kingdom Great Western Railway Full time

Salary - £27,839 per annum

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 job?


As an S7 at Exeter Central you will have a multifunctional role, you will confidently and impartially sell the full range of tickets and services, including processing high volumes of sales, ensure that customer requirements are met and exceeded, you will ensure that station activities including the dispatching of train services and platform management are completed safely and punctually.

You will be required to safely manage the Gateline & sell tickets via our mobile ticketing machine. Provide information and assistance to customers and ensure that the station environment is kept to a high standard.

Your main responsibilities will be:

  • Providing the highest level of customer service and being dedicated to customer needs
  • Accurately and impartially selling the full range of products and services to our customers in a friendly, professional and efficient manner Maximising opportunities for increased sales at ticket offices by adopting selling techniques and offering enhanced products to customers
  • Carrying out routine maintenance and cleaning of ticket machines and IT equipment
  • Accurately completing all accountancy and other associated documentation
  • Ensuring the safe and punctual departure of trains from the station, following correct dispatch procedures
  • Ensuring the safe operation of the Gate Array including selling of tickets
  • Providing information and assistance to customers
  • Ensuring the safety of customers, staff, visitors and contractors is given the highest priority
  • Maintaining a safe, pleasant, and clean station environment to comply with our Service Quality Regime.

You'll need to be:

  • Able to deliver extraordinary front line customer service
  • Able to understand customer requirements and expectations
  • A selfstarter with a can do attitude
  • Confident when decisionmaking
  • Calm yet directive in a crisis
  • Able to work to strict procedures

As a minimum you'll need to have:

  • The ability to work as part of a team or independently
  • Evidence of numerical ability
  • Attention to detail
  • Strong verbal and written communication skills
  • An ability to multitask well

About the location?


Exeter Central station is a located a short walk from the town centre and serves as the bus interchange for the local area.


Additional Information?
The role requires shift working 7 days a week on a rolling roster pattern including Sundays and Bank holidays. Shifts vary from 04:50 start to 00:50 finish with a 1:4 Sunday commitment

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.



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