Station Gate-line Customer Service Assistant

4 weeks ago


Kirkcaldy, United Kingdom Blue Arrow Full time

We have an amazing opportunity for you to work with a twice accredited Top Employer who have played a critical role in keeping people moving during the pandemic, with services helping get key workers and others to where they need to be.

This fantastic organisation in the rail industry value their people and aim to inspire, attract, and keep the best talent and provide their people with a safe place to truly thrive at work.

They are dedicated to helping to close the diversity gap across the rail industry and would love to see more young people, women, people from ethnically diverse backgrounds, LGBT+ employees and the differently abled.

Supporting diversity and inclusion is a big part of who they are, they are not looking for people to fit into their culture but add to it. Proactively embracing diversity across the workforce.

To build a more sustainable future, they need the best team
- a team with a diverse mix of people and skills, where everyone feels valued and heard and able to thrive.

Job Title: STATION GATELINE CUSTOMER SERVICE ASSISTANT

Location: Kirkcaldy

**Salary**: £24,465 pa on completion of training. The trainee salary is £20,993 per annum, PRO RATA.

Training: 5 days training and a 2-day Induction programme.

Contract: Permanent

Hours: PART TIME 25 HOURS

Flexibility will be required as shift work and weekend working are involved.

Early shift 0610 - 1410 hours, late shift 13.30 - 20.30 hours, Saturday 08.50 - 1730 hours.

Please note that if you are appointed to a relief post you will have a contractual commitment to work, when required by the company, up to a maximum of 13 Sunday turns per calendar year

**Job Description**:

- To provide customer information and assistance including wheelchair assists.
- Issue tickets to customers in line with the excess fares' procedures using the relevant ticket issuing equipment.
- Check tickets and supporting documents.
- At automatic gateline ensure the safe operation of the gateline including the identification of safety hazards to the gateline operation and opening the gates when required.
- Ensure a safe environment around the gateline including cordoning off hazards and cleaning up minor spills.
- Operate the wide isle gate and ensure the numbers of gates set for passenger flows in each direction are appropriate.
- Assist with customer direction and queue management to ensure control of any build-up of customers in the gateline vicinity.
- Carry out queue busting duties as required.
- Identify the development of queue lengths against pre-set limits and determine when to open all gates to improve flow rates.
- Empty the ticket hoppers, dispose of the tickets collected and clean the gates and associated plant equipment.

Skills Required:
To be successful in this role you will demonstrate a commitment to exceeding customer expectations, have total confidence and ability to deal with conflict situations constructively, be a real team player and highly proactive.

Your excellent communication skills will be evident, as will the ability to work alone when required and be able to demonstrate individual initiative when required.

You don't need to have any experience as your training will include induction, customer service, commercial skills, first aid, fire safety, disability awareness and conflict management - will be professionally delivered to give you all the tools you need to master this interesting role.

You will be rewarded for your contribution with a competitive benefits package that includes:

- Contributory Final Salary Pension scheme
- Free and reduced rate rail travel for you and your family, where applicable.
- Generous holiday allowance
- 3% commission on ticket sales
- Hapi benefits package

Appointees must submit at least two satisfactory references, Disclosure Scotland clearance and complete a six-month probation period.

Medical Fitness: Due to the nature of the post and rail industry safety requirements there are certain medical & fitness standards that you would require to meet.

Blue Arrow is proud to be a Disability Confident Employer and is committed to helping find great work opportunities for great people.



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