Customer Service Role (Rail Operator 2 (S) GPR) - London Waterloo

Please note if successful at the screening stage you will be invited to attend an assessment in Southampton. Further details regarding travel arrangements will be provided nearer the time.

Who are you?

You are organised and efficient and able to cope with repetitive tasks under pressure at times. You love people, you are a great communicator and can talk to anyone and are passionate about doing the right thing – nothing is too much trouble. You provide the most up to date travel information for yourcustomerswithyour ability to use technology. You must be alert and flexible in your approach to tasks and the day, or night, ahead and you have the confidenceto make regular live announcements atyourstation.

Main things you’ll deliver

You will be responsible for the safety of thousands of customers every day by making sure your station is always operated professionally.

You’ll keep customers updated about their journeys by making announcements and in your face-to-face interactions and importantly bring your own personality along to make it a truly personal experience for our customers.

You’ll work with train staff and other colleagues to do all you can to make sure trains leave your station safely on time, liaising with station and control colleagues as needed to ensure things go smoothly.

As your experience grows, you will become the font of all knowledge about not only the customer’s SWR journey, but about key destinations, attractions, and London transport.

You will need to be flexible in your approach and not afraid to get stuck in with a variety of tasks as you are responsible for your station and making sure it meets the quality and safety standards our customers expect. Whether this be checking everything is working and safe, to clearing up rubbish, or providing a helping hand to a customer, you are the face of SWR and can make a difference to someone’s day.

Working hours

Our customers need us all day, every day (except Christmas day) and as part of the stations team, you’ll need to able to work shifts at all times of the day and on every day of the week.

On average you will work 37 hours a week and be part of a team covering a roster that repeats every 12 weeks.

Mixture of earlies, lates and nights covering staff annual leave, sickness & other absence as required.
Shifts are:
0600-1400
0630-1430
0700-1500
1400-2200
1430-2230
1500-2300
1500-2359
2200-0600
2230-0630

Other importantinformation

Because we always need to be alert, we have very strict requirements around drugs, alcohol and the time it takes you to travel to work. Before you apply you will need to ensure you can travel to the location you have applied for within 45 minutes from your home postcode for all shift times, and upon appointment you will need to pass a medical checking your general health. You will also need to be able to complete a number of assessments that make sure you are the right person for this varied yet demanding role in delivering great journeys for our customers.

Please Note: For new entrants to South Western Railway, training for this position will be up to 4 weeks on a full-time basis, without exception. Please ensure you are able to commit to this before applying. Applicants who require a visa, must have at least 6 months remaining at the time of their appointment.

In return we offer a competitive salary and a variety of valuable benefits including free duty and leisure travel on SWR services for employee, free leisure travel for spouse/partner and dependants (criteria dependant) , 75% discount on many other train operating companies, a range of retail benefits and an excellent pension scheme.

At SWR we believe our people are our greatest asset.

Ourvision is to recruit and retain the best talent from most diverse pool of candidates acrossourregions.

We are committed to establishing a sense of inclusion for all and to value each person for the unique contribution they bring.