Conductor

About the team:

Conductors are part of the On Train team and work alongside colleagues from Revenue Protection, particularly our Ticket Examiners. You will also liaise with the driver of the train and station colleagues.

 

About the job:

As a Conductor, you will deliver a world-class customer experience throughout the journey and will ensure the safety of everyone using our services. You will be able to adapt to new people, new places and new situations.

We are proud here to share a common set of values – these help us deliver for our customers and serve our communities across the West. Working on board our trains, you will clearly demonstrate these behaviours and attitudes.

 

Your main responsibilities will be:

To be an ambassador for Railway Executives by delivering the best customer experience and a safe journey.
To be visible to our customers, providing information and help in a friendly and reassuring way.
To manage the safety and operational activities of the train.
To check and sell tickets, providing information and assistance as required.
To ensure a safe, clean, and pleasant environment is maintained.

 

About you:

If you can say “Yes” to these questions, you might be just the person for the job!

Are you passionate and proactive about delivering outstanding customer service?
Are you determined to always perform well and be proud to portray a professional image?
Can you be flexible in your working with the ability to work a variety of shifts including weekends and bank holidays?
Would you be comfortable with working in a strictly regulated industry with many rules and procures?
Are you able to remain cool, calm and collected when things don’t go to plan?

 

What do I need?

An understanding of customers’ needs.
Excellent communication skills.
The ability to build relationships and work as part of a team.
Experience of front-line customer service.
The confidence to manage challenging situations.

 

About the location:

The position is based at Bristol Temple Meads station. This is where you will start and end your shifts. The station has a variety of food and retail outlets.

 

Additional information:

The shifts include early starts and late finishes as well as weekends and bank holidays. You will be working an average of 35 hours a week. Starting and finishing times may be at times when public transport is not available so you must be able to get to and from the station without relying on this. You must live within 60 minutes travelling time of the depot.

As this is a safety-critical role, you need to be at least 18 to apply. You will have a medical which will include testing your hearing, vision and colour vision.

 

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We celebrate and encourage diversity of thought, progressive ways of working and seeing all our colleagues grow and thrive.

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