Conductor

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 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:

Can you answer, “Yes” to these questions?

If so, 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?
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 the new depot adjacent to Exeter St David’s station.

This is where you will start and end your shifts.

 

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.

You must be 18 or over to apply for this position!

 

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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