Shunter/Yard Co-ordinator Scotrail Jobs in Blairgowrie and Rattray

Position Summary:

ScotRail has 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. There has been significant investment across the network to electrify lines, and on new and upgraded trains. This helped to deliver ScotRail’s highest ever score for customer satisfaction in the most recent National Rail Passenger Survey. With more than 5,000 employees, we are looking for people who are focussed on our customers, to continue delivering the best possible service for people throughout the country.

Position Responsibilities:

• We are dedicated in 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 we are, we are not looking for people to fit into our culture but add to it.
• At ScotRail, we proactively embrace diversity across our workforce. To build a more sustainable future, we need the best team- a team with a diverse mix of people and skills, where everyone feels valued and heard and able to thrive.
• We recognize that we are under-represented in terms of women, young people, the differently abled and people from ethnically diverse backgrounds.
• We’re therefore taking positive steps to promote a positive and inclusive culture; we welcome applications from those that identify with these groups to better represent the communities we serve.

Requirements & Skills:

• Able to work as part of a team and take instruction from the local Team Leader, whilst demonstrating individual initiative and autonomy for own role and outputs.
• Undertake any other duties as requested by the Engineering Team Leader.
• This role is required to adjust planned work-days given adequate notice to provide contingency of cover, therefore the candidate should be flexible in their approach to this role.
• Experience of operations activities to provide a consistent output whilst balancing varying inputs.
• The ability to adapt plans when alterations are made at short notice, whilst maintaining a safe working environment.
• Ability to digest large amounts of information whilst remining composed.
• Excellent organizational skills and ability to use IT tools to best affect.
• Introduce contingency plans as required with all key stake holders. Compliance with all relevant instructions appertaining to the Depot/Station.
• Stabling and start of work plan for Perth on a nightly basis in conjunction with control, signal man and train crew, this will involve dealing with units being allocated to specific diagrams to manage fuel and planned maintenance activities requested by ScotRail Control Staff.
• Applicants should be highly motivated and possess excellent communication skills and be able to recognize the customer’s needs.

Position Information:

Company Name: ScotRail

Employment Type: Full Time

Job Location: Dundee, Scotland, UK

Application Deadline: N/A