Train & Resource Planner (Talent Pool)

Role Overview

To assist the department with the management of train crew resources in order to deliver a safe and reliable train service while managing traincrew costs on a weekly basis and ensuring that the most efficient plans are adhered to on a week to week basis.

Main Responsibilities

• Produce cost effective rosters and diagrams that maximise the use of resources to meet customer demands while also adhering to safety standards, legislation, policies and procedures.
• Ensure any diagrams produced with lodge turns have been highlighted to the relevant parties.
• Liaise and build strong working relationships with Control to support short term planning requirements and diagrams.
• Liaise effectively with the rest of the Planning Team to help facilitate diagrams in other locations.
• Develop and adopt suitable measures to continuously improve performance and reduce costs.
• Roster train crew to relevant turns on a weekly basis.
• Record all accommodation instances and lodging allowances for the Finance Department.
• Assist with managing taxi costs on a week to week basis with the aim of delivering cost improvements on a monthly basis.
• Populate train planning grids as required.

Skills and Experience

• Understanding of the railway industry.
• Previous railway planning experience is essential.
• Confident and proactive.
• Good attention to detail.
• Excellent communication skills.
• Remains calm under pressure and is capable of working to tight deadlines.
• Logical approach to problem solving.
• Working accurately with large amounts of data.
• Strong organisational skills, with good time management.
• Strong IT skills (Word, Excel and Outlook).

Benefits

• As well as a competitive salary, annual leave package of 25 days plus bank holidays (or equivalent for Operational staff where bank holidays are worked) and enrolment into our Industry Wide Defined Contribution Pension Scheme, we offer:
• A generous healthcare package.
• An Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) - providing access to 24/7 counselling support and wellbeing resources.
• An online benefits portal offering hundreds of discounts at nationwide retailers.
• An electric vehicle scheme (available after your first 12 months).
• Regular social events, including days out for you and your family.
• Training and development opportunities, including internal courses and external certifications through our industry renowned development programs. We prioritise your growth in line with our people centric culture.

Inclusion & Diversity

At GB Railfreight, we recognise that a more diverse range of people leads to greater innovation. We recruit and develop people best suited to the role requirements, regardless of background. Our aim is to create a diverse workforce that reflects wider society. We champion diversity, inclusion, and wellbeing in the workplace, in alignment with our values.

If you're as passionate about Equity, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) as we are, we invite new employees to join our People and Culture working group and contribute to the ongoing work in this area.