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The Safety Administrator role is a great opportunity to enter the Health and Safety profession or ideal for someone who has fantastic administrative skills and wants to work within a fast paced, forward thinking organization that has a strong social purpose.   The role offers a structured progression plan and support from the wider team, as well as fantastic benefits.

We are looking for a capable, creative, ambitious and experienced communications professional to join the UK’s fastest growing rail freight company.   Working closely with the company’s Head of Communications and Marketing, the successful candidate will manage a busy press desk and will be responsible for creating and sharing stories in an engaging way to support the organisation’s corporate objectives. You will have a background in communications (in-house or agency) or journalism and will be used to working in a high-pressure environment. You’ll have the ability to juggle priorities and deal with fast-moving situations and issues.  

The Safety Administrator role is a great opportunity to enter the Health and Safety profession or ideal for someone who has fantastic administrative skills and wants to work within a fast paced, forward thinking organization that has a strong social purpose.   The role offers a structured progression plan and support from the wider team, as well as fantastic benefits.

Working as part of a close-knit and friendly team you’ll play an instrumental role in the development and success of our Rail Services department as we work together to achieve great results.   Whether your previous experience is from within, or outside the railway industry, you will have the chance to use your natural ability and experiences to build relationships to maximise the profitability of a variety of our Rail Services contracts across the country.   Are you self-motivated, with a flexible approach to working hours and a willingness to travel? Do you have great IT skills?  If so, this role could be right up your street.   You will need either an appreciation of UK railways or Account management experience, however training will be provided.   The location of the role is flexible, with regional offices in Peterborough, Doncaster, Felixstowe and London.

  We are looking for a first in post HR Analyst role to lead the way in providing data and analysis to support decision making related to People across GBRf So, if you are highly data centric and have a passion for analysing information, whether that be financial or HR data we want to hear from you! This role will be pivotal in providing the technical expertise to ensure the HRIS system is administered, maintained and developed in line with the dynamic and changing demands of our business.

A new vacancy has arisen for an Customer Support Assistant to support the Intermodal team with filling trains and associated administrative duties.

Are you a Traincrew Planner with in depth knowledge of train planning and rostering systems and want to work for a growing organisation?? then look no further! Growth within GB Railfreight Ltd in the past twelve months has seen circa 200 additional traincrew joining the company, all of which require an electronic profile of their competencies to be created and require placing within a base roster at their relevant depot. As each base roster grows/changes it requires reviewing and re-linking to accurately reflect the workload within the depot, we have therefore created a new role to support the LTP Traincrew Planning Manager. We require an experienced train planner to join our friendly team at our London Headquarters, the successful candidate will have experience of creating and amending base traincrew diagrams and rosters as well as in-depth knowledge of train planning systems including VoyagerPlan diagramming and rostering software, including CrewPlan and MPT.   The salary for this positon is up to £45,000 per annum plus attractive benefits package.

GB Railfreight are currently recruiting a Personal Assistant (PA) based in Doncaster to support the Production Director of the Company.     You will have fantastic organisational skills and therefore be able to provide effective secretarial and administrative support to enable the Production Director to concentrate on the business strategy and vision of GB Railfreight.   The role is a hybrid role and will encompass some Office Management duties to ensure the Doncaster office operates smoothly providing assistance and administrative support to various departments as required.   This role will appeal to you if you like working in a busy environment dealing with lots of different people and have the flexibility to travel to other GBRf sites.

"Choose a job you love, and you will never have to work a day in your life," Confucius once said. Hand on heart, do you love your job?   If the answer is "no", don't lose hope, we may have a job that's just right for you. As a Operations Standards Manager you will oversee the development and delivery of assessments and training to GBRf Groundstaff and Train Managers in the Crewe/Peak Forest area. The purpose is to eliminate risk and ensure we meet customer and industry standards.  

Due to internal promotion, GB Railfreight are currently advertising for an Informed Traveller Planner based in our Doncaster offices.    You will ensure that the train plans are developed in accordance with GBRf Standards, planning guidelines and codes of practice. You will also identify Network Rail engineering works that will influence the weekly train plan, communicating the impact of this to relevant stakeholders. This will be done in the specified time frame as determined by Network Rail guidelines. 

"Choose a job you love, and you will never have to work a day in your life," Confucius once said. Hand on heart, do you love your job?   If the answer is "no", don't lose hope, we may have a job that's just right for you. As a Operations Standards Manager you will oversee the development and delivery of assessments and training to GBRf Groundstaff and Train Managers in London. The purpose is to eliminate risk and ensure we meet customer and industry standards.  

We are looking for a Terminal Manager based at Whitemoor/ Peterborough for an immediate start   You will be responsible for delivering safe and reliable services within our Whitemoor yard and Peterborough, with responsibility for managing a team of Rail Operators and Yard Shift Leaders.   You'll ensure the team work safely and confidently and are equipped with the correct resources to deliver our operational requirements to time. You will also be responsible for maintaining strong contact with our external customers in the Whitemoor area to ensure they are well informed on their services.

We are looking for a rising star to join our dynamic Major Project Team. This role offers a brilliant opportunity to the right individual looking to start their career in the Rail Industry. The Project Administrator role will give the successful candidate an insight in to project management whilst working with a project team who are managing the biggest change the industry has seen for over 50 years. The Project Administrator will assist the Project Team in maintaining, controlling and change control of project documents, whilst conducting the role of secretary at internal and industry meetings This position is ideal for someone who has excellent IT skills and has the ability to build strong working relationships.   Job Description - To effectively support the delivery of the Project team and developments. - Provide secretarial duties such as taking minutes, collating expense claims and diary management for the team. - Build relationships with key internal and external people to develop excellent collaboration and exchange of information. - Create and maintain relevant and necessary project documentation including action logs, risk registers, communication plans etc. - Excellent communication and influencing skills combined with an analytical mind able to understand and interpret complex concepts - Computer literate with a good knowledge of Microsoft Office packages are essential. - A proactive and agile team player, the selected individual will be self-motivated, with exceptional time management skills - Have the confidence to challenge and propose new ideas. Attributes/Skills - Happy to work across the UK with the requirement to sometimes be away from home. - Full clean driving licence is desirable. - Be degree qualified preferably in Business or IT. - Excellent Microsoft skills and having knowledge of Visio and Microsoft Project would be beneficial. - Comfortable building relationships with stakeholders and team members at levels. - Have the ability to self-motivate and manage your own time effectively. - Be based in London, Peterborough or Doncaster. The Reward - £18 – 23k per annum - GBRF benefits - 25 days holiday plus bank holidays

GB Railfreight are currently recruiting an enthusiastic apprentice to join our Fleet Planning team in our Peterborough office.  This is a demanding role and provides critical support to ensure the GB Railfreight fleet plan meets the needs of its ever increasing customer base and train plan. Operating a 7-Day, 24 hour freight timetable requires maintenance of the wagon fleet to be conducted at specific locations, days of the week and within tight time-frames. The successful applicant will learn this skill in an environment that enables the individual to obtain a range of competencies through a structured development plan.  The role will focus on the following areas:   Fleet planning– you will support the production of the weekly rolling stock fleet maintenance plan and in addition assist in the production of the shunt plan. Fleet management– you will become the custodian of the rolling stock Return to Service plan and attend daily stakeholder conference calls. Information Technology– maintain company databases that support rolling stock technical and operational data to inform business requirements. Cost control– you will gain an understanding of maintenance costs by reviewing maintenance invoices and reporting variances.   You will have the opportunity to spend time with suppliers and receive practical exposure in wagon workshops to fully understand the range of equipment they will be managing on a day to day basis.  

Are you looking to kickstart your career in a role that will support you to learn on the job and gain varied experiences and skills within a Sales (Commercial) setting? Do you have confidence and drive and enjoy making customers happy? If so, we may have a fantastic opportunity to help you develop a rewarding and fulfilling career.   We are currently seeking 2 x Apprentices to join our team in Peterborough. This is an exciting opportunity for someone interested in a career within a Sales / Commercial environment. Working under the supervision of an Account Manager you will learn how the rail freight industry works; how GBRf operates as a business; and how we manage our relationships with our customers.   You will need to be confident with a professional attitude and a keen eye for detail.   Whilst in the role you will be supported to complete an NVQ relevant to the role and will be provided with comprehensive on-the-job training. You will be paid a salary of £14,000 per annum for the first year of the apprenticeship with your salary increasing to £16,000 upon completion of your first year.   Role Requirements - Attend customer meetings with GBRf's Account Managers, take minutes and follow up on actions. - Oversee the data element and background work that goes into managing customer contracts. - Collate KPI figures for the team and document improvement measures. - Review daily billing with our customers under the supervision of an Account Manager. - Liaise with GBRf's Control department with regards to the contract outputs and day to day management of services. What we are looking for - We are looking for a positive individual with good written and verbal communications skills and a good eye for detail. - You must have a minimum of 4 GCSE's including English and Maths at Grade 9 - 4 (or equivalent) - We are looking for good influencing and negotiation skills and a can-do attitude. - You must be flexible to travel to our locations across the country on occasions (sometimes during unsociable hours) to learn about GBRf and our customers.   If you are interested in this role please apply before the closing date of 15th December 2021. If successful, you will also be eligible for a generous healthcare plan, retail discounts, access to free e-learning materials and other fantastic staff perks.   What it’s like to be an Apprentice at GBRf?   This is the 4th year GBRf have run Apprenticeship programmes and we couldn’t be prouder of all our Apprentices who have gone on to develop impactful roles and help contribute to the businesses success. As an Apprentice you are allocated sufficient time to study each week to gain the skills and knowledge you need to succeed in your role. You will get the opportunity to work within other departments to gain a broad understanding of the business and how we operate. You’ll get to attend internal Apprentice days each quarter where you can meet fellow Apprentices across GB Railfreight and learn about other functions of the business and how they fit in with your role. As a sponsor of Young Rail Professional (YRP) you may also get the opportunity to attend the YRP annual black tie dinner (post COVID) and attend other enjoyable networking events.