Apprentice Customer Experience Ambassador in Preston

Who are we?

First Rail Stirling is a brand-new enterprise and start‑up rail operator that runs an exciting long‑haul train service crossing the entire country. The service runs from London to Stirling, reuniting Stirling with a direct service to the West Coast of England during the day.

We are transforming the way people think about train travel, empowering our team from different backgrounds to make it a great experience for our customers.

Together, we will revalue rail as a very special way to travel – relaxing, fast, efficient, and sustainable.

First Rail Stirling, operating under Lumo is part of First Group, one of the leading rail operators in the UK and one of the largest busoperators in the UK.

First Group operates services throughout the UK and Ireland, with over 30,000 employees providing services that make travel smoother and life easier.

First Group works hard to reduce its impact on the environment, introducing cleaner and more environmentally responsible methods of transport.

About the Role

Ambassadors have a passion for customer experience excellence, an engaging personality, and a strong sense of pride in delivering an industry leading end‑to‑end travel experience.

Their primary role is to act as Brand Ambassadors, delivering a dedicated, high‑profile engaged presence across all on‑train customer touchpoints so that our customers can ‘Travel Well'.

They will work collaboratively with a can‑do attitude, always seeking opportunities to delight the customer and enhance their customer experience, promoting the reputation of our business with our customers, stakeholders and partners.

Your main responsibilities will be

• Customer Experience
• Provide a highly visible & quality presence across customer touchpoints.
• Offer a ‘meet & greet' approach at each station, proactively seeking out and assisting customers who require additional help.
• Checking tickets.
• Proactively assist customers with information for a seamless travel experience.

This includes tourist attractions, places to stay, and onward travel so that we provide a beneficial offering to the customer beyond the immediate station environment.

• Proactively manage loadings, luggage & reservations to ensure the on‑train customer environment is championed at all times.
• Deliver a high quality at seat catering service.
• Assist in the coordination of busses, local or rail replacement if train service dictates.
• Provide a highly visible and quality presence particularly during times of planned and unplanned service disruption where Passenger Information During Disruption (PIDD) arrangements should be applied.
• Safety Requirements
• Dealing with Passengers Ill on Train (PIOT), ensuring swift action to support all our customers during these events.
• Attend and participate in safety briefings, team meetings and personal development as appropriate.
• Work with the Control Centre, British Transport Police & other safeguarding agencies to positively impact on customer confidence & safety.

What do YOU need to know about this role?

• There are some key things that you must consider should you be successful when applying for a role with Lumo:
• You must be 18 years of age or older as this is an industry requirement.
• You will need to live within 60 minutes travel time to the depot, which is located at Preston, without using public transport when it is not available.

The safety responsibilities make this requirement a necessity.

• Ability to work shifts of varying start times, including weekends and nights shifts.
• Not have defective colour vision.
• Learning & Development

Lumo has a commitment to our colleagues to continually develop you throughout your career.

With 95% of our existing colleagues in further education to support their role, if you are successful with your application, you will be signed up to an apprenticeship which will support your personal development alongside your practical knowledge.

Benefits

• Defined Contribution Pension Scheme – We will pay in a minimum of 10% (5% employee contribution and 5% employer contribution) to a maximum total contribution of 20%.
• Incentive Scheme/Bonus.
• Employee Assistance Programme.
• Travel Offers – Free travel on Lumo services and travel offers for bus and rail tickets and Day Rover Rail tickets at a discounted price for friends and family (after 6 months of service).
• Shopping & Lifestyle Discounts.
• Discounted Gym Membership.
• Employee Share Plans (Save as you Earn and Buy as you Earn).
• Life Assurance Cover 4 x your annual salary.
• Income Protection Scheme.
• 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays.
• Access to a digital GP 24/7.
• Tax Benefit Bike Scheme.
• Location

You must be located within a 60-minute commute of Preston.

Working Pattern

35 hours per week, working a rotating 24/7 roster coverage.

EEO statements

We are committed to making Lumo‑Stirling an inclusive place of work that, to ensure we deliver a railway that is inclusive for our customers.

We all belong at Lumo‑Stirling.

We are committed to making Lumo‑Stirling an inclusive place of work that, to ensure we deliver a railway that is inclusive for our customers.

Our vision for Lumo‑Stirling is to provide an inclusive environment for all our colleagues, ensuring all candidates have an equal opportunity to access meaningful employment.

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.

If you require additional support to complete your application due to a disability or neurodivergent condition, please follow the links below.

We encourage you to share any additional needs you may require so we can provide a fair and equal process for all who apply.

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Reservation statement

We do reserve the right to close this advertisement early if we receive a high volume of suitable applications.

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