Shift Station Supervisor, Leeds Managed Station

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Brief Description

Lead the station team to deliver excellent customer service on a shift basis so that work is undertaken safely and to relevant standards and a first class customer service experience is delivered.

Please be aware this role holds a mandatory requirement for the incumbent to hold valid security vetting clearance. Any offer will be conditional on the successful candidate obtaining clearance prior to a start date being agreed.

If you have lived outside of the UK in the last 3 years and have been invited to interview for this role, please notify us. For further information including residency eligibility, please contact your recruiter for more details.

Key Accountabilities:

• Supervise the team including any agency staff on a shift basis to create a safe environment and deliver excellent customer service.
• Undertake and direct station staff work activities in line with the requirements of relevant safety procedures, confirming that checks are accurately recorded and that non-compliances are dealt with accordingly in order to continuously improve standards.
• Work with all station users to create a safe and secure environment, taking appropriate steps to prevent accidents, and reporting and investigating accidents/incidents.
• Respond and act, in line with agreed procedures and protocols, to emergencies and incidents, interfacing with the internal and external stakeholders as required.
• Provide customer service as appropriate, and assist Shift Station Managers in raising standards of customer service delivery by monitoring operations and feeding back to individuals.
• Conduct shift briefings, allocate shift responsibilities across the team, check that equipment issued to the team on a shift basis is used correctly, and arrange cover of roles for short notice.
• Liaise with the British Transport Police and other Police Forces to implement plans to prevent and curtail criminal activity on the station.
• Undertake regular checks of the station, taking a proactive role in dealing with hazards or unsafe conditions, checking that all occurrences are appropriately logged.
• Undertake allocated duties as prescribed within the emergency plans and check that the team follow these through diligently.

Job Skills, Experience and Qualifications:

Essential

• Excellent written and oral communication and interpersonal skills
• Previous experience of dealing with different types of situations assertively
• Strong customer service skills
• Good education including GCSE or equivalent in Maths and English
• Previous experience of managing challenging/confrontational situations
• Previous experience of working in a pressured environment
• Understanding of Health, Safety and Environmental regulations
• Ability to achieve the Station Incident Officer Training once appointed

Desirable

• Previous experience of supervising a team
• IOSH/NEBOSH qualification
• Conversational additional language to English

Salary: £30,159

Closing date: 06/06/25. - Late applications will not be accepted.

This is a 6 month fixed term opportunity and has the potential to become permanent.

All offers of employment are conditional upon satisfactory completion of pre-employment checks.