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Administrator - Rail | Dartford | Up to £33,000 | Hybrid
The Opportunity:
Are you an Administrator or Planner within the Rail industry, ready to work for a Global Track Maintenance Specialist, and be supported to complete further training and qualifications?
Opportunity for an Administrator with Rail experience to be supported to begin a career within Planning - you will use your excel and SAP skills to make yourself indispensable to this £multimillion company, holding the responsibility for managing the movements of on-track machinery on the railways.
Key responsibilities:
- Formulating Machinery plans from customer requirements
- Maximise availability and number of planned shifts
- Meet contractual requirements relevant to the role and provide performance data and other information as required
- Compliant with company policies and procedures
- Maintain documentation as required for the role
- To undertake training as required
- Inform Manager of any issues / problems in a timely manner, which are outside your remit of control
- To liaise with the Team Leader/Machine Managers, Planning & Control Manager, Operations Managers, Standards Managers, Maintenance Managers,Crews and Controllers as necessary
- Rostering and crew allocation
- Ensure the ‘Rostering Guidelines’ are followed and adhered when creating a roster
- Ensure the Fatigue Risk Index is utilised to measure fatigue
- Liaise with Customers and third parties on a regular basis to ensure delivery of contractual requirements, as well as reporting of any problems as required.
- Accurate forecasting of operational shifts and external route conductor requirements
- To assist managers in other planning activities
- To liaise with the Customer on a regular basis and report any problems as required
- To provide any statistical or other information as required
- To ensure electronic and manual filing systems/records are maintained for audit purposes
- To assist the Planning Manager in providing draft related policies and procedures
Candidate Essentials:
- Administrative experience within Rail sector
- Ready to be supported and trained as a Planner
- Highly proficient with Excel software.
- Attention to detail, able to spin multiple plates, with great communication skills.
- Planning experience within on track plant maintenance planning (or Rail experience within freight or passenger planning, or production/ materials planning experience).(desirable).
- Rostering experience (desirable).
How the apply for the Planner/Administrator - Rail role:
If you are interested in the Planner role, then please apply via this job board. For more information, please get in touch with the Consultant listed on this page.
Likely Job Titles: Administrator, Planner, OTM Planner, On Track Maintenance Planner, Production Planner. Material Planner.
About Ford & Stanley Group
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