WM Trains
Station Assistant
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Station Assistant
Application Deadline: 3 September 2026
Department: Customer Experience
Employment Type: Permanent - Full Time
Location: Nuneaton
Reporting To: Bev Deeley - LNR North
Compensation: £26,320 rising to £31,706 upon completion of probation
Description
The Station Assistant provides comprehensive customer service and care at Nuneaton station to maximize revenue income and to help maintain a clean, safe, and presentable environment. You will be responsible for the safe dispatch of trains from the platform, be the face of WM Trains in helping with customer travel queries, and ensure the station is clean, tidy, and safe.
If successful, you may be invited to complete a short video interview. As this role is safety critical, you will then be invited to complete online psychometric testing.
Please note the anticipated start date will be early November 2026.
What does the job involve?
- Working shift patterns which will include weekends, with early starts and late finishes
- Safely dispatching trains from the station platform – following strict safety guidelines
- Keeping a record of delays, train re-platforming, and other events that could affect the train running plan
- Handling situations in a calm, customer-focused manner
- Conducting security checks along with health and safety checks
- Providing assistance to passengers with disabilities – where required
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What skills and experience do I need to do the job?
- Customer-focused – being presentable, approachable, and proactive
- Comfortable managing conflict - remaining calm in difficult situations
- Great communication skills – able to flex your style to the audience
- Having flexibility – both with your hours of work and approach to work
- Be able to make decisions - based on the situation at the time
- Have good IT skills, along with a good level of maths and English
- Live within a reasonable commute of Nuneaton station – early starts and late finishes will mean you need to be able to get to work, possibly before/after public transport is running
- For safety reasons, you need to be aged 18 or older
- To ensure continuity and an effective delivery of service, successful candidates will be required to commit to a minimum 14-month period in role after achieving competence. This also includes existing colleagues who move by internal promotions and transfers. This time allows our future colleagues to support personal career development by allowing time to build strong knowledge and expertise.
What is the salary and benefits that come with the job role?
- Salary is £26,320 rising to £31,706 upon completion of probation
- A defined benefit pension from day 1 – one of the best in the UK
- Free travel on all London Northwestern and West Midlands Railway services for you, your spouse/partner, and dependents
- 75% off all other train operating companies for you, your spouse/partner, and dependents
- 8 Friends and Family Day passes to gift per annum on our network
- A 24/7 Virtual GP service for you and your household
- Our Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) – A confidential employee benefit that supports you with personal or work-related issues affecting your home life, work life, health, or wellbeing
- Our cycle to work scheme with Evans Cycles
- A retail discount portal – offering savings, discounts, and cashback at over 800 retailers and restaurants
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Due to the volume of applications we receive, the advert may close earlier than the published closing date. Please submit your application as soon as possible to avoid missing out.
As an inclusive employer, we welcome applications from all backgrounds and ensure no-one receives less favourable treatment on the grounds of age, disability, gender, race/ethnicity, religion, belief, and sexual orientation.
Applications will be considered from colleagues with 6 months experience, after completion of their probationary period and a full check of absence and disciplinary records.
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