Customer Service Assistant (Despatch) 12 Month Fixed Term Contract - Manchester Piccadilly
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Position Overview & Specifications
About you:
To succeed in this challenging and fast paced role you’ll need to:
- Have a high regard for health and safety
- Be customer focused
- Be able to work to exacting standards whilst under pressure
- Be able to work shift patterns including evening and weekend work
Benefits and Rewards:
By working as part of the Northern team, you will receive the following benefits:
- Free Travel on Northern services – for you and your family*
- 75% discount on all other Train Operating Companies leisure services*
- Pension Scheme
- A generous holiday entitlement
- Maternity and Paternity Benefits – above the statutory minimum
- Full uniform for frontline facing roles
- Employee Assistance Programme – operating 24/7, giving a wide range of advice, support and useful information for employees
- And many more!
- Terms and conditions apply
Important: Northern reserves the right to close the advert before the published closing date, if high volumes of applications are received. In this situation partially completed applications will not be progressed forward or given extra time to complete
Candidate Selection & Onboarding Process
Application & Resume Screening
Submit your tailored CV/Resume directly to the talent acquisition portal.
Technical & Competency Interviews
Virtual interviews with the hiring manager and multidisciplinary team.
Formal Offer & Benefits Negotiation
Written agreement outlining compensation, equity, retirement vesting, and relocation allowances.
Onboarding & Corporate Integration
Equipment provisioning, team orientation, and commencement of duties.
United Kingdom Right to Work & Skilled Worker Visa Guide
Employment in the United Kingdom requires legal Right to Work verified under the Home Office Points-Based Immigration System:
Sponsoring employers must hold an active Home Office A-rated Sponsor License and assign a valid Certificate of Sponsorship (CoS). Role must meet the general minimum salary threshold (£38,700) or occupation going rate.
Continuous employment under Skilled Worker status establishes eligibility for Indefinite Leave to Remain (ILR) after 5 continuous years, leading to British Citizenship.
Candidate Preparation Blueprint: General
Based on transatlantic hiring benchmarks for Customer Service Assistant (Despatch) 12 Month Fixed Term Contract - Manchester Piccadilly roles across Northern Trains's corporate sector, successful applicants typically excel across three core dimensions:
Demonstrated portfolio evidence, architecture/system design case studies, or validated professional certifications directly applicable to General.
STAR method competency responses highlighting cross-functional leadership, conflict resolution, and delivering measurable enterprise ROI under tight timelines.
Total compensation expectation aligned within the benchmarked £20,251 - £22,107 bracket, including retirement vesting and health parity.
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