RESOURCE AND PACKAGE WORKS CO-ORDINATOR

NEWPORT, SOUTH WALES

Negotiable based on qualifications and experience

RSS INFRASTRUCTURE Limited (RSSI), has been recognised by Network Rail at the 2018 ‘Rail Partnership Awards’ for its work within the Rail and Construction industry, developing bespoke solutions for clients that deliver improved safety and productivity.

From our offices in Birmingham and Doncaster, RSS Infrastructure has over 100 directly employed staff members and a diverse contingent labour workforce that cover the majority of the UK. The company has developed a service portfolio that includes; Overhead Line Electrification, Vegetation Management, Track Access, Civils/Construction solutions, Safety Critical Resource Services, Magnetic Safety Barrier Fencing, Magnetic Points Boards, Signalling Services as well as being the UK’s sole provider of Track Warning Systems

What will I be doing?

The Resource & Package Works Co-Ordinator will be required to accurately perform duties across a wide variety of Contingent Labour & Package work planning tasks. On a day to day basis, you will be responsible for:

• Accurately transferring RSSI allocated shifts from client work plans onto board spreadsheets.
• Entering job orders accurately onto Aspire including postcodes, supervisor names and contact details, pick up times and locations and order numbers and assigning workers.
• Ensuring all RSSI workers receive clear communication about their planned work ensuring that their competence, dates, times and location of shifts, pick up time, date and location, driver name and telephone number are confirmed as a minimum via text message.
• Highlighting to Rail Managers if when assigning RSSI workers to Aspire they contravene rail working regulations (14hr rule, receive required legal breaks etc.) or do not comply with all UK employment legislation.
• Responsible for checking that all client orders match Aspire, highlighting issues to the Rail Manager, requesting amendments to orders where required and ensuring all order numbers are accurately entered onto Aspire by 12.00 each Wednesday for prior weeks work.
• Responsible for ensuring that all holidays and training is recorded on Aspire
• To obtain quotes and source hotels, ensuring that hotels have free car parking, twin rooms are booked as a minimum and protecting the profitability of planned works, highlighting to Rail Managers and the Head of Operations where issues arise.
• Responsible for checking MacRail to ensure workers have signed in and updating times on Aspire.
• Responsible for keeping Fatigue Risk Calculators up to date for all Safety Critical staff and drivers and highlighting any issues to management.
• Understanding & checking Package Works plans to produce design requirements to produce design requirements as specified by the client
• Identifying all relevant site details (eg length of site, maximum permitted line speed, train directions, system specifications etc)
• Considering occupational and environmental risks to members of the public.
• Maintaining a healthy working relationship with Principal Contractors and / or Contractors obtaining future work plans to assist growth.
• Assist with the production of planning sheets and ensure details are given to the Package Works delivery manager.
• Creation of site packs (task briefs, hot weather permits etc) and documentation for delivery of the system.

What experience would we like you to have?

To be selected for interview, we are looking for a minimum of 12 months previous office- based experience working in a planning or safety critical role, a thorough understanding of MS Word and Excel is essential. Ideally you will have worked in the rail sector before and hold a minimum of a COSS (Controller of Site Safety) competence.

RSS Infrastructure offer a range of benefits including:

• 20 days paid annual leave + 8 bank holidays (increasing with length of service)
• Contributory pension scheme
• BHSF healthcare cash plan
• Employee Perkbox giving access to a range of discounts and vouchers
• Employee assistance programme
• Life Assurance
• Sick pay increasing with length of service
• Long service awards
• Continuing professional development

About us

Our mission is to ensure that we make our clients operate more safely and achieve more productivity when on site, whether delivering new projects, track renewal programmes or maintenance of the rail infrastructure. We are not just another infrastructure company, but a trusted company who understands the value of partnerships and long standing business relationships, continually looking to deliver outstanding performance and customer service, and we remain as one of the market leading rail services groups within the UK.

We believe in the value and contribution of individuals, respecting the diverse make up of our organisation and need people who want to make a difference to our clients and to the growth of the Group. Our teams are committed, supporting each other to meet the demands of an industry sector which operates 24 hours a day, 7 days per week, 365 days of the year. Working together to either plan, resource or deliver a range of services in to a highly demanding industry sector, that can be very reactive, challenging your skills to adapt quickly to new situations. A strong worth ethic and a ‘Can Do’ attitude is the foundation of our business, we want people who can drive success and have a right first time, every time approach to their work life, without cutting corners and who understand the essence of safety and customer service. We are a people orientated business, nurturing, and investing in our staff and teams to become the best at what they do, creating managers and leaders of the future.

As an equal opportunity’s employer, RSS Infrastructure do not discriminate on grounds of ethnicity, race, religious beliefs, age, disability, gender or sexual orientation.

The company also actively encourages both reservists and veterans of the Armed Forces to apply for positions. For more information on how we support ex-military personnel please visit our website.

How to apply

To apply, please forward your CV to <email address removed> or apply online. We regret that we cannot respond to all applications personally. Please assume that if you have not heard from us within 14 days of the closing date that your application has been unsuccessful.

Closing date: Friday 31^st October 2019