Placement Year
by Northern Rail
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About Northern Rail
Northern plays a vital role in the north of England by connecting tens of thousands of people, and more every day, to work, leisure and education. Our aim is to connect people to opportunities by providing a reliable and friendly train service. We have made significant progress since we started but there is much more that we want to achieve.
Placement Year
The Northern Year in Industry Placement is a scheme that is designed to attract and develop talented young people into the Rail Industry; we will offer you an opportunity to spend 44 weeks working as part of our team to help you get your career off to a great start. We offer a variety of placements across the business including opportunities to work in Operations, Finance, HR, Revenue & Customer Service, Communications and Marketing.
During the programme we will equip you with the skills and the practical experiences to become a great manager of the future. Whilst Northern is a major rail operating company we offer a range of opportunities for placement across our network and central functions, so during your time with us we will provide you with as much exposure to this area of our business as possible in that time, and as part of the scheme you will gain experience within different areas of the business and so much more!
Show us your great potential and we will show you a whole host of great growth opportunities that we can offer you.
What we are looking for
To apply, you will need to meet the following requirements:
- You will be working towards completing a Bachelor degree or Master degree
- Work experience is a plus, but not essential
- You possess leadership potential and/or technical knowledge
- You have strong communication skills and you are fluent in English
- You have a high-performance and achievement orientation
- You are interested in experimentation and innovation
- You are able to think creatively and outside the box
If you believe that you fit this profile, apply now and you may be one of the candidates to start the Year in Industry Programme.
It is necessary that you add your CV and motivation letter to the application. You may also add recommendation letters and other documents that you may consider relevant.
Our trains and stations operate 7 days a week across a whole range of different hours early morning and right into the night. So if your lifestyle enables you to work flexible shifts in line with our customer expectations over an average of 35 hours per week this could be the job for you.
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.
- Childcare voucher scheme.*
- Full uniform for frontline facing roles.
- High Street store discounts.
- 20% off many tourist attractions in the UK.
- Gym membership discounts.
- 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
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