Trainee Train & Resource Planner 2025

Are you looking to kick-start your career in a role that will support you to learn on the job and gain varied experience and skills within a Train Planning setting?

Do you have confidence and drive and enjoy problem solving? If so, we have a fantastic opportunity to join GBRf and develop your career in an industry leading freight business.

This role will contribute by strengthening the structure of the planning team that is responsible for the company’s delivery of the weekly traincrew diagrams and rosters which enable us to transport goods across the country for our customers.

You will support the planning team with administrative tasks whilst developing your own Railway understanding and knowledge of the rostering and diagramming tools and how we use these to create effective diagrams and rosters using the most cost-effective methods.

This role will be based in our Doncaster office, the role of Trainee Train Planner pays up to £23,500 per annum + benefits.

Responsibilities

• Assisting the planning team with administration duties
• Assisting with the traincrew’s hotel booking requirements and any alterations and cancelations that may be affected by changing customer orders
• Producing cost effective traincrew diagrams
• Producing cost effective traincrew rosters
• Improving traincrew’s competency

Qualifications

Skills and experience

• Minimum of 4 GCSE’s including English and Maths at Grade 9-4 (or equivalent)
• Work experience in a similar role is an advantage but not required

Personal profile

• We are looking for a positive individual with good written and verbal communication skills
• High attention to detail
• Confident with a professional manner
• Can-do attitude
• Outstanding communication skills
• Flexible to travel to our locations across the country on occasions (sometimes during unsociable hours) to learn about GB Railfreight and the ways our business operates

Our values

• Professionalism – Safety and security is paramount in our business, and we feel that this embodies the foundation of a high achieving safety culture
• Support – We look after our people and they in turn are encouraged to look after each other
• Communication – The transparency of our is business is valued by our colleagues and customers
• Trust and Empowerment – We believe that openness and honesty make for the best relationship because it leads to trust and confidence
• Enjoyment – Taking pleasure in coming to work at GBRf is actively encouraged right from the top

At GB Railfreight we recognise that having a more diverse range of people leads to greater innovation. We want to create a diverse workforce and encourage applications from people of all backgrounds with the aim to have a workforce representative of wider society. We champion diversity, inclusion and wellbeing and aim to create a workplace in line with our values.