GTR - Train Service Manager Three Bridges

[rob788]

I am no newbie to shifts at all, but can someone elaborate?

"Please note this is a shift-based role, where you will be working earlies, lates and nights Sunday-Saturday including bank holidays. The longest run of shifts is 10, made up of 8 and 12-hour shifts, however this is then followed by a number of days off."

So in a run of 10, 8 or 12-hour shifts, how many days off would you get after that? It doesn't give an example roster.

Thank you everyone.

 

[Josh3777]

Hi. Just to clarify all it really means is the longest stretch you'd typically work is 10 days in a row. Those 10 days could be a mix of 8-hour and 12-hour shifts, and could include early, lates, nights, weekends, bank holidays, whatever falls in the pattern. It's not saying you’ll constantly be doing 10 straight, just that 10 is the maximum run.


After a run like that, you wouldn't just go straight back into another long stretch. In the industry it's usually followed by a decent block of rest days. Most commonly that's around 3–4 days off, sometimes even 5 depending on the rota. You'll see that they will bunch shifts together so they can then give you a proper break and keep the average hours balanced.

They don’t give exact numbers because it depends on the depot and the specific job rosters vary a bit.

If you want a clearer picture, it's completely fine to ask them for an example rota. That'll show you exactly how many days off you’d get after the longer runs.
Hope this helps! You can contact us at hr_resourcing@gtrailway.com and the HR department should be able to answer any of your questions.

Thank you

 

[Horizon22]

They don’t give exact numbers because it depends on the depot and the specific job rosters vary a bit.

If you want a clearer picture, it's completely fine to ask them for an example rota. That'll show you exactly how many days off you’d get after the longer runs.

There's no "depot" - this is not a driver vacancy, but a control role based at Three Bridges ROC.

As for you @rob788, without someone being able to share the pattern I think it is something you can ask when you get to interview. 10 is quite a long run, and I imagine would be something like 5 earlies (M-F), 2 12H weekend day shifts and 3 late shifts (M-W). Or 3 early/late shifts, followed by a run of 7 nights. Hopefully there's at least 5 days off after that! Such rosters are subject to a "fatigue matrix" whereby long runs, switching to different shifts, length and stint of RDs after a run of shifts are all calculated.

 

[rob788]

Hi. Just to clarify all it really means is the longest stretch you'd typically work is 10 days in a row. Those 10 days could be a mix of 8-hour and 12-hour shifts, and could include early, lates, nights, weekends, bank holidays, whatever falls in the pattern. It's not saying you’ll constantly be doing 10 straight, just that 10 is the maximum run.


After a run like that, you wouldn't just go straight back into another long stretch. In the industry it's usually followed by a decent block of rest days. Most commonly that's around 3–4 days off, sometimes even 5 depending on the rota. You'll see that they will bunch shifts together so they can then give you a proper break and keep the average hours balanced.

They don’t give exact numbers because it depends on the depot and the specific job rosters vary a bit.

If you want a clearer picture, it's completely fine to ask them for an example rota. That'll show you exactly how many days off you’d get after the longer runs.
Hope this helps! You can contact us at hr_resourcing@gtrailway.com and the HR department should be able to answer any of your questions.

Thank you

Thank you, that is very helpful!

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There's no "depot" - this is not a driver vacancy, but a control role based at Three Bridges ROC.

As for you @rob788, without someone being able to share the pattern I think it is something you can ask when you get to interview. 10 is quite a long run, and I imagine would be something like 5 earlies (M-F), 2 12H weekend day shifts and 3 late shifts (M-W). Or 3 early/late shifts, followed by a run of 7 nights. Hopefully there's at least 5 days off after that! Such rosters are subject to a "fatigue matrix" whereby long runs, switching to different shifts, length and stint of RDs after a run of shifts are all calculated.

I shall ask at my interview, thank you!