Operations Graduate Programme
GO North West, Bolton
Operations Graduate Programme
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GO North West, Bolton
- Full time
- Permanent
- Onsite working
Posted today, 17 Oct | Get your application in now to be one of the first to apply.
Closing date: Closing date not specified
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Full Job Description
- Real responsibility and accountability from day one, supported by opportunities to shadow our business leaders to benefit from their experience
- Secondments to other areas of our business to develop your skills and industry knowledge
- Opportunity to influence and contribute to decision making within an industry leading business
- Structured learning and development alongside your day-to-day role
- Opportunity to network and share your experiences with your colleagues and peers
- Zero-carbon initiatives and innovation What behaviours you'll exhibit
- Information seeker - regularly assess information and data; looking inside and outside the organisation for ways to improve
- Ideas generator - value fresh thinking and develop innovative ideas to drive the business forward
- Flexible thinker - consider business challenges from different perspectives, considering the views of others
- Effective communicator - communicate with others in clear, concise, and engaging ways, while being unafraid to challenge practices, behaviour, or ways of doing things
- Collaborative team worker - value others' contributions, encouraging teamwork and collaboration
- Active influencer - build long-term relationships to develop mutually beneficial networks
- People developer - create a learning and development environment where people can fulfil their potential
- Confidence inspirer - adopt a positive attitude and builds confidence in others
- Trust builder - achieve results through building relationships based on treating people with respect and dignity
- Action enabler - make things happen; being accountable for delivering results especially during times of change
- Continuous improver - look to improve performance through better measurement and evaluation
- Customer champion - keep the organisation one step ahead of the customer What you'll get out of it
- Clear and structured pathway to progression
- Exposure to all areas of our business, and the wider bus industry
- Free travel on many of Go-Ahead's services
- Opportunity to get your PSV (bus) driving licence
- Membership to the Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport
- Institution of Occupational Safety and Health training
- Opportunity to earn recognised qualifications in transport, such as Transport Manager Certificate of Professional Competence
- Dedicated senior leader as a mentor and a buddy, both throughout the duration of the programme
We are looking for graduates who like to find innovative solutions to challenging problems, who are resourceful, driven, and curious to discover the evolving transport industry and the opportunities it has to offer. We seek confident individuals who can communicate effectively and transparently with people from all backgrounds while showing ambition and collaboration. Your 18 months operations development programme will include multiple placements around your local business where you can expect to experience all aspects of an operational environment. As part of your scheme, you will have the opportunity to complete secondments to other parts of the Group to further develop your industry knowledge. The scheme is designed to help you to find your passion, secure a permanent role and build your career in the transport industry. As a diverse group, we rely heavily on passionate individuals who are agile and are motivated to deliver sustainable growth and achieve our goal of a smarter and healthier planet for our customers. To work together towards achieving this goal we need to develop our future business leaders - think this could be you? Apply below! What are we looking for in our future operational leaders? The successful candidate must: - Have a valid driving licence by the start of their employment
- Have a 2:2 degree or above in any degree discipline, or be expected to receive this
- Have permission to work in the United Kingdom
- Have strong technical and operational skills, including a natural rapport with people from all backgrounds and experiences
- Show an interest in the industry; extensive knowledge of the industry is not essential, but you must show eagerness to learn
- Collaborative and accountable individuals who can use their own initiative as well as take guidance from colleagues
- Ability to communicate effectively with people from all backgrounds, to express views, challenge ideas and influence decisions
- Willingness to travel to take on new challenges in different parts of the business
We are a leading provider of passenger transport in North West of England. Our business literally drives people - our team of over 100 people are at the heart of everything we do. We play a crucial part in keeping our region moving sustainably, we are proud to be one of the formative operators of Greater Manchester's pioneering "Bee Network" and we've got a clear plan for future growth. Our home is Greater Manchester, a vibrant city which is at the forefront of transport innovation in the UK. Go North West is part of the Go-Ahead Group, an international transport group and one of the UK's leading public transport providers. We also operate in Australia, Ireland, Norway, Singapore, and Sweden. Go Ahead's strategy, 'The Next Billion Journeys', focuses on service quality and growing organically and by acquisition: alongside maintaining our industry climate change strategy leadership as the UK's largest operator of zero carbon emission buses. Many of our business leaders began their career as graduates and graduate development is key part of our talent culture that prioritises career development across our organisation. This is why we place significant value on the diverse perspectives that graduates bring into our business.