Area Manager - Job Share - (Gillingham/Faversham area)
Job Reference: seastern/TP/125/3483 - FV/R/001b
Number of Positions: 1
Contract Type: Permanent - Part Time
Monday to Friday mainly but may encompass weekend working
Working Hours:
Full address: Gillingham Train Station
Closing Date: 19/06/2026
Job Category: Management
Region / Division: Kent
Job Introduction
Are you looking for a career where you can make a real difference in people’s days?
We are seeking an Area Manager to join our Customer Experience Team on a job share basis.
The role is covering the Gillingham and Faversham area group and is an 18.5 hour a week position consisting of the below days:
* Thursday
* Friday
You will also be expected to be on call on a rota basis of every 2 months.
Can you move people? Apply today!
What you’ll do
In this role, you will be responsible for leading, coaching and developing Station Managers at all stations within the group to deliver a safety and customer focused culture, aligning all activities with Southeast’s mission of improving performance and reducing subsidy.
Your duties will include, but not be limited to:
Customer Focus
* Ensuring great customer experiences are considered in everything we do
* Ensuring Event Plans are created for events in your area that may impact safety or crowding at stations, working with stakeholders to decide staffing levels required.
* Ensuring the rapid and effective response to incidents affecting customers, particularly with the KICC to implement the Service Disruption Procedure.
* Ensuring that gate lines are in operation to agreed compliance hours.
* Ensuring that ticket offices are opened as required by Schedule 17 and that ticket vending machine availability is delivered to ensure customer queuing times are within Charter target.
* Ensuring compliance within Service Quality Regime targets for your area are adhered to and completed within agreed time frames.
* Delivering delay minutes within agreed forecasts.
People Focus
* Leading by example with a ‘Be on a 10’ attitude, driving the culture through your teams.
* Coaching and developing Station Managers at all stations within the area group to create customer and safety focused teams and setting KPIs to improve performance and reduce subsidy.
* Managing staffing levels at stations within the area group and arranging recruitment and selection as appropriate to ensure effective resourcing of staff to minimise overtime and rest‑day working.
* Ensuring regular check‑ins with Station Managers and ensuring they are carrying out check‑ins with their teams.
* Ensuring compliance to all company policies, procedures and processes are being met as well as carrying out disciplinaries and formal meetings where appropriate.
* Undertaking assessments and selection interviews for teams within your area group.
* Providing a safe workplace for all team members by developing and implementing strategies to reduce lost time injuries, sickness and assaults.
* Developing and maintaining productive working relationships with stakeholders across the business.
* Working with trade unions to develop harmonious and effective working relations, ensuring that quarterly meetings and health and safety walks are conducted throughout the performance year, and actions recorded.
Safety Focus
* Acting as a Fire Precautions Manager within your area group.
* Ensuring that relevant safety compliance and documentation is maintained and reviewed as required. These include but are not limited to:
* General safety arrangements
* Control of substances hazardous to health (COSSH)
* Fire precautions
* First aid
* Local emergency planning
* Security arrangements
* Review of train dispatch plans
* Gate Line Compliance Document
* Provision and Use of Personal Protective Equipment
* Safety & security of visitors
* Workplace safety
Other duties will also include carrying out regular financial and business reviews and implementing improvement plans where performance is not in line with objectives as well as being prepared to carry out on call duties as required.
The experience you’ll need
To be successful, your application needs to demonstrate the below:
* That you have a proven track record within a multi‑site management or area management position, leading by example in a fast‑paced environment, motivating and empowering others to reach organisational goals. essential
* That you have strong stakeholder experience and are able to quickly build rapports and establish relationships with those around you at all levels. essential
* That you are commercially aware with strong business awareness and can understand and apply commercial and financial principles. essential
* That you have extensive experience of driving high performance to meet workforce productivity targets. essential
* That you are confident and professional and can interact in a sensitive and effective way while having open, honest and productive conversations. essential
* That you are a customer champion and have experience of creating a culture where great customer experience is paramount. essential
* That you are agile with the ability to creatively adapt to moving demands and conditions. essential
* That you have strong interpersonal skills, changing people’s views and influencing decisions. essential
* That you have a strong safety focus essential with comprehensive knowledge of Railway Operations Standards and Rules desirable
As proud members of the Armed Forces Covenant and Disability Confident Scheme, we will offer you an interview if you apply under these schemes and meet the minimum criteria for the role.
Other things to know
* This vacancy may close early if we receive a large number of applications. So, make sure you get yours in early.
* All offers of employment are subject to satisfactory references, a right to work verification, a basic criminal record check, and a pre‑employment medical assessment. Work visa sponsorship isn’t available for this role.
* If you applied but weren’t successful in getting a similar role at Southeast, please wait six months before applying again.
Benefits
Along with your salary, the rewards you’ll get include:
* a final salary pension
* 25 days annual leave allowance (plus bank holidays)
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