Serco, Edinburgh Waverley

[Saltire]

Hi folks, Serco currently have a vacancy for a shunter in Edinburgh dealing with the sleeper service. Now I'm quite clear about the role of the shunter and what is expected of the successful candidate but I have very limited knowledge of Serco as a TOC. Does anyone on here already work for them? If so comments please......... (even through pm, if you dont want to be public).
Another thing, there is no salary listed on the ad but they do ask you for salary expectation - I put £27-30K is that in the ball park?
Thanks in anticipation
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Wow - the silence is deafening!
I'm guessing that means Serco aren't a large enough railway concern for any of you fine forum members to be employed by them, or their working conditions are so good you don't want to share the good fortune

 

[scotraildriver]

When the shunters were employed by Scotrail it was classed as a station grade as they also worked as dispatchers on about 23k. Don't know what they get under Serco. If I see any of them I'll ask how they are doing.

 

[Saltire]

When the shunters were employed by Scotrail it was classed as a station grade as they also worked as dispatchers on about 23k. Don't know what they get under Serco. If I see any of them I'll ask how they are doing.

Thanks Scotraildriver, in the job description it does detail train dispatch as one of the duties of the shunter, so you're spot on there. No details of salary on the advert but hoping for a wee bit more than £23k
Thanks for the feedback and if you get any more info it will be appreciated

 

[scotraildriver]

I would think the dispatch element is only the sleeper now, where before they had a dayshift week dispatching everything at the East End.