Northern is creating new jobs

Be Northern, the rail operator’s new recruitment campaign, underlines the  journey the operator is on to improve diversity levels within its workforce.

The launch coincides with  Northern’s plans to recruit more than 160 newly created roles. The  jobs  are  available across the north and throughout the business including station staff, drivers, conductors, engineering and support functions.     

Northern aims to engage with a new generation of people who have never considered working in rail.

Neil Stephenson, Head of Learning and Talent at Northern, said: “Northern has many career opportunities and last year alone we had nearly 54,000 applications for 600 vacancies. 

“As an industry we are keen to deliver a diverse workforce that represents the communities we serve and attract the next generation to rail. Northern has made progress over the  past few years and there is more work to do and Be Northern  is another step towards building an inclusive workforce.

“We are working with new and diverse partners and the  message we are sending out  to prospective employees  is that,  whoever they are and whatever their background, they can  trust  that  Northern is a great place to work and a great place to forge a career.”  

Brian Currie, People Director at Northern, said: “Northern has built an exciting plan for the future and this includes  providing more jobs to help boost the economy in the north of England.  At this time of uncertainty, we’re pleased to be able to offer these roles in the north.”  

Demonstrating its commitment to diversity and inclusion, Northern runs a range of  employee  inclusion  groups, boasts a 250 strong employee  engagement  group, and runs an extensive equality, diversity and inclusion events calendar. 

To read more about a career at Northern or to apply for available roles, visit www.northernrailway.co.uk/careers  

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