Customer Service Operative
Pertemps · Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh
Customer Service Operative at Pertemps, based in Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh, paying £21.68 per hour. This is a temporary role.
- Salary
- £21.68 per hour
- Location
- Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh
- Contract
- Temporary
- Posted
- 5 days ago
- Closes
- 15 Oct 2026
- Sector
- Customer Advisor
30% below the typical rate for customer advisor
Reference 263104208
About the role
Customer Service Operative Edinburgh Bus Station
Shift Pattern: 7 days on, 3 off. Then 7 days on 4 off. Working on rotation between 06.15-14.45 or 14.15-22.40
Rate of pay:
Weekday Standard - £14.51
Weekday unsociable (Monday – Friday 6am-7am, 9pm – 12am) - £18.56
Weekend standard (Sat&Sun, 7am-9pm) - £17.63
Weekend unsociable (Sat&Sun 6am-7am, 9pm-12am) – £21.68
You must be fully flexible to work Monday to Sunday.
Duration: Ongoing temporary assignment
Up to 33 days holiday per year
Full training will be provided. Opportunities for First Aid training, Overtime available
The Customer Service Operative will:
What we are looking for:
Personal attributes:
Shift Pattern: 7 days on, 3 off. Then 7 days on 4 off. Working on rotation between 06.15-14.45 or 14.15-22.40
Rate of pay:
Weekday Standard - £14.51
Weekday unsociable (Monday – Friday 6am-7am, 9pm – 12am) - £18.56
Weekend standard (Sat&Sun, 7am-9pm) - £17.63
Weekend unsociable (Sat&Sun 6am-7am, 9pm-12am) – £21.68
You must be fully flexible to work Monday to Sunday.
Duration: Ongoing temporary assignment
Up to 33 days holiday per year
Full training will be provided. Opportunities for First Aid training, Overtime available
The Customer Service Operative will:
- Managing live traffic movements
- Service provision to users of the bus station
- Ensuring that all facilities and areas of the bus station are in a safe and clean condition
- Assist in managing/developing and improving services and facilities at the bus station
- Ensuring that agreed levels of service are maintained
- Full training will be provided
What we are looking for:
- Ability to work within a team environment, with both internal and external partners
- Ability to interact with users of the bus station and provide clear and accurate information on services
- High level of customer service
- Strong problem solving skills
- A degree of tact, diplomacy and sensitivity, both personal and political nature
- A can-do attitude
- Literacy and strong IT knowledge
- Strong communication skills
- Excellent awareness of Health and Safety requirements
- Preferably experience of working within a live traffic environment
Personal attributes:
- Well presented
- Enthusiastic
- Resilient
- Motivated and eager to work to high standards during all shifts
- Good listening skills
- Work using your own initiative or as part of a team
- Highly reliable
- Excellent observation skills due to the high level of health and safety requirements
Reference: 263104208 · Posted 5 days ago · Closes 15 Oct 2026 · Listed via Pertemps
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