PlannerWorks Programmer

Planner/Works Programmer

Location: Glasgow

Contract Type: Permanent Full-time

Salary: 32000

Hours: Monday to Friday Office based 40 hours per week

Mears are the largest provider of repairs and maintenance and regeneration services across the UK. We are a highly responsible partner who is committed to; delivering the highest levels of customer service keeping our promises creating a great place to work and tackling issues that matter to people and communities.

We are looking for an organised and hardworking Planner to join our local repairs team in Tannochside. Youll play a vital role in ensuring repairs are scheduled efficiently works are allocated to operatives and jobs are completed quickly and to a high standard. As the key link between residents operatives and colleagues you will help deliver a customer-focused responsive repairs service.

The ideal candidate will possess good problem-solving skills be organised and work well as part of a team.

Duties:

Schedule operatives and subcontractors to ensure resources are used effectively and repairs are delivered on time.

Monitor and update repair jobs daily including appointments follow-on works and overdue tasks.

Support the use of IT systems ensuring operatives update their PDAs and schedule of rates are entered correctly.

Communicate clearly and professionally with residents operatives and stakeholders to keep everyone informed.

Work closely with administrators supervisors and contractors to ensure a seamless service.

Cover for other planners when needed and attend meetings or training sessions as required.

Always Follow company policies and Health & Safety requirements.

Assist with reporting and performance monitoring to ensure KPIs and targets are met.

Help prioritise emergency and urgent jobs to minimise disruption for residents.

Maintain accurate records data and documentation for audits and compliance.

Support continuous service improvements by suggesting ways to streamline planning and scheduling.

Provide general administrative support to the repairs team when required

Role Criteria:

Previous experience in a similar role

IT skills including experience using Microsoft Office

Experience in scheduling and planning

Excellent verbal and written communication skills

Benefits

25 days annual leave plus bank holidays

Leading pension scheme

Annual Mears Fun Day - Our annual Fun Day is organised as a massive thank you from the Executive team for all the hard work!

Volunteering Leave - Mears supports employees to undertake paid volunteering in the community in support of our social value commitment

Staff perks with Mears Rewards - discounts of up to 10% weekly groceries holidays eye test vouchers Share save scheme plus much more

Family friendly policies

All our roles require candidates to have the entitlement to work within the UK Mears does not currently offer visa sponsorship.

Candidates should be aware that all our roles are subject to relevant Background Identity & Security checks before commencement of employment.

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At Mears Group we are committed to fostering a diverse and inclusive environment where everyone can thrive we are a Disability Confident employer valuing individuality and ensuring equal opportunities for all.

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