Customer Care Coordinator

Persimmon Homes; Thornaby-on-Tees; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

Persimmon Homes is seeking a Customer Care Coordinator in Thornaby, responsible for managing customer communications and addressing issues promptly. This role promises a supportive environment where career growth is nurtured, alongside competitive benefits including life cover and a contributory pension.

Benefits

Competitive salary

Life Cover & Contributory Pension

Employee Benefits Platform with discounts

Committed to diversity and inclusion

Qualifications

• Previous customer care experience in a busy environment.
• Excellent communication skills and attention to detail.
• IT literate with a good working knowledge of Word, Excel, and Outlook.

Responsibilities

• Providing effective support to homeowners.
• Ensuring timely communications with customers regarding defects.
• Issuing works orders to maintenance operatives and monitoring progress.

Skills

Communication skills

Attention to detail

Proactive problem solving

Tools

Microsoft Word

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft Outlook

Job description

Job Title: Customer Care Coordinator

Location: Thornaby, TS17

Looking for a career where your ambition meets real opportunity? Join Persimmon Homes as a Customer Care Coordinator and step into a role where your success is celebrated, your growth supported, and your work truly matters.

Why Persimmon Homes?

At Persimmon, We Don't Just Build Homes — We Build Careers. When You Join Us As a Customer Care Coordinator, You'll Benefit From

• Competitive salary
• 5* housebuilder - Be part of a company that consistently delivers quality homes and outstanding customer satisfaction
• Life Cover & Contributory Pension
• Employee Benefits Platform – giving you access to high-street discounts, wellbeing support, and more
• Committed to diversity, inclusion, and empowering your development
  
  

What is the role?

The Customer Care Coordinator will communicate with our customers, site managers, directly employed maintenance operatives and contractors to encourage customers to provide us with information about any problems that they may have, to record that information carefully on our computer system, and to arrange for their problems to be addressed as quickly as possible by coordinating appointments, labour and parts.

Primary Responsibilities

• Providing an effective support function to our homeowners
• Ensuring communications with customers regarding defects are dealt with in a professional and timely manner, adhering to Customer Care Policies and Procedures
• Work closely with other departments across the company (i.e., Construction, Sales, Surveying and Technical) to ensure communication is optimal and the company achieves its KPIs
• Responding to incoming communications from homeowners in accordance with company guidelines
• Issuing works orders to maintenance operatives and sub-contractors and monitoring progress through to completion
• Complying with responsibilities as defined in the Group's HS&E Policy and ensure compliance throughout team
• Carrying out general administration duties
  
  

What experience do I need?

• Previous Customer Care experience within a fast paced and busy environment
• Experience within the housing or construction industry is desired but not essential
• The successful candidate must have excellent communication skills and attention to detail when capturing and logging customer information
• The ability to remain calm and focussed in pressurised situations, with proactive problem solving skills
• You must be IT literate, with a good working knowledge of Word, Excel and Outlook
• Knowledge of COINS is an advantage but not essential as training will be provided
  
  

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