Planner

Skilled Careers; Croydon; On-site; GBP 34,000 - 38,000; Full time

Job summary

Skilled Careers in Croydon is seeking an experienced Repairs Planner to join our busy repairs and maintenance team. You will be responsible for planning and scheduling responsive and planned maintenance works, ensuring operatives' diaries are efficiently managed and repairs are completed within agreed service levels.

Strong organisational skills, excellent communication, and the ability to work in a fast-paced environment are essential.

Qualifications

• Experience as Repairs Planner or Scheduler in housing/maintenance environments.
• Experience using repairs scheduling systems.
• Strong organisational and time-management skills.
• Customer-focused approach to service delivery.

Responsibilities

• Schedule and manage day-to-day reactive and planned repairs.
• Allocate jobs to in-house operatives and subcontractors.
• Manage operatives' diaries to maximise productivity.
• Monitor progress and ensure works are completed within SLA.
• Liaise with residents, operatives, contractors, and supervisors.
• Rebook and reschedule appointments where necessary.
• Update repairs systems in real time.
• Support the wider repairs team to deliver a high-quality customer service.

Skills

Repairs planning

Scheduling

Customer communication

Time management

Organisational skills

Tools

Scheduling systems

IT skills

Job description

Pay: £17.84 per hour

Job description

Join our busy repairs and maintenance team as a Repairs Planner, where you'll be at the heart of service delivery ensuring efficient scheduling and high-quality customer service.

Location: Croydon

Pay Rate: £13.43 P/h PAYE // £17.84 Umbrella

Hours: Mon - Fri 08:00-17:00

About the role

We are looking for an experienced Repairs Planner / Scheduler to join our busy repairs and maintenance team. You will be responsible for planning and scheduling responsive and planned maintenance works, ensuring operatives' diaries are efficiently managed and repairs are completed within agreed service levels.

This is a key role that sits at the heart of service delivery, requiring strong organisational skills, excellent communication, and the ability to work in a fast-paced environment.

Key Responsibilities

• Schedule and manage day-to-day reactive and planned repairs
• Allocate jobs to in-house operatives and/or subcontractors
• Manage and optimise operatives' diaries to maximise productivity
• Monitor job progress and ensure works are completed within SLA
• Liaise with residents, operatives, contractors, and supervisors
• Rebook and reschedule appointments where necessary
• Update repairs systems accurately and in real time
• Support the wider repairs team to deliver a high-quality customer service

What We're Looking For

• Previous experience as a Repairs Planner, Scheduler, or Works Coordinator
• Experience within housing, property, maintenance, or repairs environments
• Strong organisational and time-management skills
• Confident communicator with a customer-focused approach
• Ability to work under pressure and manage competing priorities
• Good IT skills and experience using repairs or scheduling systems