Planner/Works Programmer,

Livin Housing Limited; Norwich; On-site; GBP 28,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a Planner to join their team in Norwich. This full-time role involves managing repairs and scheduling resources to ensure efficient service delivery. The ideal candidate will have excellent communication skills and a strong IT background, thriving in a collaborative environment. With over 25 years of experience in property services, this company is committed to providing a customer-focused approach while fostering an inclusive workplace. Join a team that values hard work and offers a range of benefits, including generous annual leave and opportunities for community involvement.

Benefits

25 days annual leave plus bank holidays

Annual Mears Fun Day

Volunteering Leave

Staff perks with Mears Rewards

Family friendly policies

Access to EAP Counselling sessions

Qualifications

• Candidates must have the entitlement to work within the UK.
• All roles are subject to relevant DBS/Security checks.

Responsibilities

• Schedule works orders and allocate repairs to trade operatives.
• Monitor job status and ensure timely updates on repairs.

Skills

Excellent telephone communication skills

Experience within an office environment

IT literate

Ability to work as part of a team

Tools

In-house appointments system

Job description

Annual salary: up to £27,846.00

Planner

Norwich

Permanent Role - Full-Time – 42.5 hours per week

Salary £27,846 per annum

MPS has been caring for residents’ homes for over 25 years. As part of the Mears Group, we offer partnership solutions and expertise in estate management and property maintenance.

Delivering a range of property services, including reactive repairs, planned and cyclical maintenance services to over 100 local authorities and housing providers nationwide including, Orbit: one of the largest housing providers in the midlands, east Anglia and the southeast.

About the Role:

As a Planner within our MPS branch, the main duties will include being part of a local repairs team which ensures that works orders are scheduled through the In-house appointments system, repairs works are allocated to trade operatives and all works are carried out with minimal average turnaround time.

• Support the scheduling of operative and sub-contract resource to ensure effective resource management, delivery of a customer focussed repairs service and that performance targets are met / achieved.
• Ensure IT systems are operated effectively, operatives are using and updating their PDAs appropriately and schedule of rate codes are inputted correctly.
• Ensure repairs are monitored and updated on an ongoing basis in relation to job status, including jobs raised booked within target time, cancelled works orders, repairs without appointments, overdue jobs and all follow on jobs are actioned by the end of each day.
• Ensure the customer experience is central to all activities by adopting a professional manner when communicating with service users, clients, and both internal/external stakeholders

Role Criteria:

• Excellent telephone communication skills
• Experience within an office environment
• IT literate
• Ability to work as part of a team

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 DBS/Security checks before commencement of employment. To work on this contract, you need to have lived and worked in the UK for the last 5 years to pass all our security checks.

Benefits we can offer you

• 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays
• 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
• Access to EAP Counselling sessions

Apply below or to discuss your application further; contact:

Lauren Bellini ([e-mail])

If you need any help with your application process, we are here to support you. We will be accessible every step of the way.

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.

We proudly support the Armed Forces Covenant and are honoured to have achieved the Gold Award in the Defence Employer Recognition Scheme (ERS) to coincide with this, we hold an Endorser Award for the Career Transition Partnership, recognising our commitment to veterans transitioning into civilian careers.

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