Planner/Works Programmer

Mears Group; Tonbridge; On-site; GBP 28,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in property maintenance is seeking a super-organised Planner in Tonbridge. The role involves ensuring efficient operations by managing workloads and monitoring resource usage. Ideal candidates will possess great customer service skills, IT knowledge, and exemplary organisational abilities.

Benefits

25 days annual leave plus bank holidays

Annual Mears Fun Day

Volunteering Leave

Staff perks with Mears Rewards

Family friendly policies

Qualifications

• Ability to investigate and respond quickly to situations.
• Make effective decisions based on objective situations.
• Control multiple processes and share good practices.
• Great at managing own workload.

Responsibilities

• Monitor and maintain PDA control allocation.
• Ensure efficient resource use to meet turnaround times.
• Provide support with operative performance information.

Skills

Customer Service

Communication

Organisational Skills

IT Knowledge

Job description

Annual salary: up to £27,846.00

Planner

Tonbridge

Permanent – Full Time Role

Salary up to £27,846 PA

We’re looking for a super-organised Planner who’s quick-thinking and versatile, proactive and can work as part of a team; the kind of person who can turn their hand to anything at a moment’s notice to ensure that employees have everything they need to do their jobs and that the company runs efficiently.

Who are we?

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.

We are now seeking Planner to join our team; now in its thirteenth year providing a stable and profitable contract, delivering excellent service and support through our local teams, who understand the importance of working together for the local community.

About the Role:

You’ll need to be proactive and ready to tackle any challenge that are thrown at you and respond with options or preferably a resolution. You will also need to be responsible for monitoring and maintaining PDA (personal digital assistant) control allocation and will monitor daily work volumes ensuring efficient use of resources to meet turnaround timescales. As well as this, whilst ensuring employees always have the workload to allow them to perform to an optimum level, you will also provide supporting information on operative performance levels.

Role Criteria:

• Ability to investigate, evaluate and respond to situations quickly
• Make effective decisions based on objective assessment of situations
• Control multiple processes simultaneously to share good practice
• Good IT knowledge
• Ability to load and maintain data for handheld hardware.
• Great Customer Service and Communication skills
• Organisational skills necessary to manage and organise own workload

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

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

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.

In our continued effort to promote social mobility, we invite applicants to voluntarily share their background information during the application stages to help us better understand the diverse experiences of our candidates. This is to ensure we are committed to improving social mobility. We use the Social Mobility Index to assess and enhance opportunities for individuals from diverse backgrounds. These questions are optional and will not impact your ability to apply.