Scheduler

WATES; Milton Keynes; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading family-owned development and property maintenance company in the UK is seeking a scheduler for a 12-month maternity cover role in Milton Keynes. The ideal candidate will be responsible for scheduling works, ensuring productivity, and providing high-quality service to clients. Relevant industry experience and excellent communication skills are essential for success in this office-based role.

Qualifications

• Relevant experience in scheduling or logistics preferred.
• Excellent communication skills are essential.
• Ability to problem-solve and multitask effectively.

Responsibilities

• Schedule works into diaries for up to 20 operatives daily.
• Manage emergency works and inspections in a timely manner.
• Provide high-quality customer service face-to-face.

Skills

Communication

Problem Solving

Multitasking

Time Management

Job description

The Vacancy

Are you organised and great with people? Love being busy and process driven? If so, then I have your next role right here:

We are looking for a scheduler to join us on a FIXED TERM 12 MONTH MATERNITY COVER contract within our scheduling team in the Milton Keynes area. You will be part of the Wates Living Space Responsive team, allocating works to several operatives daily, ensuring productivity, and providing good customer service to our client and residents. This is an office-based role, so ideally, you will be commutable to Milton Keynes.

Key Accountabilities

• Schedule works into diaries for up to 20 operatives daily, ensuring diaries are full and immediate attention is given to allocate work when operatives become free.
• Check the system for emergencies and manage within a timely manner to meet targets.
• Respond to telephone variations by seeking approval from the duty surveyor so operatives may continue the site work through to completion.
• Arrange inspections for supervisors.
• Provide high-quality service to our client on a face-to-face basis.
• Work within a team to achieve goals and targets, with a minimum of 60 allocations each day of new orders.

We are looking for candidates with relevant experience from similar industries such as planning, scheduling, or logistics. Construction or property services experience would be ideal but is not essential.

To be successful, you should be an excellent communicator, with the ability to problem-solve, multitask, and work to tight deadlines.

Given the nature of this position, you will need to undergo a Basic Disclosure and Barring Service Check (DBS) at the offer stage. Applicants with criminal convictions will be assessed individually. We do not discriminate based on criminal records or disclosed offenses. Additional pre-employment checks may also be required.

To learn more about the checks involved, please click on the following link: National Security Vetting.

Work for Wates

Wates is one of the UK’s leading family-owned development, building, and property maintenance companies. Founded over 125 years ago, we have a proud legacy in the built environment.

We are driven by our purpose, ‘reimagining places for people to thrive’, and our three promises:

• Thriving places – working with customers, partners, and communities to create more sustainable, inclusive places full of opportunity.
• Thriving planet – protecting nature and taking action on climate change through collaboration and innovation.
• Thriving people – creating opportunities and relationships where everyone feels included, invested, and treated with care.

We are proud to be recognized as Gold Investors in People and as a Disability Confident employer. Our recruitment processes do not discriminate based on background, including any offending history.