Scheduler

TN United Kingdom; Milton Keynes; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a leading UK family-owned development company as a Scheduler in Milton Keynes! You will be a vital part of a responsive team, ensuring efficient allocation of works to operatives while delivering exceptional customer service. This role requires strong planning and scheduling skills, alongside excellent communication and problem-solving abilities. With a commitment to growth and development, this innovative firm offers competitive salaries and extensive corporate benefits, including generous family leave. If you're ready to thrive in a dynamic environment, this opportunity is for you!

Benefits

Pension

Health and Wellness programs

Learning and development activities

Fully paid maternity leave

Fully paid paternity leave

Qualifications

• Experience in planning, scheduling, or logistics is preferred.
• Excellent communication and problem-solving skills are essential.

Responsibilities

• Schedule works for up to 20 operatives daily, ensuring full diaries.
• Manage emergency works promptly to meet targets.
• Provide high-quality service to clients.

Skills

Planning

Scheduling

Logistics

Communication

Problem-solving

Multitasking

Job description

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Here at Wates, we have an opportunity for a Scheduler to join 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 clients and residents.

Key Accountabilities will include:

1. 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.
2. Check the system for emergencies and manage them promptly to meet targets.
3. Arrange inspections for supervisors.
4. Provide high-quality face-to-face service to our clients.
5. Work within a team to achieve goals and targets, with a minimum of 60 allocations daily for new orders.

We are looking for candidates with relevant experience in planning, scheduling, logistics, or similar industries. Construction/property services experience is preferred but not essential.

To succeed, you should be an excellent communicator, able to problem-solve, multitask, and work under tight deadlines.

What we offer:

• Competitive salary, with performance reviews, and opportunities for growth and advancement.
• Extensive corporate benefits including Pension, Health, and Wellness programs.
• Comprehensive learning and development activities to support your career progression.
• Industry-leading family leave benefits, including 26 weeks fully paid maternity leave and up to 12 weeks fully paid paternity leave.

Work for Wates

Wates is a leading UK family-owned development, building, and property maintenance company with over 125 years of history.

Our purpose is ‘reimagining places for people to thrive,’ guided by our three promises:

Thriving places – working with communities to create sustainable, inclusive, and opportunity-rich environments.
Thriving planet – protecting nature and combating climate change through collaboration and innovation.
Thriving people – fostering opportunities and relationships that promote inclusion, investment, and care.

We are proud to be recognized as a Gold Investors in People employer and as a Disability Confident employer. Our recruitment processes are fair and inclusive, regardless of background.

Awards

• Best Project - Inside Housing Development Awards
• 2022 Construction News Awards Winner
• Gold Award - Investors in People 2022
• Gold Award - Considerate Constructors Schemes (CCS) National Site Awards
• Top 50 Employers for Women 2022
• Winner - 2022 Working Families Best Practice Awards