Jobs in Coalville

Permanent Job-Scheduling and planning team leader for social housing maintenance A large housing association has an exciting permanent job opportunity to lead their scheduling and planning team within housing maintenance.Your new role Your team is responsible for undertaking the appointing, scheduling and planning of works for the internal trade operatives and external contractors on a daily basis. Applying effective planning and communication skills, the team of 5 planners manage the allocation of work and supply of materials to ensure that maximum productivity, performance and customer satisfaction levels are achieved.Principal Duties and Responsibilities• Managing a team of 5 planners who in turn work with 10 trade operatives, scheduling their work.Liaising on a daily basis with tenants, the customer service centre and appropriate maintenance operatives to co-ordinate an efficient service and build effective relationships with colleagues, tenants and clients.• Getting involved with tenant and leaseholder customers to improve the service.• Taking individual responsibility for ensuring that a continuously improving and effective professional customer service is delivered.• Respecting the confidential nature of personal information• Monitoring target completion dates and priority codes in relation to work orders to ensure maximum performance is achieved. Working to meet key targets on repairs and taking a proactive approach to identifying any issues that may adversely affect such targets being achieved.• Ensuring maximum monthly income is achieved by allocating sufficient works per operative in line with key performance targets.• Undertaking all necessary administration in relation to works orders. Ensuring that all works are correctly completed, and accurate costs applied to fulfil key performance and financial targets.• Working to achieve Right First Time in respect of works and repairs, and championing a customer-focused service.• Raising, updating the status of, and completing works orders on all relevant ICT systems.• Conducting staff reviews, recruitment, managing absence• Managing productivity • Providing regular updates to line manager. Preparation and presentation of reports to team meetings and other internal groups.• Establishing and maintaining effective communications with contract supervisors, ensuring that supply of resources is sufficient for demand.What you'll need to succeed A proven people manager/ team leader. You will have the ability to demonstrate excellent customer service that reflects good communications skills and respect whilst taking into consideration confidentiality, personal circumstances, and vulnerabilities.You will have prior experience of working in a planning and scheduling role within a social housing maintenance environment, combined with a track record.of managing a team Experience of working on IT database systems and a good level of IT literacy (especially MS Office)Good numeracy and literacy skillsAble to work in a methodical and well-organised fashionAble to collate data into simple tables and graphsAble to work quickly to define processesAble to work effectively with other staff and teamsAble to communicate effectively and with respect to all stakeholdersAble to self-manage my own time effectively and flexiblyAbility to be diplomatic and able to observe and maintain confidentialityWhat you'll get in return The role starts at £30370 with an annual increase over two years, up to £31900.Office Based in Coalville, this is 5 days a week (35 hours) working in the office. There is free parking.What you need to do nowIf you're interested in this role, click 'apply now' to forward an up-to-date copy of your CV, or call us now. If this job isn't quite right for you, but you are looking for a new position, please contact us for a confidential discussion about your career. /> #