Repairs Planner

1 month ago


Stone Kent, United Kingdom Build Recruitment Full time
Job Title: Repairs Planner

Job Summary:

We are seeking a skilled Repairs Planner to join our team at Build Recruitment. As a Repairs Planner, you will be responsible for managing the future schedule of appointments, working with clients, customers, sub-contractors, suppliers, and supervisors to schedule appointments and make promises that you know we can keep.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Take ownership and responsibility for identifying the customer's needs and use appropriate questioning, listening, and diagnosis skills to identify the issues and offer appropriate solutions.
  • Take ownership of the forward schedule to ensure that future jobs are appointed in a way that will meet our contractual Service Level Agreements (SLAs), the customer's preferences, and operational constraints.
  • Take ownership for and manage unscheduled jobs.
  • Effective use of our system to actively schedule available operatives and sub-contractors to jobs.
  • Deal with complex repairs, demanding customers, and those who have suffered service failure, to contain issues and maintain customer satisfaction.
  • Oversee the jobs allocated to sub-contractors to ensure the customer receives the same level of service as they would if an operative was delivering the work.
  • Work with the commercial team and operatives to ensure materials are ordered and collected from suppliers promptly and work is planned to ensure we can provide a first-time fix to residents wherever possible.
  • Handling calls and emails from the client to log issues, deploy operatives, and monitor completion of the work, providing updates at regular intervals.
  • Ensure that the system is updated in a timely manner so that the client and the operations are in receipt of the most up-to-date information.
  • Ensure the scheduling process is delivering maximum productivity.
  • Where first-time fix is not possible, manage the effective scheduling of follow-on works.
  • Understand the case workload and alert the team leader to issues requiring intervention.
  • Understand the contractual KPIs, then plan, allocate, and operate to exceed client expectations.

Requirements:

  • Social housing/repairs experience is essential.
  • Good working knowledge of the following IT packages: Microsoft Office, Word, and Excel.
  • Excellent administration skills.
  • Excellent written and oral communication skills.
  • Excellent customer service skills.
  • Excellent organization skills.
  • Good knowledge of repairs and maintenance sector or trade-based background.

What We Offer:

Build Recruitment is an equal opportunities employer, and we welcome applications from all qualified candidates. If you are interested in this role, please apply today with your CV or call Leah Seber at Build Recruitment.


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