Planner
5 days ago
Your role will form part of the Logistics Management Centre, the in-house centre of excellence for complex and diverse logistics functions across Thames Water. You will be working within a unique cross-functional team, balancing operational demand and strategic thinking, influencing decisions at different levels up to senior management, and helping shape what we do every day and in the future.
This is a great opportunity for the right person to progress within the business and especially at a time when they are growing and expanding the LMC.
What you’ll be doing as a Planner
Your key duties will include:
- Being responsible for producing innovative operational plans to continuously improve the operation
- Scheduling and executing daily/weekly planning for inter-site resources throughout the TW Region of Operations
- Understanding and operating in-house planning software to produce optimal transport plans and in-house developed resource models
- Challenging current operational methodologies and implementing new ways of working
- Performing trend analysis on performance and conformance to the plan, reporting findings to the lead planner and manager
- Providing technical development and support for current and new team members
- Working alongside and developing relationships with desk planners, supporting and where possible avoiding pollution by diverting and sharing resources more effectively
- Liaising and building relationships with the transport department to improve driver productivity
Working Hours are 36 hours a week, Monday to Friday on shift pattern; 05.30am-13.30pm, 07.30am-15.30pm, 09.30am-17.30pm
Contract Length - 6 months initially to cover an internal secondment. Contract to be reviewed following this period.
What you should bring to the role
- Previous experience in an office-based Logistics, Planning, or Scheduling role
- Proven experience working in fast-paced environments and meeting targets
- Strong IT skills, specifically in Microsoft Office, and use of different systems
- Excellent customer service experience
- Proven experience dealing with internal and external stakeholders
- Highly organized and have excellent attention to detail
- Offering between £30,000 to £32,000 per annum depending on skills and experience
- 24 days annual leave per year increasing to 28 with the length of service. (Plus bank holidays)
- Contributory pension – Defined Contribution - Maximum of 12% -2x employee contribution
- Personal Medical Assessments – Open to all once a year
- Wider benefits scheme including our benefits hub, which is packed full of offers and information to save you money and support your wellbeing
Our business continues to operate as usual, delivering our essential services to around 16 million customers across London, Thames Valley and the Home Counties.
At Thames Water, our purpose is crystal clear - to deliver life’s essential service so our customers, communities and planet can thrive.
Water is life’s great leveller. Every living thing needs it, every single day. From people to plants, birds to bees, farms to factories, we all need it to thrive, and we’re committed to taking care of it.
But keeping water flowing is becoming harder. From scorching summers to wetter winters, extreme weather affects everything from our pipes to our local rivers. We need to keep millions more kettles boiling, public services operating, washing machines spinning, showers running and more, so every drop is more precious than ever. Are you ready to play your part?
Working at Thames Water
At Thames Water, we recognise that people are at the heart of our business. To help us succeed in providing life's essential service, we need a range of skills and capabilities, representative of society throughout our business.
We seek to attract and retain a cultural mix of people who can offer different but complementary attitudes, values, talents, and knowledge. We understand the importance of appreciating and harnessing the unique skills, experiences, backgrounds, and differences that each individual brings.
Our over-arching diversity and inclusion aim is to ensure Thames Water is a diverse and inclusive great place to work. We encourage applications from everyone and offer extra support for those who need it throughout the recruitment process.
Find out more about working at Thames Water.
When a crisis happens, we all rally around to support our customers. As part of Team Thames, you’ll have the opportunity to sign up to support our customers on the frontline as an ambassador. Full training will be given for what is undoubtedly an incredibly rewarding experience. It’s also a great opportunity to learn more about our business, meet colleagues and earn some extra money along the way.
Disclaimer: due to the high volume of applications we receive, we may close the advert earlier than the advertised date, so we encourage you to apply as soon as possible to avoid disappointment.
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