Tradesperson / Repairs Work Planner

Tradesperson / Repairs Work Planner

Monday to Friday

07.00 - 4pm

Immediate start

Undertake the work planning function for a group of maintenance operatives utilising a range of IT systems to ensure that all appointed jobs are carried out on time and that there is effective communications with customers. Carry out other administrative and data handling functions as instructed by the Senior Planner & Supervision Officer including updating all systems information, addressing queries from the Customer Service Centre. The post holder may be required to work in any admin capacity within the Repairs Service ensuring that the directorate works as one entity.

• Create all new jobs, manage all workers' diaries, and schedule appointments.
• Plan workforce activity in advance, reallocating work as required and integrating emergency jobs as reported.
• Ensure active communications with the field workers so that any unplanned occurrences are addressed immediately.
• Identify risks as early as possible so unplanned disruption occurs.
• Review the balance of work in the team and in individual trades to ensure that there is capacity to deliver emergency and urgent repairs,
• Ensure that any jobs ordered without appointments, such as communal repairs are effectively integrated into the workload and completed within overall job priority times.
• Provide a high standard of customer care in handling all communications and enquiries, both with tenants and leaseholders and with the Customer Service Centre.
• Initiate calls to tenants / leaseholders -rescheduling repairs at the earliest possible time.
• Follow up on any 'out of hours' emergencies to ensure work completion information is properly recorded and necessarily follow up work arranged.
• Assist with the management of maintenance officers' diaries to ensure effective use of time for pre inspection work.
• Take part in rotas to provide support to the team between 8am and 8pm.
• Operate systems for the monitoring of issues for the team such as sickness absence, holidays, training, and development. Ensure appointments and work allocation takes account of times when operatives are not available.