£24,000 Per Annum
Full Time
Permanent
Reading, Berkshire
Engineering And Technical
Posted 3 days ago
Expires In 25 Days
Job Description
We are currently recruiting for a Scheduler to join our team at Kemble Court Reading. (Water production) on a fixed-term contract for a period of up to 9 months.
As a successful candidate, You will be to be responsible for understanding resource requirements and constraints and optimising resource utilisation to plan reactive and maintenance work effectively.
The role carries a high level of responsibility as you'll look after a large geographical area, manage multiple stakeholders, and be expected to flex between varying business requirements daily. You’ll deliver excellent service to our customers and be at the heart of prioritising and delivering work for our field teams efficiently.
For the right person, this is a fantastic opportunity to progress your career, test your skills, support colleagues, and apply your knowledge of data to solve practical problems. Your skills will be critical to help drive improvements across the business and inform business decisions.
What you’ll be doing as the Scheduler
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 for us all. 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 enriching 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.
As a successful candidate, You will be to be responsible for understanding resource requirements and constraints and optimising resource utilisation to plan reactive and maintenance work effectively.
The role carries a high level of responsibility as you'll look after a large geographical area, manage multiple stakeholders, and be expected to flex between varying business requirements daily. You’ll deliver excellent service to our customers and be at the heart of prioritising and delivering work for our field teams efficiently.
For the right person, this is a fantastic opportunity to progress your career, test your skills, support colleagues, and apply your knowledge of data to solve practical problems. Your skills will be critical to help drive improvements across the business and inform business decisions.
What you’ll be doing as the Scheduler
- Ensuring resources are effectively utilised – reviewing reactive and planned maintenance, and scheduling work for a geographical area to meet demanding SLAs and business priorities.
- Delivering an accurate schedule. Ensuring work is delivered to the correct technician with the correct skills.
- The base location for the role is Reading, Kemble Court - Hybrid format, with a minimum of 2 days working from the office.
- Working hours: 7:30 am to 3:30 pm Monday to Friday.
- Base Location: Hybrid - Kemble Court - RG2 6AD.
- Working hours: Monday-Friday 36 hours per week.
- Experience in working with scheduling will be beneficial but not essential.
- Experience working with SAP is advantageous.
- Able to demonstrate ownership of work requirements with the ability to analyse to identify potential issues.
- Excellent communication and organisational skills.
- Offering a starting salary from £24,500 per annum depending on your experience level.
- 24 days holiday per year increasing to 28 with the length of service. (Plus bank holidays)
- Contributory pension – Defined Contribution - Maximum of 12% -2x employee contribution.
- Once a year Personal Medical Assessments.
- Wider benefits scheme including our benefits hub, which is packed full of offers and information to save you money and support your wellbeing.
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 for us all. 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 enriching 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.
Thames Water
Catarina Mateus
catarina.mateus@pertemps.co.uk
01189 520101
Division 748
Pertemps Onsite Reading
14 - 16 Alfred Street
Reading
Berkshire
RG1 7LS
01189 520101