Scheduling Team Leader - Derbyshire, United Kingdom - Severn Trent

    Severn Trent
    Severn Trent Derbyshire, United Kingdom

    4 weeks ago

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    Customer Planning & Scheduling Salary (£): £, Scheduling Team Leader

    Hello. We're Severn Trent and we think water is wonderful. And we're pretty keen on people, too.

    hours a day, (sometimes ) days a year we serve million households and business across the heart of the UK. Each cuppa drank, each toilet flushed is only possible because of the , brilliant team members working across our patch.

    We welcome people from all walks of life and celebrate individuality. We know diverse minds, experiences and backgrounds help us to learn and better serve our customers and the communities where they live.

    If you want to do more because you care, we'd love to talk to you. There really is something for everyone here.

    EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO KNOW

    The Workforce Planning & Optimisation function within Severn Trent is a critical part of our Field and Contact centre operations and they have an opportunity for you to join the team permanently as Real Time Scheduling Team Leader.

    The objective of the role is to lead, develop and support a team of frontline technicians who ensure all activity required to effectively execute operations & maintenance on our asset base, is in place and to the right quality. You'll be a subject matter expert on the roles and responsibilities of these roles, with the ability for hands on practical advice and support.

    The primary areas of expertise will fall into the following areas:


    • People Management


    • Internal/External Stakeholder Management within Workforce Planning &

    Optimisation and Operations


    • Process Quality Assurance / Adherence & Insight

    You'll be working in a high energy, proactive function and you must be able to balance priorities and workload demands ensuring that we build the optimal schedule for our field operatives and technicians and then support them to ensure that the plan is achievable & built before handing this over to our colleagues to the correct standards.

    You'll be based in our either our Pride Park, Derby site or a site local to you depending on your location. You'll work within alongside our strong Workforce Planning & Optimisation Team based across two Derby sites, who all love what they do.

    Working hours for this role are Monday-Friday :am – :pm with some travel to attend meetings as required.

    WHAT YOU'LL BRING TO THE ROLE

    We're looking for someone to lead and inspire their team so someone who has led a team before or has mentored and coached others would fly in this role.

    You'll need to be performance savvy and able to engage and coach your teams to continually refine and improve their performance. You'll have the opportunity to improve the Workforce Planning & Optimisation team by identifying better ways of working and be part of delivering that change.

    Workforce Planning & Optimisation is a high energy, proactive function and you must be able to balance priorities and workload demands ensuring that we plan the optimal schedule for our field operatives and technicians and then support them to ensure that the plan is delivered.

    Multi-tasking and the ability to think creatively and innovatively to achieve our plans is essential. You'll use challenges and grow them into opportunities of improved ways of working is essential.

    The right skills and experience are important. But if you have the right character, positivity and a caring attitude we want to talk to you, too.

    We welcome people from all walks of life and celebrate individuality as we know diverse minds, experiences and backgrounds help us to learn and better serve our communities. We want people who show up and get involve. Those who are ready to be part of something bigger and who want to make a difference because they care. Is that you?

    WHAT'S IN IT FOR YOU

    Working here isn't just a job. You can build a career at Severn Trent. We'll reward you for it, too. We have a range of benefits that recognise great work, and award-winning training to help you reach your potential. And we'll also help you play your part in looking after the environment and the communities where we live.

    With that in mind, here are just some of our favourite perks that you'll get being part of the Seven Trent family:

  • days holiday + bank holidays (and the ability to buy/ sell up to days per year)
  • Annual bonus scheme (of up to £, per annum based on company performance)
  • Leading pension scheme – we will double your contribution (up to % when you contribute
  • Sharesave – the chance to buy Severn Trent Plc shares at a discounted rate
  • Dedicated training and development with our 'Academy'
  • Electric vehicle scheme and retail offers
  • Family friendly policies (including, a year off paid for any maternity and adoption leave)
  • Two volunteering days per year