Planner & Scheduler

About The Role

Phs Group Planner and Scheduler – Aberdeen. Part time – 20 hours a week (5 days, 8am-12pm)

As a  Planner and Scheduler you will join a Dynamic Team of  Planners and Schedulers Schedulers and play a key part in the success of phs. Working within the team your skills will help keep our Operations Centres running smoothly. This diverse and interesting role will require you to take responsibility for organising the most effective routes for our team of service drivers using our Routing Software. You will work closely with our Operations Centres to ensure our vital services and deliveries are made to our customers on time and in the most cost effective, efficient way possible.

A day in the life of a Planner and Scheduler will involve:

  • Utilising our Auto Routing system to schedule customer service visits across a team of service drivers
  • Ensuring the routes are optimised to provide the highest level of services to our customers,
  • Communicating with the Operations Centres daily, by reviewing the scheduling plans, resources and to effectively respond to any queries or client demands within reasonable timescales
  • Visiting Operations centres from time to time to integrate with the depot team and review scheduling queries / challenges
  • Ensuring service backlogs are controlled, minimised, and communicated with the relevant people.
Key Skills:
  • Strong IT Skills with Knowledge and Experience of using Microsoft Packages
  • Previous Experience of planning and scheduling is desirable
  • Excellent Communication skills to be able to communicate at all levels
  • Good Organisational skills
  • Good eye for detail, and problem-solving (Critical Thinking) techniques
  • Good Analytical Skills to collect, analyse information, and Decision making
In return for your commitment and expertise, you will get:
  • Annual salary of £13,150.00 per annum at 20 hours a week (8-12, 5 mornings a week)
  • 23 days holiday a year plus bank holidays 
  • Pension scheme
  • Ongoing career and development opportunities
  • Bonus Structure
  • A 24-hour wellbeing helpline
  • Full training and support
  • Free Parking.
About phs:
Phs Group was founded in 1963 and we are the leading provider for Hygiene Services in the UK, Spain and Ireland with over 120,000 customers across 300,000 locations incorporating numerous businesses during its 62 years of business.
Our businesses include: Washrooms, Healthcare, Floorcare, phs Direct and Direct 365 (sale of consumables), phs Greenleaf, Teacrate, Besafe, Wastekit and Compliance

At phs, we pride ourselves on our diverse workforce, and ensuring we have an inclusive environment for all our staff.  We remain committed to ensuring our teams can bring their true selves to work without risk or fear of discrimination.

PHS Group Limited Aberdeen