Maintenance Scheduler

What an opportunity!
Chemist Warehouse is Australia's leading retail pharmacy group and one of Australia’s most recognised brands. In addition to the 17,000+ employees working in over 500 stores across Australia, we also have a growing international presence in New Zealand, China, and Ireland.

Over the last 18 months, we have had the good fortune of seeing our business adapt and continue to grow despite the obvious challenges. As a result, we currently have a permanent Maintenance Scheduler position available with an immediate start working at our head office based in Preston.

Benefits
Aside from receiving a staff discount across all our stores and brands, you will also have access to Corporate discounts on a range of hotels, Samsung products and more!
 

About the Role
As part of a broader Property Services team, the Maintenance Scheduler's key area of focus is to coordinate the effective and efficient delivery of maintenance works and services for our Stores. As the person responsible for maintaining an accurate plan and schedule of works from end-to-end for each job, the Maintenance Scheduler is the main liaison point for stores, contractors, vendors and internal colleagues in relation to a variety of maintenance works and services.

Key responsibilities
In this busy and varied role, the key responsibilities of the Maintenance Scheduler will include:

• Creating store maintenance plans with internal colleagues and customers, ensuring that the resources required for each job are identified, planned, estimated, organised and scheduled prior to execution
• Maintaining accurate records and schedules of work within the internal Facilities Maintenance System (FMS)  
• Reviewing and prioritising maintenance requests to determine what activities and timeframes are required to complete the work
• Coordinating vendors to ensure that work schedules are carried out to completion in line with the work orders in the FMS system
• Acting as a key point of contact for key internal and external stakeholders in relation to maintenance works and services
• Providing general assistance to the Property Manager and other team members

The successful applicant will need to demonstrate that they have

• Outstanding time management skills, with the ability to manage multiple tasks concurrently and to deliver on time without compromising quality
• Ability to take initiative and work both autonomously and in a team environment
• Excellent communication skills – both verbal and written 
• Strong interpersonal and relationship building skills, with the ability to interact effectively at all levels of the organisation and outside parties such as Landlords and Property Agents
• Intermediate proficiency across the Microsoft Office suite

The ideal applicant will also have the following

• Scheduling experience within a team environment, ideally by utilising a Computerised Maintenance Management System
• General understanding of various facility services, such as Facility maintenance coordination and delivery background, an understanding of facilities services such as HVAC, electrical, plumbing and fire services preferred.
   

Application Process
Please apply by clicking ‘Apply Now’ and ensure all areas of the application are complete.

The successful applicant will also be required to return a satisfactory National Criminal History Check.

Please NOTE: Due to the number of applications, only successful candidates will be contacted.