Sunbelt Rentals UK & Ireland
Foreperson
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Job Opportunity for Experienced Foreperson, Workshop Manager, or Supervisor
Are you an experienced Foreperson, Workshop Manager, or Supervisor ready for your next career move to a Company that really values your contribution and can offer you award-winning training opportunities? People truly are at the heart of our business, and we believe in empowering our colleagues to develop their skills, make decisions, and take on new responsibilities.
About the Role
Based in a local service center on a day-to-day basis, you will be required to manage the busy yard and team of yard operatives to ensure that all targets are achieved and customers are satisfied with the service.
Working alongside colleagues, you will be a great team player and take pride in your workplace and working environment, making sure that high standards are maintained while complying with company procedures and processes. Communicating effectively, ensuring that your Line Manager and Customers are kept informed as required.
Key Responsibilities
As Foreperson, your duties will include:
- Daily management of workshop and yard staff.
- Organize returns, repairs, and management of stock in the yard.
- Monitor all off-hired equipment ensuring all repairs and damages are recorded accordingly within the company guidelines and Service center manager is informed.
- Coordinate vehicles' movements in, out, and around the yard.
- Ensure that the yard and any covered space is kept tidy with “ready for hire” equipment, “equipment off-hired not checked,” and “equipment to be repaired” stored within their designated areas.
- Ensure the yard complies with Health and Safety standards and the team complies with and follows the relevant procedures.
- Ensure all equipment is repaired and maintained in line with manufacturers' guidelines.
- Carry out regular stock checks on material to ensure accuracy of the counts of equipment.
- Coordinate and manage the yard during regular stock takes.
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What We Offer
What can we offer you in return? You’ll be joining a highly successful FTSE100 company, the UK’s largest equipment rental provider. We provide an industry-leading flexible rewards package including generous holiday allowance (with the opportunity to buy and sell annual leave), life assurance, retail discount scheme, employee recognition awards, and a great Company pension scheme.
If you join the team, we’ll provide you with everything you need and ensure you are equipped for success. We’ll talk to you about your training and personal development needs and what you’d like to do to further your career and support your future aspirations.
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Requirements
To succeed in the Foreperson role, you will bring the following skill-set and behaviors:
- Demonstrable experience of working in a yard environment.
- Forklift license.
- Desirable - Industry experience.
- Experience in managing a team of people.
- Awareness of health and safety requirements.
Why Sunbelt?
Whether it's construction sites, energy projects, government initiatives, or unforgettable events, Sunbelt Rentals delivers the equipment and expertise to move every industry forward. With our ambition to be an employer of choice, this makes Sunbelt Rentals an ideal destination for your next career move.
We are committed to the fair treatment of our staff, potential staff, and users of our services, regardless of race, gender, religion, sexual orientation, responsibilities for dependants, age, physical/mental disability, or offending background.
Having a criminal record will not automatically bar an individual from working with us. We judge each case on its own merits, taking into account the relevance of the conviction to the role, the circumstances, and the time passed since the offense.
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