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Foreman

Location: Tamworth , United Kingdom
Region: UK&I HIRE EAST
Job Category: Operations
Business Unit: UK Hire Southern
Job Type: Full Time (Permanent)
Hours: 08:00- 17.00


Summary

Foreman - Tamworth - Monday to Friday - 45 hours per week.

Flexible hours available this includes job shares/ amended hours, we will consider all. Offering a work/life balance is of great importance to Speedy!

Speedy are the UK’s leading hire provider with the widest range of tools, specialist hire equipment, plant and support services – everything for every job!

We have an exciting opportunity for a Foreman to oversee the service, refurbishment, repair and maintenance of hire and customer equipment to the required safety levels and within the agreed timescales.

On a day to day basis, you will supervise a team of service engineers to ensure stock is in place, provide technical assistance and organise technical training for the team.

 

  • Manage yard operatives, ensuring training, holidays and absences are kept up to date
  • Ensure Booking in of off hires are completed to a high standard
  • Capture damages through the booking in process creating additional revenue for the depot
  • Ensure safe working practice in the yard
  • Manage Vehicles in and out to keep the yard and personal working in it as safe as possible
  • Loading and unloading of vehicles
  • Look at proactive ways to store equipment to utilise yard space safely
  • Responsible for communication of stock levels and point of contact for the hire desk staff
  • Report any near missed to improve safe working in the yard.

 

What you’ll need:

  • Strong mechanical knowledge
  • Excellent communication  and organisational skills
  • Previous experience of supervising a team ideally within a similar industry
  • Knowledge and experience of managing asset and stock counts

What we offer:

  • 26 days holiday (plus bank holidays)
  • Discretionary bonus scheme
  • Life assurance
  • Pension Scheme
  • 95% discount on our products
  • Plus other Salary Extras/Discounts

Speedy offer a Career Line of Sight  which enables a detailed understanding of the route to progression and growth within the Speedy Group.

Please be aware Speedy reserves the right to close our vacancies earlier than the listed date if we have received a high level of applications. We would recommend that if you wish to be considered that you complete the application as promptly as possible.

Please be aware that some roles within The Speedy Group UK&I may require a DBS, Credit or Security Clearance Check. The Speedy Group is an equal opportunity employer where we embrace diversity in all of its forms and fostering an inclusive environment for all people to do the best work of their lives with us. All applicants will be considered for employment without attention to ethnicity, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, family or parental status, national origin, veteran, neurodiversity status or disability status. All roles within The Speedy Group require proof of right to work in the UK by the start of employment.