Depot Manager
| Posting date: | 09 April 2024 |
|---|---|
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 09 May 2024 |
| Location: | Immingham, DN40 2DW |
| Company: | Ainscough Crane Hire |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 1000002 |
Summary
Depot Manager (Immingham)
Ainscough Crane Hire are recruiting for an experienced manager to lead their successful team at their Immingham depot.
Benefits for a Depot Manager
- Bi-Annual retention bonus
- Car / Car allowance
- 24 days annual leave plus an additional day at 2 years service and 5 years service and every 5 years after
- Annual bonus entitlement
- Single private healthcare
- Single travel cover
- Group life assurance 3 x basic salary
- Pension 4% employer 5% employees
- Online access to payslips, book and view holidays and personal info
- Access to the Ainscough Advantage (People Value) benefits platform
- Glasses payment every 2 years
- Staff forums run 3 times a year - have your voice heard
Ainscough Crane Hire are the UKs leading crane company.
Based across 30 locations, our dedicated team of experts are passionate about delivering projects on time, to budget and, most importantly, to the highest possible standard of safety. Our industry-recognised Make the Safe Choice ethos is at our core and underpins every single thing we do, from contract lifts and crane hire to specialist projects for customers.
Our reputation as a market leader is not just a result of our expansive fleet and comprehensive network of locations across the UK, but is also derived from the workplace culture that allows our team to perform their duties with passion and pride.
Job Purpose/Objectives of a Depot Manager
Managing the depot resource in an efficient and cost-effective manner, all within the company's policies and procedures whilst providing the highest level of customer service in a highly challenging environment and ensuring that the highest standards of health and safety are set and maintained.
Key Accountabilities/Responsibilities of a Depot Manager
- Developing the business of the depot to ensure that the depot is profitable - meeting both sales and profit targets.
- Managing the high-level relationship with the customer in order that we provide a quality service.
- Ensuring that all quality issues and procedures are followed within the depot.
- Ensuring that all the safety requirements of the depot are adhered to.
- Ensuring all depot personnel are aware of, adhere to and implement the health & safety policy of the company.
- Ensuring vehicle maintenance and certification is carried out according to company guidelines (legal and available for hire).
- Implementing company policies and procedures (including all paperwork/ administration).
- Effectively managing the staff within the depot to include time keeping, presentation and appearance etc.
- Recruiting, training and appraising staff.
- Demonstrating strong leadership with all hourly paid employees who are either based within the depot or temporarily visit.
- Ensuring correct application of the company's disciplinary and grievance procedures in conjunction with the Human Resource Department.
- Continually seeking to improve the way in which the role operates within the business to achieve its objectives
Person Specification
Education/Knowledge/Experience for a Depot Manager
- Minimum GCSE or equivalent in Maths & English - Desirable
- A levels/Degree - Desirable
- 2-years Management experience in a commercial business
- People Management and health & safety management
- Proven track record of working to clearly defined service level agreements and managing a profit and loss therefore being commercially minded, ability to sell the business
- Evidence of delivery of continuous improvement within a customer service environment Experience in dealing with HR issues such as Disciplinaries/Grievance
- Local geographical knowledge
- Good transport / logistics knowledge
- Knowledge and understanding of the requirements of working within a time critical service environment
- Knowledge of health and safety legislation
Skills/Abilities
- IT literate - comfortable using systems Excel/Word/PowerPoint
- Ability to influence and persuade and have flexibility.
- Ability to deal with conflict and negotiate / manage the appropriate outcome.
- Good time management skills
- Organised with the ability to simplify complex issues
- Able to able to communicate at all levels, both in verbal & written form.