Welfare Manager
| Posting date: | 13 May 2024 |
|---|---|
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 12 June 2024 |
| Location: | Bedford, Bedfordshire |
| Remote working: | On-site only |
| Company: | Nixon Hire Ltd |
| Job type: | Permanent |
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Summary
Nixon Hire Overview
Founded in 1967, Nixon Hire is a dynamic and professional family-run business employing over 500 people across an ever-expanding Depot network. We draw on over 50 years of experience and success to deliver quality plant, machinery, accommodation, welfare, solar, renewables and portable toilet products and services allowing us to achieve competitive advantage. We are passionate about what we do and work tirelessly to ensure we are continually improving.
We are proud of our people. Nixon Hire employ skilled, experienced, and knowledgeable people, many living locally to our Depots. Training and developing helps drive our culture and success, and achieve our goals of customer, business, operational and technology excellence, and our people are at the heart of the business.
Nixon Hire are currently hiring a Welfare Manager as part of our developing welfare division.
Contract Type Permanent
Salary Competitive
Working Hours Full Time (45 hours per week)
Located at our Bedford Depot
Job Role
Managing the Welfare team. Ensuring that work is distributed equitably and efficiently so that product is available to meet hire requirements, breakdowns are dealt with promptly and preventative maintenance is carried out in a timely and cost-effective manner.
Product Knowledge: Provide expertise in Welfare Products, sharing best practice and aiding for ensuring Nixon Hire are quoting Welfare products correctly.
Evaluating work practices and implementing improvements aimed at minimising cost and maximising productivity.
Resource planning, ensure there is adequate staff to meet the company’s / customer’s objectives, taking into consideration holiday and other absences.
Ensuring all Site Welfare services / repairs are carried out in accordance with manufacturers recommendations, whether on hire or in depot and all relevant documentation is correctly completed.
Recruiting staff and ensuring they, and all other staff in the Site Welfare team, are adequately trained to operate efficiently, effectively, safely, and professionally in coordination with the Learning & Development team.
Complying with and ensuring all staff in the department are aware of and complying with all Company procedures and Health & Safety procedures, Health & Safety Directives and the Company’s P.P.E. requirements. Including issuing NCA’s to record breaches of procedures and where necessary conducting or organising training or toolbox talks to address issues.
Qualifications
Trade qualification- Mechanical, Electrical. Maintenance.
Sound knowledge of UK Building regulations and legislation.
Skills
Competent organisational skills
Ability to manage multiple tasks, prioritise, and maintain order in a busy depot.
Strong leadership skills, to lead a team effectively.
Mechanical Aptitude: Understanding of Welfare buildings and equipment maintenance.
Safety Awareness: Knowledge of safety protocols and regulations related to depot operations.
Excellent communication skills verbally written internally and externally, up, down, horizontally.
Attention to Detail: Keen eye for quality control and safety compliance.
Risk Assessment experience.
Experience
1-2 years previous experience in Depot Management, logistics, or equipment rental
Benefits
Enhanced overtime rates
25 days holiday plus 8 bank holidays
Workplace pension and life assurance
High street discount scheme
Christmas savings club
Amazon voucher and financial reward and recognition schemes
Employee assistance program - free health check services
To apply please send your CV to hr@nixonhire.com
Founded in 1967, Nixon Hire is a dynamic and professional family-run business employing over 500 people across an ever-expanding Depot network. We draw on over 50 years of experience and success to deliver quality plant, machinery, accommodation, welfare, solar, renewables and portable toilet products and services allowing us to achieve competitive advantage. We are passionate about what we do and work tirelessly to ensure we are continually improving.
We are proud of our people. Nixon Hire employ skilled, experienced, and knowledgeable people, many living locally to our Depots. Training and developing helps drive our culture and success, and achieve our goals of customer, business, operational and technology excellence, and our people are at the heart of the business.
Nixon Hire are currently hiring a Welfare Manager as part of our developing welfare division.
Contract Type Permanent
Salary Competitive
Working Hours Full Time (45 hours per week)
Located at our Bedford Depot
Job Role
Managing the Welfare team. Ensuring that work is distributed equitably and efficiently so that product is available to meet hire requirements, breakdowns are dealt with promptly and preventative maintenance is carried out in a timely and cost-effective manner.
Product Knowledge: Provide expertise in Welfare Products, sharing best practice and aiding for ensuring Nixon Hire are quoting Welfare products correctly.
Evaluating work practices and implementing improvements aimed at minimising cost and maximising productivity.
Resource planning, ensure there is adequate staff to meet the company’s / customer’s objectives, taking into consideration holiday and other absences.
Ensuring all Site Welfare services / repairs are carried out in accordance with manufacturers recommendations, whether on hire or in depot and all relevant documentation is correctly completed.
Recruiting staff and ensuring they, and all other staff in the Site Welfare team, are adequately trained to operate efficiently, effectively, safely, and professionally in coordination with the Learning & Development team.
Complying with and ensuring all staff in the department are aware of and complying with all Company procedures and Health & Safety procedures, Health & Safety Directives and the Company’s P.P.E. requirements. Including issuing NCA’s to record breaches of procedures and where necessary conducting or organising training or toolbox talks to address issues.
Qualifications
Trade qualification- Mechanical, Electrical. Maintenance.
Sound knowledge of UK Building regulations and legislation.
Skills
Competent organisational skills
Ability to manage multiple tasks, prioritise, and maintain order in a busy depot.
Strong leadership skills, to lead a team effectively.
Mechanical Aptitude: Understanding of Welfare buildings and equipment maintenance.
Safety Awareness: Knowledge of safety protocols and regulations related to depot operations.
Excellent communication skills verbally written internally and externally, up, down, horizontally.
Attention to Detail: Keen eye for quality control and safety compliance.
Risk Assessment experience.
Experience
1-2 years previous experience in Depot Management, logistics, or equipment rental
Benefits
Enhanced overtime rates
25 days holiday plus 8 bank holidays
Workplace pension and life assurance
High street discount scheme
Christmas savings club
Amazon voucher and financial reward and recognition schemes
Employee assistance program - free health check services
To apply please send your CV to hr@nixonhire.com