Hire Desk Manager

Job Title: Hire Desk Manager

Location: Avonmouth, Bristol (Office Based)

Salary: Depending on Experience

Job Type: Permanent, Full Time

Working Hours: Monday to Friday 8.00am to 5.30pm (42.5 hours per week)

King Lifting provides safe, expert crane hire, bespoke contract lifting and plant machinery movement, plus transport and storage, for the public and private sectors. We work throughout the UK and Europe and are head-quartered in Bristol where we also run a renowned Training Centre.

We are a modern family business established more than 40 years ago. Our people are our most important asset. We ensure commitment is recognised and rewarded through personal development programmes and excellent benefits packages.

We are currently seeking a new Hire Desk Manager for our Avonmouth office. This is an exciting opportunity with lots of scope for individuality, continuous improvement and achievement when presented with numerous challenges. This will be a very busy and challenging role so we are looking for a confident individual who can thrive under pressure with excellent attention to detail.

About the Role:

• Allocation of our assets (cranes, labour and accessory equipment) with the support of the Hire Desk Assistant to ensure optimum utilisation is achieved
• Raising contracts, job sheets, operator tickets and inputting customer timesheets
• Organising site visits for our technical representatives and daily sales calls to customers
• Dealing with local authorities, traffic management companies managing road closures and permits
• Chasing debtors and overdue payments

About you:

• Relevant experience within a similar role preferably gained within the crane or plant hire industry
• Operational understanding of cranes, transport or hire desk
• People management experience
• Confident with excellent communication and organisation skills
• Prioritisation and the ability to work under pressure

In return you will receive:

• Competitive salary dependent on your skills and experience
• Quarterly bonus (dependent upon the results of your depot)
• Generous holiday allowance
• Company pension
• Life assurance
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Flexible Benefits Platform with generous monthly Company contribution
• Reward and recognition incentives
• Retail discount hubs

Additional Information:

This is an office based role so candidates must be able to commute to the office in Avonmouth on a daily basis.

The company is not able to provide sponsorship so you must already have the right to live and work in the UK and live within a commutable distance to Avonmouth, otherwise, your application will automatically be rejected. King Lifting is an equal opportunities employer.

To apply, please click on APPLY to upload your CV. To help you stand out from the rest, we would encourage you to include a covering letter detailing why we should consider you for interview.

Candidates with the experience or relevant job titles of; Plant Hire Manager, Fleet Management, Logistics Operations, Planning Administrator, Logistics Planner, Scheduling Manager, Logistics Manager, Crane Hire Coordinator, Plant Hire Operations Manager, Plant Controller, Vehicle Controller may also be considered.