Depot Manager

Speedy Hire Plc.; England; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading hire provider in the UK is seeking a Depot Manager for their Gatwick location. You will manage a busy depot, ensuring customer satisfaction and effective team management. The ideal candidate will have experience in the hire or engineering sectors, excellent communication skills, and a deep understanding of Health and Safety practices. This role offers a range of flexible working arrangements and benefits including 26 days holiday, life assurance, and career progression opportunities.

Benefits

26 days holiday plus bank holidays

Life assurance

Pension Scheme

Canteen facilities

95% discount across company brands

Training and development opportunities

Cycling work scheme

Employee Assistance Program

Qualifications

• Proven experience in managing a team effectively.
• Customer-oriented approach and strong interpersonal skills.
• Ability to work under pressure to meet deadlines.
• Experience with Health and Safety practices in a workplace.
• Ability to understand financial reports such as profit and loss accounts.

Responsibilities

• Manage and lead a team in a busy depot environment.
• Ensure customer satisfaction is prioritized in all operations.
• Run the depot autonomously while focusing on business growth.
• Ensure compliance with Health and Safety regulations.

Skills

Management experience

Customer focus

Excellent communication skills

Organisational skills

Health and Safety management

Understanding of profit and loss

Adaptability

PC literacy

Knowledge of construction industry

Driving licence

Job description

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

Role – Depot Manager

Location – Gatwick

Days of work – Mon – Fri, Times 07:30 – 17:00 – 42 hours per week

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 are looking for an experienced and knowledgeable Depot Manager, preferably with a background in hire or engineering, to manage our busy depot in Gatwick.

As a Depot Manager you will ensure that the customer is at the heart of everything we do, you will proactively manage the team, have the independence of running your own depot, drive the business forward and continue to deliver the first class customer service that makes Speedy the best in our sector!

What you’ll need

• Experience in managing a team
• Customer focused
• Excellent communication and organisational skills
• Ability to prioritise work load and work under pressure to strict deadlines
• Demonstrate understanding and experience of managing Health and Safety practices at work
• Ability to understand and work with profit and loss accounts and budgets
• Capability to take ownership and responsibility
• Ability to adapt to individual and operational change in a diverse and fast‑paced organisation
• PC literate
• General knowledge of the construction industry and trades including products
• Previous experience of the hire process would be an advantage
• Ability to support your business unit/team to deliver our ESG Strategy – Decade to Deliver
• Driving licence

What we offer

• 26 days holiday (plus bank holidays)
• Life assurance
• Pension Scheme
• Canteen facilities
• 95% discount across the Speedy brand
• Opportunities for training, development and career progression
• My Staff Shop: discounts and offers for shopping etc. across many suppliers
• Green Commute Initiative: Work scheme for cycling
• PAM – Employee Assistance Program (EAP): Offers free and confidential support and counselling to help you through matters such as wellbeing, divorce, legal, and financial management

Speedy operates an industry leading Work Life Balance initiative, demonstrating our commitment to reducing core contracted hours, supporting colleague wellbeing, and identifying more balanced work patterns for our colleagues which is a huge step in realising our ambition of putting our People First. Talk to us about a range of hybrid and flexible working arrangements to suit your needs including flexible start/finish times, shorter days, term time hours and job share opportunities.

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

ESG Governance link: https://www.speedyservices.com/esg/governance

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 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.