97 Urgent Hire jobs in the United Kingdom

The Role:

A successful Plant Hire provider are looking for an enthusiastic individual to join an outstanding team. This is a full time, permanent position, working with colleagues to achieve a high standard of service to clients & contractors. We are looking for an experienced Hire Controller who preferably has previous experience within the Plant and Equipment Hire  industry.

Key Responsibilities:

As a Hire Controller – Plant Hire, your duties would include:

• Great Telephone Manner
• Building Lasting Relationships with Repeat Customers
• Taking enquires, providing and following up on Quotations
• Taking On and Off Hire Calls
• Liaising with Service and Transport Departments
• Raising Contracts on Bespoke IT System
• Filing / Admin Tasks
• Resolve Customer Queries / Complaints

Skills & Requirements:

The ideal candidate for the Hire Controller – Plant Hire role will have:

• Previous Experience in One or More of The Following Roles: Hire Controller; Senior Hire Controller; Hire Assistant; Hire Manger; Hire Desk Manager; Hire Co-Ordinator, Rental Manager, Assistant Manager, Assistant Branch Manager within a Tool or Plant Hire Company
• Strong Commitment to Deliver Excellent Customer Service
• Organised with the Ability to Prioritise Multiple Tasks
• Excellent Time Management Skills
• Excellent Communication Skills
• IT Literate
• Undertake Other Duties Including Driving as Required

Benefits:

Within the role of Hire Controller – Plant Hire, you would receive:

• Monday - Friday, no weekend work
• Full Time Permanent Job

Please follow the link to apply

Salary:

Competitive Salary + Bonus + Excellent Benefits

Hire Manager - Livingston – Fusion Hire

So, who are we? We are Fusion , a part of the Wolseley Group - a leading specialist trade merchant across the UK and Ireland. We pride ourselves in putting our people and customers at the heart of everything we do – and best of all, provide opportunities to develop skills and build careers through our award-winning Wolseley Talent Guild.  

Also, did we mention? In addition to the competitive salary, there are also benefits on tap – including.

Annual leave (increasing with length of service), a generous pension scheme (matched up to 9%), potential to earn bonuses, enhanced maternity / adoption leave and access to a great range of online and high street discounts.   

We also promote positive health and wellbeing by offering free access to healthcare, our popular YuLife app, our Cycle to Work scheme and more! 

 As a Hire Manager based in Livingston you’ll be responsible for:  

• Increasing our on-hire activity.

• Being proactive and reaching out to existing and prospective customers.

• Maintaining detailed records and having an attention to detail.

• Responding to customer queries re sales and hire equipment

• Putting quotes together for hire sales and repairs and tracking the quotes

• Maintaining and checking records of live hires and fleet locations

• Liaising with the Operations Supervisor with setting priorities for the team regarding breakdowns, deliveries, collections and plant transfers

This is a full-time, permanent role working 40 hours per week Monday to Friday between 8am - 5pm.

And here’s what we’d like you to have:  

• Previous industry experience within machinery hire would be very beneficial

• Excellent communication skills and strong attention to detail

• A strong work ethic and be happy making and receiving telephone calls rather than relying on email communication.

• Confidence interacting with customers and suppliers to build effective relationships

 We look forward to receiving your application!

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Hire Controller - Be the customer's first point of contact and work with a great hire desk team. Join a leading provider of plant and tool hire to the construction and civil engineering sectors to work at their office local to Billericay.

Benefits for the Hire Controller:

• Circa £35k DOE
• No weekend work!
• More benefits
• Free on-site Parking!
• Company health benefit scheme

Responsibilities of the Hire Controller:

• Build important relationships with internal and external clients.
• You will be x hiring, rehiring and sourcing equipment from third party suppliers.
• Manage a fast paced and busy hire desk.
• Liaise with colleagues, other depots, and procurement teams to ensure that equipment is successfully delivered at designated dates/times.
• You will be resolving any queries or claims as the Hire Desk Controller that arise in a professional manner, ensuring all paperwork is completed and up to date.
• You may use Syrinx, Insphire, or a similar CRM system.

The Hire Controller may have experience within plant hire, tool hire, powered access hire, accommodation hire, builders merchants, specialist equipment hire industries, although this is not essential.

You may have worked as a hire controller, hire desk controller, hire desk advisor, rental manager, hire negotiator, hire coordinator, hire and sales controller. 

Hit the APPLY button now to be considered or find out more information about this Hire Controller role by calling Rachel on (phone number removed) or (url removed) 

Hire Controller - Feel stuck in your current Hire company…? Want to be noticed, be rewarded with a great bonus , with no weekends and work with a fantastic team! 23 days Holiday, Team communities + MUCH MORE! Oh, and they are an award-winning company! Based near Dorridge!

Benefits for the Hire Controller:

• Up to £30k DOE
• No weekend work!
• 23 days holiday + bank holiday + the option to buy additional days.
• Discount schemes on major retailers, gyms, hospitality, holidays & more!
• Company pension scheme.
• Company health benefit scheme

Responsibilities of the Hire Controller:

• As the hire controller you will build important relationships with internal and external clients.
• You will be x hiring, rehiring and sourcing equipment from third party suppliers.
• Manage a fast paced and busy hire desk.
• Liaise with colleagues, other depots, and procurement teams to ensure that equipment is successfully delivered at designated dates/times.
• You will be resolving any queries or claims as the Hire Controller that arise in a professional manner, ensuring all paperwork is completed and up to date.
• You may use Syrinx, Inspire, or a similar CRM system.

The Hire Controller may have experience within plant hire, tool hire, powered access hire, accommodation hire, builders merchants, specialist equipment hire industries, although this is not essential.

You may have worked as a plant hire controller, hire controller, hire desk controller, hire desk advisor, rental manager, hire negotiator, hire coordinator, hire and sales controller.

To be considered for this plant hire controller position you may live in: Coventry, Birmingham, Shirley, Bromsgrove, Solihull, Stratford upon Avon, Redditch & surrounding areas.

Hit the APPLY button now to be considered for this hire controller role or find out more information and we will be in contact!

Internal Hire Controller

Tecto Group is looking for an entusiastic 'Internal Hire Controller' with previous experience in the hire industry, to help with our growing customers and growing asset fleet.

Hours 7.30am to 5pm

30 Days Holidays including Bank Holidays

Free lunch on Wednesday & Breakfast on Friday

Great Happy Team to Work with!

Office Administrator

WB Power Services are currently recruiting for an Administrator to work in our Huntingdon office. This is a superb opportunity for an Administrator to join the business through this rapid period of growth. The business is looking for a driven and motivated Administrator to support the team through these exciting times.

WB Power Services is a leading generator specialist that provides solutions, maintenance, sales and hires to customers across the UK. We are a family-owned and run business and truly hold our values at the heart of everything we do, offering a unique and friendly place of work while maintaining the highest professional standards.The working days are Monday to Friday.

The Role

• Be the point of contact within the business branch.
• Responsible for the day-to-day administration and upkeep of the team.
• Evaluate documents ready to be sent to the various teams.
• Collation, printing, and distribution of documentation.
• Ensuring that our planning board is fully up to date.
• New folder creation and digital filing.
• Dealing with customer calls effectively and efficiently

The Person

• Administrative experience busy environment.
• Proficient in English Language and Literature.
• Competency in Microsoft applications, Word etc.
• Ability to work independently or with a team to meet deadlines.
• Confident with communicating via telephone, face-to-face and email.
• The capability to deal with a variety of works.

What we can offer you

• Starting salary 25,400
• 25 Days holiday plus bank holidays
• Superb support network from the Line Manager and Supervisor
• Progression opportunities
• Private healthcare
• Death in Service
• Outstanding employee assistance programme

To learn more about the position and or learn more about WB Power Services, contact Recruitment.

Our client is a  family run plant hire and haulage/transport services to the construction industry. They operate both “self-drive” and “operated” plant hire, maintain a large fleet of machinery, have depots around the UK, and also provide operator training

Role Profile: Hire Controller

Purpose: Support Hire Desk Team with hiring / off hiring plant and equipment to customers

• Hiring / off hiring plant / equip to our customers.
• Help and advise Hire Negotiators with pricing and spec information
• Ensuring quotes are raised for every enquiry
• Chasing  quotes, chasing the sales team and occasionally visiting customers to build relationships 
• Re-Charges to be managed.
• Hire Desk Revenue Reports
• Detailed Customer Reports
• Responding / resolving any hire related customer queries
• Liaising with both the Service dept and Transport dept on a daily basis 

What qualities and skills you’ll bring

• Team Player
• Drive, organised and focused individual
• Exceptional organisational skills and able to meet strict deadlines
• Attention to detail

Qualifications and experience:

Your areas of knowledge and expertise that matter most

• Computer literacy (training will be provided)
• Basic knowledge of Heavy Plant (essential)

The hours are 7.30 to 5.30 with 30 mins for lunch

FTH Hire Group is one of the largest independent plant and tool hire companies in the UK, with 18 depots across the South of England, Wales and Scotland. As a result of our expansion plans, we are looking to take on additional high calibre team members.

The Hire Controller role provides a fantastic opportunity to contribute to the ongoing success as the business continues an exciting growth plan. This is a pivotal role within the depot, working both internally, operationally and directly with customers. Through providing opportunities to evolve the depot’s customer service delivery, you will be strengthening our market presence by being responsible for the smooth running of the Hire Desk and control of all hires coming in and out of the depot.

A background in construction or plant and tool knowledge is desirable, but not essential to succeed in this role. Demonstratable experience within a similar ‘hire operations’ role is essential.

Main Responsibilities

· Oversee and manage depot hire operations to meet agreed service delivery levels in an efficient, personable and professional manner

· Oversee and manage local hire fleet stock levels and work closely with internal teams to ensure local and network hire fleet supply is maximized to support business objectives

· Undertake internal review and audit of local hire contract activity to support hire contract quality management within local team and in line with company process expectations

· Locally oversee and quality manage the new hire contracts and off-hires activity within local depot and support general enquiries in line with company process standards

· Support central logistics team to ensure the efficient running of local and central transport to support a high-quality service delivery resource to our clients

· Responsible for (in conjunction with the central Re-hire team) the Re-hire allocation; identifying and prioritizing customer requirements to maximise business growth opportunities

· Handle and manage incoming external / internal calls and sales enquiries to support local team as required

· Provide hire and transport rate support to local team when Depot Manager is unavailable

· Support identification of new business opportunities from inbound enquiries and work with local and regional teams to secure new business wins in line with company sales growth goals

· Opportunity to be involved in developing existing and new customer accounts through outbound sales activity

· Support and achieve delivery of sales growth targets for all FTH products and services.

What you will need to bring to the role

· Effective organisational and communication skills

· Committed to providing an industry leading service delivery approach to business development

· Capable of developing strong client relationships

· Confidence to work on own initiative

· Good planning and preparation skills

· Flexible in approach to the role to meet business requirements

· Self-Confident and ability to work under pressure

· Negotiating skills essential

· Time management essential

· Competent levels of IT understanding

· Proven experience in selling products & services to end user

· Commitment to self-development

· High level of integrity and trust

Benefits

• Loyalty bonus scheme
• Pension - auto enrolment
• 28 days holiday (inclusive of Bank Holidays)
• Perk Box
• Birthday Gift

Job Types: Full-time, Permanent, Monday to Friday 7:00am to 5:00pm