Service Centre Manager - Newport Rail - Internal

Are you an experienced manager ready for your next career move to a Company that really values your contribution and can offer you award-winning training opportunities? People truly are at the heart of our business and we believe in empowering our colleagues to develop their skills, make decisions and take on new responsibilities.

You may have heard of A-Plant Hire but did you know that we are part of the FTSE 100 company Ashtead Group plc, the second largest equipment rental company in the world? We are continuing to experience an exciting period of company growth, so it’s a great time to join our friendly team where you will play a key role in the Depot operations, helping to provide an outstanding level of customer service.

Roles and responsibilities

To manage all areas and aspects of a busy Service Centre in driving the business forward to ensure targets andthe highest possible standards of customer satisfaction are achieved.

You will be responsible for:-

• Ensuring that the Service Centre is performing against all agreed targets/budgets and managing all costs
• Consistently motivating employees, as this has a direct impact on atmosphere and general feel good factor; to an affect that you get the best from the team
• Creating management reports on a monthly basis, dealing with all aspects of P&L
• Liaising with the Sales team in order to develop new sales opportunities and grow the business.
• Ensuring that all aspects of work and process are carried out in-line with Health and Safety guidelines
• Ensuring there is effective and clear communication to all employees within the Service Centre

Skills required

To be considered for this role, we’re looking for someone who has the following attributes:

• Ability to demonstrate commercial and financial acumen
• Ability to understand and work with P&L accounts and budgets
• Computer literate, with a working knowledge of Microsoft Office
• Good understanding and experience of managing Health and Safety practices at work
• Full clean driving licence

Benefits

The package includes a competitive salary and a flexible rewards package including generous holiday allowance (with the opportunity to buy and sell annual leave), life assurance and a great Company pension scheme.

Generous target based bonus scheme, Company car and Mobile Phone

If you would like to work for a company who are fast becoming THE employer of choice in the rental industry then apply NOW!!

A-Plant are an accredited Living Wage Employer