Yard/Depot Manager

Title:                           Yard/Depot Manager

Location:                    Dartford

Salary:                        £35,000- £40,000

Job type:                    Full-time, Permanent – Immediate start

Hours:                        7.30am – 5pm, Monday – Friday 

Contact name:           Mike Young 

Contact email:           mike.young@chantler-recruitment.co.uk 

Contact phone:          07821 699746

Description

A leading portable toilets and event hire company have partnered with Chantler Recruitment to search for an experienced yard manager to become a part of their well established team. If you’re looking to become a valued member of a successful ambitious company, with fantastic career development programmes and lots of benefits, then this is an opportunity not to be missed!

Reporting directly to the Managing Director, you will run the yard and transport schedule, working closely together with the team. This position is a Manager role where you will be managing the depot but will also be a hands on getting stuck in helping as and when required. You will be involved in all the following activities:

• Ensuring best-in-class customer service by continuous monitoring of all interactions
• Managing the yard and transport schedule
• Motivation, team building, training and development
• Helping, giving advice, solving problems, and building relationships with customers
• Checking contracts for accuracy and dealing with contract queries
• Signing-off all losses and damages
• Monitoring and checking stock levels
• Working with the wider management team to achieve company goals

Key skills

• The enthusiasm to learn about the business and range of equipment
• The ability to multitask, working quickly and accurately under pressure
• A good level of numeracy, literacy and IT skill
• Full driving licence
• Team management