Depot Manager

About the role

The role is to proactively and engagingly lead and manage the depot and its team, ensuring the highest standards of EHS and presentation. You will be responsible for optimising the availability and utilisation of rental assets, driving operational excellence, and fostering a positive, high performing team culture. This includes maintaining regular and thorough communication, demonstrating hands on, visible, and engaging leadership, and motivating the team to achieve both safety and operational objectives.

Responsibilities

• Managing the day to day running of depot office and administration teams (hire desk, contracts administration, logistics, general administration).
• Being involved in the running of the workshop and engineer management.
• Ensuring all systems and records are well maintained with high levels of data entry accuracy.
• Overseeing the office and administration teams, supporting accordingly, and conducting monthly mentor sessions.
• Ensuring adherence to all Company Policies and Procedures and being fully conversant and compliant with all Environmental Health and Safety procedures.
• Holding regular team meetings and attending weekly depot meetings.
• Promoting the highest standards of customer service and continuous improvement.
• Working closely with the wider depot network, service department, and sales teams.
• Acting quickly when problems arise and establishing an open system of communication to ensure consistent treatment of issues.
• Overseeing the overall invoice dispute logs and query resolution.
• Fully complying with all Quality, Environmental Health and Safety directives including but not limited to PPE, Accident Reporting, Safety Commitments, RAMS, ACE.

Benefits

• Competitive base salary
• Company car
• 25 days holiday plus bank holidays
• Company pension scheme
• Benefits Central Platform hosting employee rewards and recognition initiatives and health and wellbeing resources.

What we're looking for

• Hands on experience in a similar role, ideally within the service or rental industry.
• Proven experience in managing teams of 30+ people, with strong leadership and engagement skills.
• Strong commitment to HSE and operational excellence.
• Organised, proactive, and focused approach to process improvement and modernization.
• Self motivation and the ability to inspire and lead teams effectively.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills to engage and influence.
• Customer focused mindset with strong problem solving abilities.
• Confidence, approachability, and adaptability to embrace change and innovation.

Pay Range

The annual salary for this position is between £34,500.00 and £69,500.00 annually. Factors which may affect pay within this range include, but are not limited to, skills, education, experience, and other unique qualifications of the successful candidate.

Other Compensation

This position may be entitled to short term cash incentives, subject to plan requirements.

Equal Treatment and Non Discrimination

Carrier is committed to equal treatment and non discrimination principles. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, or disability, or any other applicable protected class.