General Manager

About The Role

As General Manager, you are responsible for leading and delivering optimised operational excellence by driving efficiency and enhancing customer service across all depot operations, in support of broader business objectives and targets.

This role is based within the Exxon Mobil complex within Fawley Southampton.

As an exceptional leader, you will bring strong people management capabilities, along with a proven track record of driving high performance and successfully managing operational activity, asset programming, and service delivery within fast paced, complex environments.

Your Key Accountabilities will include:

• Overall responsibility for the leadership, management and development of all Depot team mates with positive engagement as a focal point.
• Ensuring audit compliance with SHEQ regulations and company policies across sites.
• Develop and deliver continuous improvement, commercial, and operational strategies in collaboration with Sales and Operational Leadership.
• Budget ownership and P&L control through managing overheads in line with current and future revenue forecasts.
• Lead implementation of LPS, risk management, incident reporting, training, and loss prevention systems.
• Ensure all staff complete required LPS training, stewardship workshops and refreshers. Maintain complete, audit ready documentation including training records, incident logs, equipment inspections and subcontractor compliance.
• Ensure subcontractors are OIMS approved, trained and monitored in line with site requirements.
• Lead operations within high risk industrial, oil & gas or petrochemical environments, ensuring alignment with COMAH, ATEX, DSEAR, PUWER and LOLER frameworks.
• Oversee production, engineering, maintenance and asset integrity programmes ensuring reliability and uptime.
• Manage maintenance planning, shutdown coordination and engineering project execution.

About You What will you need to succeed in the General Manager role?

• Demonstrate strong decision making capability under pressure within safety critical settings.
• Experience working within the Oil, Chemical, Gas industry sector.
• Experience in safety critical/industrial multi site operational management, ideally within rental, logistics, or related sectors.
• Strong track record of leadership, team development and people management skills.
• Strong logistical background and asset control experience in a multi product environment.
• Experience in resource planning and colleague engagement skills to ensure strong levels of productivity including experience of managing multi shift work patterns.
• Commercial and financial acumen, including P&L management and the ability to manage complex business/financial data.
• IOSH qualification.
• Full driving licence.
• IT literate, with experience of Microsoft Office, business systems, and analytics tools (e.g., Power BI).

Desirable:

• Degree in Engineering/Operations Management.
• NEBOSH or similar safety qualification.

About Us Why Sunbelt?

Whether it's construction sites, energy projects, government initiatives, or unforgettable events, Sunbelt Rentals deliver the equipment and expertise to move every industry forward. With our ambition to an employer of choice this makes Sunbelt Rentals an ideal destination for your next career move.

We are committed to the fair treatment of our staff, potential staff, and users of our services, regardless of race, gender, religion, sexual orientation, responsibilities for dependants, age, physical/mental disability, or offending background.

Having a criminal record will not automatically bar an individual from working with us. We judge each case on its own merits, taking into account the relevance of the conviction to the role, the circumstances, and the time passed since the offence.