Yard Manager

Procedures. Reporting to the Depot Operations Manager you will need to assess priorities and assign tasks accordingly, ensure deadlines are met, train employees, and give instructions to ensure people work efficiently and effectively.

Responsibilities

• Ensuring all Health & Safety good practices are being adhered to.
• Organising and managing yard, workshop, and driver personnel, ensuring they work efficiently, effectively and safely.
• Maintaining the standard and quality of all the kit in the Depot, including all Mechanical Plant, FLT's HGV's, Vans, etc.
• Ensuring the presentation, testing and maintenance of equipment, plant and infrastructure is sustained.
• Maintaining and continuing the upkeep of yard premises and other working environments within the depot.
• Overseeing the storage, loading and dispatch of equipment.
• Assessing damages and advising accordingly.
• Stock control and management, including organising stock takes.
• Accurate recording and managing all yard costs and expenditure.
• Liaising with team members and other departments and depots to ensure customer orders are satisfied and prioritising work to meet order requirements.
• Conducting Toolbox Talks and training sessions as appropriate.

Who we want

• People skills with proven ability to manage and motivate staff under your control, with recent experience in a supervisory capacity.
• The ability to communicate effectively at all levels.
• Strong IT Skills (MS Word, Excel and proprietary database systems).
• The ability to work in a fast paced, challenging environment.
• Health and Safety knowledge with the ability to brief teams in safe working practices.
• A passion for quality and presentation of equipment and good housekeeping.
• IOSH Managing Safely Qualification (or equivalent) is preferable.
• A technical background with the ability to read engineering drawings, experience within a construction/ groundwork's environment is preferable.

What You'll Get

• Additional annual leave awarded to recognise long-service.
• A company Christmas shutdown and the option to purchase additional days of annual leave.
• Opportunities for training, development, and career progression.
• Pension Scheme and Life Assurance.
• Volunteering Leave.
• The security of working for a national organisation with core family values at our heart.
• Refer a friend scheme.
• And so much more.

Location

Stanton, IP31 2BF

We specialise in designing, manufacturing, hiring and selling temporary works solutions. At MGF, we manufacture our equipment, operate our own transport fleet and, importantly, have an in-house engineering team who produce design solutions to meet customers' requirements. With 13 depots nationwide and over 450 passionate members of our team, we're expanding. Each team member plays a crucial role in this success, and we need your help as a Yard Manager to continue delivering industry-leading results.

The role As Yard Manager you will have a pivotal role in the depot, ensuring the safe running of the depot and yard, in line with legislation, Company regulations, policies and

We welcome applications from all sections of society and aim to be an equal opportunities employer.

All applicants will be treated in the strictest of confidence.

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