Depot Manager - Flexible Hours & Growth

Speedy Hire PLC; Newport; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 42,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

26 days holiday (plus bank holidays)

Life assurance

Pension Scheme

Canteen facilities

Discount across Speedy brand (95%)

Training and career progression

My Staff Shop discounts

Green Commute Initiative

Employee Assistance Program (EAP)

Job summary

Speedy Hire PLC is seeking an experienced Depot Manager for our Newport depot. The role focuses on running a busy depot, leading the team, and delivering exceptional customer service with a strong emphasis on safety and profit performance.

You will manage daily operations, control workloads, and adapt to a fast-paced environment while maintaining Speedy’s standards and ESG commitments. A driving licence and frontline managerial experience are essential.

Qualifications

• Experience in managing a team
• Customer focused
• Excellent communication and organisational skills
• Ability to prioritise work load and work under pressure to strict deadlines
• Demonstrate understanding and experience of managing Health and Safety practices at work
• Ability to understand and work with profit and loss accounts and budgets
• Capability to take ownership and responsibility
• Ability to adapt to individual and operational change in a diverse and fast-paced organisation
• PC literate
• General knowledge of the construction industry and trades including products
• Previous experience of the hire process would be an advantage
• Ability to support your business unit/team to deliver our ESG Strategy - Decade to Deliver
• Driving licence

Responsibilities

• Manage a busy depot and lead a team to deliver first-class customer service
• Run your own depot with independence and drive the business forward
• Ensure the customer remains at the heart of everything we do
• Support ESG initiatives and contribute to the ESG strategy implementation

Skills

Team management

Customer focus

Communication skills

Organisation

Prioritisation

Health & Safety awareness

P&L & Budgets

Ownership & accountability

Adaptability

PC literacy

Construction industry knowledge

Hire process experience

ESG support

Driving licence

Job description

Speedy Hire PLC is seeking an experienced Depot Manager for our Newport depot. The role focuses on running a busy depot, leading the team, and delivering exceptional customer service with a strong emphasis on safety and profit performance.

You will manage daily operations, control workloads, and adapt to a fast-paced environment while maintaining Speedy’s standards and ESG commitments. A driving licence and frontline managerial experience are essential.