Equipment Depot Assistant: Forklift & Maintenance Pro

VP Rail; East Midlands; On-site; GBP 23,000 - 32,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Salary sacrifice pension

25 days holiday

Life Assurance cover 3x salary

Cycle to work scheme

Learning & Development

Job summary

Groundforce, the market-leading rental provider of excavation support systems, is recruiting for a depot operative to join our team at the Groundforce depots. You will assist in getting equipment ready for hire, operate forklifts, and support stock control while delivering reliable service to meet customer requirements.

You will inspect, service and repair hire equipment, keep thorough records, and work under supervision to maintain high depot standards.

Qualifications

• Ability to complete records and paperwork accurately.
• Capability to use scanners, PDAs, tablets and computers.
• A reasonable level of fitness is required.
• To be flexible, trustworthy and reliable and have excellent time keeping skills is essential.
• Valid full clean driving licence and access to own mode of transport.
• Customer service experience advantageous.
• Knowledge of shoring and/or the hire industry advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Working in the Depot under instructions from the Depot Foreman/Leadinghand to ensure equipment is ready for hire.
• Drive counterbalance or multi-directional forklift trucks to load/unload vehicles and move, prepare and store equipment.
• Pick/return/scan equipment accurately and identify stock overages/shortages.
• Load and unload equipment correctly and safely.
• Inspect, service and repair specified hire equipment and depot assets.
• Keep up to date and accurate service/inspection records at all times.
• Ensure stock levels are accurately maintained and quality of equipment is kept in line with company standards.
• Occasionally drive the depot van as deemed necessary.

Skills

Record keeping

PDA/Scanner use

Physical fitness

Reliability

Full driving licence

Customer service

Shoring knowledge (advantage)

Tools

PDA

Tablets

Computers

Scanners

Job description

Groundforce, the market-leading rental provider of excavation support systems, is recruiting for a depot operative to join our team at the Groundforce depots. You will assist in getting equipment ready for hire, operate forklifts, and support stock control while delivering reliable service to meet customer requirements.

You will inspect, service and repair hire equipment, keep thorough records, and work under supervision to maintain high depot standards.