Film and TV Warehouse Manager

Sunbelt Rentals Careers; Manchester; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading equipment rental provider in the UK is looking for a Warehouse Manager to coordinate equipment operations and ensure quality control. The ideal candidate must be self-motivated, organised, and able to work under pressure. Responsibilities include managing equipment allocations, maintaining job files, and overseeing loading staff. The position offers a competitive flexible rewards package, including generous holiday allowance and health benefits.

Benefits

Generous holiday allowance

Life assurance

Employee recognition awards

Company pension scheme

Qualifications

• Ability to work occasional evenings and weekends as workload demands.
• Experience in lighting industry is an advantage.
• Familiarity with stock control systems is a bonus.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate equipment from all departments and ensure quality control.
• Maintain job files and manage equipment allocations.
• Direct loading staff and ensure items are packaged safely.

Skills

Ability to work under pressure

Organisational skills

Self-motivated

Good communication

Job description

About The Role

We have an exciting new opportunity to join our Film & TV team in Irlam as a Warehouse Manager!

You will be responsible for coordinating equipment from all departments and ensuring all equipment is checked out onto the correct job before loading, feeding back to departments and the Operations Manager on quality control issues.

Duties include:

• Work with the Operations Manager to understand the current workflow, priority of work and dispatch deadlines.
• Printing Job sheets and work with departments communicating the priority of work.
• Ensuring departments understand equipment allocation priorities and agree realistic timescales for each consignment.
• Ensuring shortages are reported and dealt with in a timely manner.
• Be responsible for starting and maintaining a job file for each new Job, including a master pull list.
• Ensure all equipment have been tested and ensure it is of good standard complete with all accessories and components.
• Advise on vehicle size and loading considering load weight and liaise with the Operations Manager to agree loading timescales and loading bay requirements.
• Ensure all items leaving the premises are scanned to the correct job number.
• Carry out quality control checks and feedback forms. Checking items are packaged correctly and labelled for each job.
• Liaise with the account manager about any changes to the job as it progresses.
• Direct Loading staff and drivers to ensure items are packaged and loaded safely.
• Ensure all delivery paperwork is complete and added to the file when signed by the customer.
• Cover the Out of hours on call phone and call out duties on a rotation basis.

What can we offer you in return?

You’ll be joining a highly successful FTSE100 company, the UK’s largest equipment rental provider. We provide an Industry leading flexible rewards package including generous holiday allowance (with the opportunity to buy and sell annual leave), life assurance, retail discount scheme, employee recognition awards and a great Company pension scheme.

About You

If you join the team we’ll provide you with everything you need and ensure you are equipped for success. We’ll talk to you about your training and personal development needs and what you’d like to do to further your career and support your future aspirations.

To succeed as a Warehouse Manager you will bring the following skill‑set and behaviours:

• To be able to work under pressure to changing deadlines.
• Must be able to work occasional evenings and weekends as workload demands.
• Be willing to help in other departments when time allows to fulfil orders.
• This person will be self‑motiving and organised with the ability to plan workload.
• Experience in the lighting industry would be an advantage, though not essential.
• Experience with stock control systems would be an advantage.
• Available to work a 40-hour week on a roster basis between the hours of 08:30 to 17:30 Monday to Friday. Some additional weekend and evening working will be required.

About Us

What can we offer you in return? You’ll be joining a highly successful FTSE100 company, the UK’s largest equipment rental provider. We provide an Industry leading flexible rewards package including generous holiday allowance (with the opportunity to buy and sell annual leave), life assurance, retail discount scheme, employee recognition awards and a great Company pension scheme.

Sunbelt Rentals is the leader in equipment rentals in the UK, Ireland, US and Canada - as well as specialist operations in Europe. We provide a range of solutions to every market and sector, including construction, industrial, energy, infrastructure, government and events. Our teams make the impossible possible and the unthinkable doable. Turning what if into what is.

Our people are at the heart of our values and they’re our greatest asset. We rely on you to look after our customers so in return, we take good care of you. We recognise the value and uniqueness of our team-mates and are committed to creating a diverse and inclusive Sunbelt Rentals, providing equality of opportunity and a culture of fairness and respect.

Your health, safety and wellbeing is really important to us. We’re raising awareness and providing support through initiatives such as our mental health awareness campaign and first‑aider programme. You’ll also be able to access a 24‑7 employee assistance helpline, counselling services and financial wellbeing support.