Foreman

Selwood Ltd; West Carr; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading pump rental solutions company is seeking a Foreman for their Hull branch. You'll manage workload distribution, ensuring tasks like inspections and repairs are completed on time. Additionally, you will oversee fitters and apprentices, promoting a one-team ethos focused on health and safety. Effective communication and leadership skills are essential. The role offers competitive salary, company van, and various employee benefits including a pension scheme and 25 days of annual leave.

Benefits

Competitive salary

Company van (for work use)

Enhanced overtime pay

Medicash Scheme

Pension scheme

25 days holiday

Employee assistance programme

Qualifications

• Demonstratable experience in pump/mechanical engineering.
• Proven history of working within a workshop/engineering environment.
• Hold a driving license and have a willingness to travel.

Responsibilities

• Organise daily workloads for the team.
• Ensure tasks are completed within acceptable timeframes.
• Manage mobile and workshop fitters including performance management.
• Ensure compliance in procedures for stock control.
• Build relationships with stakeholders, encouraging a team approach.

Skills

Pump / mechanical engineering experience

People management

Good verbal and written communication

Customer service skills

Leadership skills

Job description

We are looking for a Foreman to join the fantastic team at our Hull branch, based in Newport. This role will be responsible for managing the workload distribution team by using the team's skills and continuously looking at ways to be more effective and deliver our customers' expectations through a one team ethos. You will also be encouraging the collaboration with other teams whilst prioritising Health & Safety practices in everything the team do and maintaining standards throughout the branch.

Main Responsibilities

• Organise daily workloads for you and your team. These will include Post-Hire Inspections, Pre-Hire Inspections, servicing, and repairs.
• Ensure that by working effectively and prioritising methodically, all tasks are completed within an acceptable timeframe or deadline required.
• People management responsibilities for the mobile and workshop fitters and the apprentices in the branch, including 1-2-1's, sickness and performance management.
• Ensure full compliance in procedures that support the stock control function. Controlling the orders and maintaining the right level of pump parts, consumables, and tools so that your team have the resources necessary to carry out their work to a safe and high standard that reflects their competency.
• Establish great working relationships with all stakeholders, attending regular meetings with other Foreman across the business. Encourage a one team approach by listening, learning, and contributing to ever evolving ways of working.
• Promote good housekeeping through daily walk rounds with the yard supervisor, setting clear expectations, encouraging the ethos everything in its place and a place for everything.
• Regular communication with team using weekly toolbox talks to deliver key business messages, ensuring understanding and accurately recording attendance.

Qualifications & Experience

• Demonstratable experience in pump / mechanical engineering.
• Proven history of working within a workshop / engineering environment.
• Proven experience as a people manager, dealing with all people related tasks.
• Hold a driving licence and have a willingness to travel.
• Accurate record keeping, ensuring attention to detail in all documentation required by the business and customers.
• Experience of working in a fitter role, or similar, so understands the challenges that can be met by the team.
• Ability to build relationships within a team and the further network, gaining the trust of colleagues within the business in similar role.
• Ability to think outside the box, with a can‑do attitude. Leading by example in everything you do, encouraging full participation in working through solutions to operation challenges.
• Good verbal and written communication, across all levels of the branch network.
• Good customer service skills, with the ability to speak to customers, to manage their expectations and maintain their confidence in our business, when facing issues with equipment or an application.
• Experience of successfully managing a small team, being able to demonstrate strong leadership skills and the ability to develop, coach, motivate and engage a team.
• Confident self‑starter, who has the ability to influence and motivate teams.

Selwood is the leading pump rental solutions company in the UK. We have an outstanding reputation for exceptional customer service backed by one of the largest fleets of quality pump products. Each customer and each project is unique and our deep technical knowledge means we are proud to deliver a bespoke and genuine 24/7, 365 days‑a‑year service.

This is an exciting time to join Selwood as we drive our business forward and build on a foundation of over 70 years' success within our industry. We are committed to ensuring our staff have the right skills, knowledge & experience to deliver to our customers, as well as creating career paths to help develop, retain, and motivate them.

What we can offer you

• Competitive salary
• Company van (for work use)
• Enhanced overtime pay (for additional hours and call outs)
• Medicash Scheme – medical expenses scheme (access to 24hour online GP services, discounted gym memberships)
• Pension scheme with contribution based on total earnings not just salary
• 25 days holiday
• 8 Bank Holidays
• Increasing annual leave entitlement with long service
• 3x your annual salary life insurance (DIS)
• Support for development and training
• Employee assistance programme (EAP) & access to Mental Health first aiders
• Employee discount scheme (discounts/vouchers for supermarkets, high street shops, holidays and more)
• Employee referral scheme

This role is not open to Agencies – Please no calls or emails – Thank you.

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