Plant & Tool Hire Manager

Huws Gray Limited; Aylesford; On-site; GBP 42,000 - 62,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual leave

Company bonus scheme

Pension

Staff discounts

Training programmes

Job summary

Huws Gray Plant & Tool Hire in Maidstone is seeking a proactive Plant & Tool Hire Manager to lead a busy branch. You’ll drive performance, manage a team, and ensure safe, compliant operations from hire to off-hire, delivering top-quality service to customers.

With a strong focus on KPIs, customer relationships, and adherence to health and safety standards, you’ll play a key role in the branch’s growth and wider group objectives. Flexible working options may be discussed at interview stage.

Qualifications

• Proven experience leading a hire operations team.
• Strong focus on safety, compliance and quality.
• Experience in plant and tool hire or similar equipment.

Responsibilities

• Drive performance by leading your team to hit budget and KPIs.
• Build strong customer relationships and deliver excellent service.
• Oversee safe transport and distribution of equipment.
• Ensure health, safety and company standards are met across operations.
• Support branch activities including stock takes and audits.

Job description

Plant & Tool Hire Manager in Maidstone– Keeps things moving from the first hire to off-hire

At Huws Gray Plant & Tool Hire, we take pride in providing a high-quality Plant & Tool hire service - and it’s our people who make that possible. Backed by the strength of the Huws Gray Group, we offer our customers the best branded products, expert support, and a friendly, knowledgeable service.

Huws Gray Plant & Tool Hire is on a journey of growth right now, so you’d be joining us at an exciting time with opportunities for development and further progression.

Our Plant & Tool Hire Managers lead from the front - running a safe, successful, and results-driven hire operation. Based in one of our busy branches, you’ll be part of a team that gets stuck into delivering brilliant service and makes sure every job gets over the line.

What You’ll Be Doing

• Driving performance by strong management of your team to hit budget and improve KPIs
• Building strong customer relationships by delivering great service
• Overseeing safe and legal transport and distribution of our equipment
• Making sure all health, safety, and company standards are met across your operation
• Supporting the wider branch as part of the management team - taking part in stock takes, reports, audits, etc.
• Ensuring the hire fleet is in excellent condition and is safe and ready for our customers

We are happy to explore flexible working options. Feel free to chat with us about it during the interview. While we might not be able to meet every request, we’ll always listen with an open mind—and there’s no judgment for asking.

What You’ll Bring

At Huws Gray Plant & Tool Hire, we believe there’s more to you than just what’s on paper. We celebrate individuality and the unique strengths each team member brings. While we’ll provide the training and support to set you up for success as a Hire Manager, you will need prior industry experience to excel in this role.

What’s In It For You

We believe great work should be recognised and rewarded. Here’s what you can expect:

• A strong annual leave allowance, alongside your bank holidays
• Company bonus scheme, based on performance
• Contributory pensionand life assurance
• Discounts on high street retailers, supermarkets, restaurants, gyms, and cinemas
• Colleague discountacross our group brands
• Attraction and travel discounts
• Training and developmentprogrammes to support your growth

We offer on-the-job training and opportunities to work towards recognised qualifications, including apprenticeships.

At Huws Gray, we believe that a diverse and inclusive workforce makes us stronger, smarter, and better at serving our customers.

We’re proud to be an equal opportunities employer and we are committed to creating a respectful and inclusive workplace, whether you’re based in one of our branches, on the road, or in one of our offices.

If you need any adjustments to support you through the application or interview process, please let us know.