Salary £36,504
Location Edinburgh
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This is a Permanent, Full Time vacancy that will close in {x} days at {xx:xx} BST.

Reporting to the Customer Service Delivery Manager, General Manager or Division Manager, the Accommodation Foreman is responsible for ensuring the smooth running of the Accommodation Division in the depot. This role involves supporting the team to achieve Operational Excellence and consistently meet or exceed customer service levels. 

What's in it for you!

  • 25 Days Annual Leave plus Bank Holidays (Increasing with length of service)
  • Workplace Pension Scheme
  • Life Assurance Scheme

Colleague Benefits!

  • Employee Assistance Program
  • High Street Discount Vouchers
  • Discounted Gym Membership
  • Health & Wellbeing Discount Vouchers
  • Cycle to Work & Home & Tech Scheme Benefits
  • Milestone Birthdays Additional leave
  • Work Anniversary Bonus’s
  • Refer a Friend Scheme

About You!

  • You should have strong leadership skills, a keen understanding of customer service principles, and a track record of driving performance improvements
  • You should have experience of supervising a team, maximising operational excellence
  • You should have strong IT skills

About the Role!

  • Day to day supervision of the team in the division, distributing work equitably and efficiently.
  • Inspecting all accommodation units going out on hire to ensure they meet the necessary standards of cleanliness and appearance and the correct furniture kits / heaters / cookers etc have been included. Ensuring service check sheets are completed and maintained.
  • Carrying out any of the tasks which would normally be assigned to the accommodation division team as necessary to ensure hire commitments / service standards are met.
  • Assisting or advising the team on any aspect of their work they are unsure of.
  • Ensuring all accommodation units returned from hire are carefully inspected to ensure all damage is recorded. 
  • Ensuring there is adequate staff resource in place to meet the company’s objectives at all times, taking into consideration holiday, overtime requirements and staff sickness. Recording and reporting absences.
  • Ensuring all delivery / collection / exchange paperwork is correctly completed.
  • Raising requisitions for consumables and other items for the division including parts to repair containers and outsourced refurbishment.
  • Ensuring accommodation division drivers carry out daily checks on their vehicles and lifting / holding equipment including straps and chains and report any defects.
  • Ensuring new accommodation units are checked before being booked into fleet and records of such checks are maintained.
  • Ensuring the accommodation division areas are maintained and secured at all times, ensuring the works office and yard areas are maintained in tidy, clean and hazard free condition.
  • Ensuring the team are adequately trained in order to operate efficiently, effectively, safely and professionally. Assisting in carrying out staff appraisals. Reporting training needs and requesting training via Training Department.

 

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The Company

Nixon Hire is a leading provider of site accommodation, welfare facilities, plant, portable toilets and solar solutions to hire.

Our vision is to provide outstanding service from exceptional people to ensure we are always first choice.

25 Days Holiday plus Bank Holidays

Enhanced Workplace Pension

Life Assurance

Employee Assistance Programme

Reward and Recognition Programme

Milestone Birthday – Extra Day Off

MyActiveDiscounts - Discounted Gym, Fitness and Travel

Charity Match Funding

  • Providing Outstanding Customer Service

We invest in our people and implement processes to allow us to deliver first class service to our customers.

  • Offering Products Customers Value

We ensure our products are always the best the marketplace has to offer and meet our customers' changing needs.

  • Being An Industry Leader In Innovation

For over 57 years Nixon Hire have embraced change, invested in technology and pioneered products which benefit our customers and the environment.

Competitive Salary

25 Days Holiday Plus Bank Holidays

Profit Share Scheme

Employee Assistance Programme

Enhanced Workplace Pension

Life Assurance

The Company

Nixon Hire is a leading provider of site accommodation, welfare facilities, plant, portable toilets and solar solutions to hire.

Our vision is to provide outstanding service from exceptional people to ensure we are always first choice.

  • Providing Outstanding Customer Service

We invest in our people and implement processes to allow us to deliver first class service to our customers.

  • Offering Products Customers Value

We ensure our products are always the best the marketplace has to offer and meet our customers' changing needs.

  • Being An Industry Leader In Innovation

For over 57 years Nixon Hire have embraced change, invested in technology and pioneered products which benefit our customers and the environment.