Hire/Fitter Driver

Are you an experienced driver or working in the hire industry and looking to develop your career further? We are Travis Perkins, the UK’s largest builders merchant and we have an exciting opportunity for someone to take the reins of our Tool Hire team at our Burton Upon Trent  branch. 

Where will you be working?

The role of Hire Manager is a unique one within our business, Burton Upon Trent branch (located on Hawkins Lane) is one of our successful branches based within our Midlands region. 

Working hours are Mon-Fri 7.30am - 5.00pm, alternate Saturdays 8.00am - 12.00pm. 

What’s in it for you?

If career development is important for you then your future career path could lead you into a regional role. This role will provide plenty of opportunity for future success and recognition.

In return for your hard work you will receive the following:

• myMoney - competitive salary/annual leave, contributory pension scheme, bonus, life Insurance, etc

• myColleagueDiscount - savings across the TP Group including tool hire and ToolStation 

• myHealth - Aviva DigiCare, Cycle to Work, access to our online Wellbeing Centre plus more

• myLife - myCar options (NovaLease/MotivaDirect), legal services advice

• myInfoHub - access to our new learning platform, apprenticeship opportunities, StayWell hub PLUS a huge array of everyday savings via our employee discount programme and family friendly HR policies

What will you be doing?

• In this multi-skilled role you will be tasked with ensuring all tools and hire equipment are tested and safe for use and readily available for hire.
• You will support your Tool Hire Manager in managing all aspects of their department and business.
• Delivering and collecting a wide variety of tools & equipment to our customers.
• With your learned knowledge of the products and services we offer, you will be a pivotal contact for our customers, nurturing great relationships, understanding their needs in order to offer expert advice and recommending alternatives to profitably maximise the sale of goods.
• Safety is at the forefront of everything we do, so you will need to adhere and be compliant to all Tool Hire processes and procedures including all Tool Hire audits and inspections.

Does this sound like you?

• We hope you can say ‘Yes’ to all of the characteristics below - they are in the DNA of all our fantastic Tool Hire Fitter / Drivers.  Are you:
• Someone that is highly adaptable, resilient and tenacious with high levels of energy and drive.
• Someone who thrives in a dynamic and fast paced environment.
• Career focused and want to build a career to become a key player in the success of a large PLC?

You may not know much about Travis Perkins, but if you look a bit closer you might be surprised, despite our size, we have the values of a family run business and the mindset and ambition of a forward thinking Company.  We pride ourselves on being a great place to work, that's why we have been voted one of the UK’s Top Employers every year since 2010. We offer our employees access to extensive career opportunities across our 5 leading businesses.  We operate out of more than 1400 outlets nationwide and have over 20,000 colleagues.

We’re driving to become a truly inclusive employer. We want everyone to be at their best and it’s our ambition that everyone within our Group feels safe, welcome and confident to be their authentic selves.  You be you, it makes us, us.