Vacancies - Hire Controller – Bedford

Hire Controller – Bedford

Role: Hire Controller – Bedford Depot – 45 hours per week – 7:30am to 5:00pm Monday to Friday

About you:
Are you a determined and experienced Hire Controller within the Plant Industry? If so, an exciting opportunity has arisen for a Hire Controller to join our talented and friendly team at Morris Leslie Plant Hire in Bedford.

You will be responsible for processing orders, coordinating drivers and everything in between. You will be the first point of call for customers and you will ensure that their requests are dealt with efficiently and effectively. You will also ensure that all deliveries are scheduled as well as dealing with any customer issues that may arise with a calm and friendly manner.

What you’ll need:

Essential:

  • Experience of working in a similar position within the Plant Hire industry
  • Be able to work as part of a team as well as independently
  • A strong communicator with excellent customer service skills
  • Enthusiastic and self-motivated with the ability to build working relationships
  • Ability to prioritise a busy workload
  • Strong Microsoft Office skills
  • Excellent communication skills
  • Experience in working in a fast-paced environment
  • Efficient time management
  • Strong attention to detail and accuracy in work
  • Ability to establish and meet deadlines
  • Customer focused

Desirable:

  • Have a sound understanding of the plant industry

Our Benefits:

  • Competitive salary
  • 22 days annual leave per annum plus 8 bank holidays
  • Company pension scheme
  • Qualifying Company sick pay scheme

About Us:
We are a national family run business established in 1974 by Morris Leslie. Originally a plant sales company, over the past four decades we have diversified into other areas, many relating to the agricultural and construction sectors where we made our name.

Delivering first-class customer service is the constant focus of our Plant Hire team. That’s why we only hire out the best and youngest machines from our 15 depots around the UK. With an outstanding track record in supplying telehandlers, excavators, dumpers and rollers to the country’s construction, housebuilding and civil engineering sectors, we provide national coverage with local service.

Job Types: Full-time, Permanent

Benefits:

  • Company pension
  • Sick pay

Schedule:

  • Monday to Friday

Work Location: In person