Assistant Depot Manager

Reports to: Depot Manager

Hours: Full-Time, Permanent

Location: Central Depot

Salary: Competitive

Job Purpose

The Assistant Depot Manager is responsible for the effective day-to-day running of the Central Depot, ensuring smooth coordination across all operational teams, including Engineers, Transport (Drivers), Hire Desk and Administration functions.

This role is key to maintaining high operational standards, ensuring equipment is prepared to specification and on time, transport is efficiently scheduled, and depot resources are aligned to meet business needs. The Assistant Depot Manager also plays a hands-on role in fostering a safe, productive, and positive working environment while supporting continuous improvement and customer satisfaction.

Key Responsibilities

• Supervise & Support: The Hire desk function, The Generator PDI Team, The Electrical PDI Team, The Transport Team
• Oversee the entire generator hire process, ensuring timely and efficient service delivery
• Liaise with the Asset Management team to ensure suitable levels of stock and fleet availability at the depot
• Act as an escalation point for complex high profile customer enquiries or issues, ensuring prompt resolution
• Supervisor / mentor the Rental Controllers to maintain high levels of customer standards
• Build and maintain strong relationships with key accounts and company stake holders
• Ensure all equipment adheres to relevant safety and compliant standards and company policies
• Oversee the company’s health and safety procedures to ensure compliance
• Maintain a professional image of the depot at all times, ensuring site standards reflect the company’s values and commitment to quality
• Provide regular reports on team performance, customer spends, customer satisfaction and operational efficiencies to the Depot Manager
• Use data driven insights to identify areas for improvement and implement process enhancements
• Present performance updates to the Depot Manager highlighting successes and addressing challenges
• Comply with company health and safety policy
• Comply with ISO H&S, Quality and Environmental Management procedures

Skills and Experience Required

• Proven experience in a management role within the equipment hire or Power Generation industry
• Strong commercial background with regards to generator / plant hire
• Experience in leading diverse depot teams, including HGV drivers, engineers, internal sales and administration teams
• Proficiency in using rental management software packages
• Understanding of compliance, safety and regulatory standards within the generator hire industry

What we offer

• EOT Bonus Scheme – benefit from the company’s success by receiving a share of its profits.
• Training, upskilling, and career progression
• Holiday Buy & Sell Scheme
• Company pension scheme
• Private medical scheme – Power Electrics policy is that nobody should pay more than £100 excess
• Life assurance scheme with access to healthcare support and counselling services
• 23 days holiday (plus bank holidays) – increasing with length of service up to 28 days

Our philosophy

At Power Electrics, we welcome a variety of cultures, experiences, and backgrounds. We ensure that all management decisions made regarding employment are done with fairness and without regard to race, colour, religion, sex, age, disability, or sexual orientation. We are solely committed to adhering to the principles of equal and inclusive employment.

Due to the nature of our work, DBS checks are required, and any offer is dependent on satisfactory references being obtained.

All applicants must be eligible to work in the U.K.

NO AGENCIES

To apply forward your CV and covering letter to HR@powerelectrics.com

If you do not hear from us within two working weeks, then your application has not been successful on this occasion.