King Lifting provide plant and machinery movement solutions, contract lifting, and crane hire across the UK and Europe. Operating in the Data Centre, Aerospace, Automotive, Food and Beveridge, Mechanical and Electrical Services and the Construction industry generally.

We are a modern family business established more than 40 years ago. Our people are our most important asset. We ensure commitment is recognised and rewarded through personal development programmes and excellent benefits packages.

We are currently seeking an Operations Manager to take responsibility for the day to day logistics of our plant and machinery movement operations. Based at our offices in Avonmouth, Bristol, the hours of work are Monday to Friday 8.00am to 5.30pm.

You will ensure our plant movement teams, machinery and equipment are allocated to meet our customer requirements on a daily and weekly basis, working in a dynamic environment:

Duties include:

• Liaising with area managers, and sales and contract managers to get a detailed understanding of each job, ensuring all details are available for each job.
• Allocating and instructing the operatives team to ensure that the right personal and equipment is identified to each job.
• Sourcing own operatives, plant and equipment and from external suppliers and subcontractors.
• Ensuring a detailed record is kept, including cost and location of all equipment.
• Responsible for the signing of purchase ledger and ensuring that the rehire cost is minimised.

This is a very busy and challenging role so we are looking for a confident and professional individual who can thrive under pressure with high attention to detail.

Experience / Skills:

• Relevant experience preferably gained within the crane or plant hire industry
• Operational understanding of a hire desk within the plant and machinery movement, crane or plant hire industries would be an advantage
• Experience of managing sub-contractors based around different geographical locations
• Strong leadership skills
• Commercial awareness
• Excellent communication and organisation skills
• Prioritisation and the ability to work under pressure
• Working knowledge of Microsoft office

In return you will receive:

• Competitive salary dependent on your skills and experience
• Quarterly bonus (dependent upon the results of your depot)
• Generous holiday allowance
• Company pension
• Life assurance
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Flexible Benefits Platform with generous monthly Company contribution
• Reward and recognition incentives
• Retail discount hubs
• Training and development opportunities