Hire Desk Controller

Roles and responsibilities:

· Take and action hire requests from sites.

· Record and action breakdowns – issue jobs to in house fitters or external hire companies.

· Maximise use of company owned assets.

· Arrange externally hired plant and equipment for sites.

· Liaise with suppliers and ensure on-hire lists are correct in line with records on a weekly basis.

· Reduce and query damage charges with suppliers.

· Ensure all charges are added to contracts and billed to sites accordingly.

· Send out weekly hire reports and deal with any queries.

· Ensure assets are accurately hired out to sites and hire is recorded on the asset management system.

· Implement and adhere to on-hire/ off-hire procedures.

· Answering the departmental telephone.

· Collect and file machine inspection certifications and updating the expiry dates.

· Arrange puncture and hose repairs for site.

· Resolve invoice queries with suppliers.

· Purchase spares and consumables for the repair and maintenance of owned assets.

· Generate hire contracts and purchase orders for cross hired equipment.

· Arrange transport to move owned equipment between sites.

· Process site check sheets and assign remedial works to fitters as required.

· Obtains quotes and raise purchase orders for plant spares and consumables