Driver Technician

Are you an experienced Driver looking for your next career move to a company that really values your contribution and can offer you award-winning training opportunities? People truly are at the heart of our business and we believe in empowering our colleagues to develop their skills, make decisions and take on new responsibilities in a friendly team environment.

Your Key responsibilities: 

• Responsible for ensuring that all Company vehicles are driven safely and professionally and conduct all relevant Vehicle safety checks
• Demonstrates equipment in operation to our customers during the delivery process
• Diagnose and fix equipment where needed
• Adhering to and promoting Health and Safety and compliance of equipment standards
• Maintaining effective relationships with all members of the Operation team
• You’ll be undertaking pre-hire checks and functionality tests to support the branch with workloads
• Raise the Sunbelt Rentals profile and reputation through professional attitude.
• Ensure that all reporting, administration is completed / maintained in line with Company standard.
• Achieving all key performance indicators in a fast changing and busy environment.
• Maintaining Company standards whilst working under pressure, ensuring we are always acting safely
• Responsible for promoting all Sunbelt Rentals services and benefits to our clients and ensuring additional revenue wherever possible. 
• Working with operations to resolve customer issues promptly and to the satisfaction of all concerned
• Conducting audit and compliance tasks.

What can we offer you in return? You’ll be joining a highly successful FTSE100 company, the UK’s largest equipment rental provider.  We provide an Industry leading flexible rewards package including generous holiday allowance (with the opportunity to buy and sell annual leave), life assurance, retail discount scheme, employee recognition awards and a great Company pension scheme.

If you join the team we’ll provide you with everything you need and ensure you are equipped for success. We’ll talk to you about your training and personal development needs and what you’d like to do to further your career and support your future aspirations. 

What you will need to bring to the Driver Technician role:

• Previous experience working with small plant and tools 
• You will be a fully competent driver with a clean driving licence
• It would be desirable to have a C1 licence, however the minimum requirement would be 3.5 Tonne (Class B)
• Good communication skills with the ability to influence and represent the Company in a positive, professional and friendly manner
•  You will be numerate, articulate and have immaculate attention to detail
• A flexible approach to your working hours as early starts and late finishes are required
• A safety-first approach and compliance with current H&S legislation and Company specific health, safety and environmental policies and procedures is essential
• Experience in developing and utilising product knowledge, eager to understand our product range and the wider Sunbelt business
• Exceptional communication skills, you’ll have the ability to engage and build relationships with both internal and external customers
• Computer literate. Working knowledge of Microsoft Office.