Senior Hire Controller

Senior Hire Controller opportunity near Braintree with lifting and plant machinery hire specialists, offering bonuses, healthcare, holidays, and career progression.

Our client is an established lifting and plant machinery hire business with a friendly working environment and a strong customer focus. This is an excellent opportunity to join a supportive team where you will play an important role in the day-to-day running of the hire desk.

Key Benefits of the Senior Hire Controller:

£35,000–£40,000 per annum
Two bonus payments per year
25 days' holiday plus bank holidays
Private healthcare scheme
Life assurance
Death in service benefit
Monday to Friday, 8:00am–5:00pm
Friendly and supportive working environment

About the Role – Key Responsibilities:

As Senior Hire Controller, you will take a lead role within the hire desk, overseeing two coordinators and ensuring customers receive an efficient, professional service.

Your responsibilities will include:

Managing and supporting two hire coordinators
Handling customer enquiries by telephone and email
Processing hire orders accurately and efficiently
Coordinating equipment availability and customer requirements
Resolving customer queries and hire-related issues
Supporting the smooth day-to-day operation of the hire desk
Building strong relationships with customers and internal teams
Ensuring a high standard of customer service is maintained

About You – Senior Hire Controller

You will ideally have experience within the plant, lifting equipment or machinery hire sector and be confident managing customer enquiries, orders and issues.

Relevant backgrounds could include hire control, hire desk operations, rental management, branch support or hire coordination. You should be organised, commercially aware and comfortable taking responsibility while supporting colleagues.

To be successful in this role, you may have worked as a: Hire Controller, Hire Desk Manager, Senior Hire Controller, Hire Desk Coordinator, Rental Manager, Hire Manager, Hire Coordinator, Plant Hire Controller, Plant Hire Coordinator, Branch Assistant, Equipment Rental Coordinator

Next Steps

If you are an experienced Senior Hire Controller looking for a new opportunity near Braintree, we would love to hear from you.

Apply today for this opportunity and take the next step in your career with a supportive and established hire business. Contact Georgina on (phone number removed) or to find out more on this Senior Hire Controller role
Only candidates based in UK and eligible to work in UK are allowed