Plant & Depot Coordinator

We currently have a great opportunity for a career-minded individual to join our team at Kidlington as the Plant & Depot Coordinator.
As a Successful candidate, you will be responsible for managing the real-time availability of mobile plants and the direct delivery of equipment and engineering parts to the Thames Water Field Teams, whilst maintaining Health & Safety, Environmental, Water Quality and Plant standards. Your core duties as a Plant Coordinator will include:
What you’ll be doing as the Plant & Depot Coordinator

• Ensuring that all plant and signage/barriers are receipted, secure, delivered and collected in line with customer service levels.
• Ensuring a robust process in the monitoring, reporting, damage and maintenance of all plant and signage/barriers is in place.
• Providing real-time visibility of plant and signage/barriers holdings through SAP or related systems.
• Ensuring that controls and processes are in place and adhere to audit and governance protocols.
• Ensuring that the plant is hired and off-hired through our in-house team and/or nominated supplier to drive real-time usage, efficiency and cost control.
• Managing and coordinating plant damage procedures.
• Ensuring that all plants are in good working order and that necessary repairs/services are carried out in line with the manufacturer's recommendations.
• Ensuring all discrepancies are to be investigated and addressed immediately with relevant stakeholders and internal specialists.

Base Location - Kidlington - OX5 1QT.
45 hours per week Monday-Friday. 7:30 am – 5 pm.
What you should bring to the role

• Experience in a plant hire &/or operational environment in the utilities sector.
• Be able to legally drive in the UK and have your transport.
• Experience in operating either a counterbalance or telehandler forklift is desirable but essential as training can be provided.
• Demonstrable experience in managing budgets.
• Demonstrable commercial awareness and understanding.

What’s in it for you?

• Salary from between £27,000-£30,000 per annum subject to your level of experience.
• 26 days holiday per year increasing to 30 with the length of service. (Plus bank holidays)
• Contributory pension – Defined Contribution - Maximum of 12% -2x employee contribution.
• Personal Medical Assessments – Open to all once a year.
• Wider benefits scheme including our benefits hub, which is packed full of offers and information to save you money and support your wellbeing.

Who are we?
At Thames Water, our purpose is crystal clear - to deliver life’s essential service so our customers, communities and planet can thrive.

Water is life’s great leveller. Every living thing needs it, every single day. From people to plants, birds to bees, farms to factories, we all need it to thrive, and we’re committed to taking care of it for us all.

But keeping water flowing is becoming harder. From scorching summers to wetter winters, extreme weather affects everything from our pipes to our local rivers. We need to keep millions more kettles boiling, public services operating, washing machines spinning, showers running and more, so every drop is more precious than ever. Are you ready to play your part?
Working at Thames Water
At Thames Water, we recognise that people are at the heart of our business. To help us succeed in providing life's essential service, we need a range of skills and capabilities, representative of society throughout our business.
We seek to attract and retain a cultural mix of people who can offer different but complementary attitudes, values, talents, and knowledge. We understand the importance of appreciating and harnessing the unique skills, experiences, backgrounds, and differences that each individual brings.
Our over-arching diversity and inclusion aim is to ensure Thames Water is a diverse and inclusive great place to work. We encourage applications from everyone and offer extra support for those who need it throughout the recruitment process.
Find out more about working at Thames Water.
When a crisis happens, we all rally around to support our customers. As part of Team Thames, you’ll have the opportunity to sign up to support our customers on the frontline as an ambassador. Full training will be given for what is undoubtedly an incredibly rewarding experience. It’s also a great opportunity to learn more about our business, meet colleagues and earn some extra money along the way.
Disclaimer: due to the high volume of applications we receive, we may close the advert earlier than the advertised date, so we encourage you to apply as soon as possible to avoid disappointment.