Hire Repair Manager
The Repair Manager is responsible for leading and overseeing the effective repair, maintenance, and servicing of all tool hire equipment to ensure it remains safe, fully operational, and readily available for customer use. This role involves managing a team of workshop technicians, coordinating all repair workflows through an internal repair app, and ensuring high standards of equipment care, safety, and operational efficiency. With a strong emphasis on hands-on technical expertise and team leadership, the Repair Manager drives preventative maintenance strategies, upholds health and safety compliance, manages parts inventory, and continuously seeks improvements in repair processes and fleet reliability. By working closely with other departments such as Hire Operations and Logistics, the Repair Manager plays a key role in maintaining the reputation and performance of the tool hire fleet through proactive management, strategic planning, and a commitment to excellence.
Principal Accountabilities
Oversee all safety operations within the workshop and wider facility, ensuring compliance with health and safety regulations (including PUWER and LOLER).
Carry out risk assessments, lead toolbox talks, and enforce safe systems of work for all repair activities
Conduct regular safety inspections, audits, and equipment checks to maintain a compliant and hazard-free environment.
Provide technical advice to colleagues regarding equipment usage, safety, and best practices.
Oversee all repairs, servicing, and maintenance of the tool hire fleet, ensuring high standards of safety, quality, and efficiency.
Lead and manage a team of workshop technicians, including task delegation, training, support, and performance management and monthly 121’s
Coordinate all repair workflows through the internal repair app, ensuring jobs are logged, tracked, and completed accurately and on time.
Use repair app data to identify trends, reduce recurring issues, and improve workshop performance
Drive usage of the repair through attending Hire Manager meetings, regular reporting to the HIre Ops team and Head of Hire.
Conduct regular review meetings with our third party suppliers ensuring they are meeting SLA’s
Monitor and manage parts inventory, ensuring timely procurement to minimise downtime.
What’s in it for you?
You’ll be supported by some fantastic training and development and have the opportunity to learn, grow and develop across the Travis Perkins Group.
We’ll also equip you with a benefits package that grows as you grow with the company:
A bit about us
As the largest distributor of building materials in the UK, Travis Perkins has been helping to build Britain for over 200 years.
With over 5 businesses, 19,000 colleagues and more than 1,200 branches, stores and sites around the UK we believe we have the best people and the best place to work. Everyone works hard together to deliver results, but most importantly, have some fun along the way!
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