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Regional Hire Fitter

  1. Permanent - Full time
£ Competitive + Excellent Benefits
  1. Travis Perkins
  2. Cambridge, Cambridgeshire

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Monday to Friday 07:30am to 5pm & Alternate Saturday Mornings 8am to 12 Midday.

Cambridge; Great Yarmouth; Ipswich; Lowestoft; Norwich

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Regional Hire Fitter


As a Hire Fitter/Driver in Travis Perkins, you will play a vital role in supporting our Hire Manager to meet and be compliant with all mechanical and electrical processes and procedures in regards to repairing and testing tools and equipment to the Travis Perkins Tool Hire standard.


What will I be doing?

In this multi-skilled role you will be tasked with ensuring all tools and hire equipment are tested and safe for use and readily available for hire. 

  • You will support your Hire Manager in managing all aspects of their department and business.
  • Delivering and collecting a wide variety of tools and equipment to our customers.
  • With your learned knowledge of the products and services we offer, you will be a pivotal contact for our customers, nurturing great relationships, understanding their needs in order to offer expert advice and recommending alternatives to profitably maximise the sale of goods.
  • Safety is at the forefront of everything we do, so you will need to adhere and be compliant to all Tool Hire processes and procedures including all Tool Hire audits and inspections.


What experience do you need?

Previous experience within the Plant and Hire Industry or a good understanding of electrical, petrol and diesel equipment would be advantageous, but not essential. It doesn't matter what sector you come from, we just need transferable skills, great customer service and sales experience.


Essential Requirements:

  • A full clean UK driving licence is required.
  • You must own your own reliable vehicle for business travel.
  • You must be able to travel extensively, covering the Norfolk / Suffolk cross-over area and our 21 branches in total.
  • We are looking for someone who is IT savvy and ideally has a DIY background of some sort (not essential).
  • You will receive a car allowance and can claim mileage for business use.


Does this sound like you?

We hope you can say ‘Yes’ to all of the characteristics below. They are in the DNA of all our fantastic Hire Fitter/Drivers. Are you:

  • Someone that is highly adaptable, resilient and tenacious with high levels of energy and drive?
  • Someone who thrives in a dynamic and fast paced environment?
  • An energetic go-getter with lots of drive and enthusiasm?
  • Career focused and want to build a career to become a key player in the success of a large PLC?


What we offer

You’ll also receive £Competitive pay + Benefits (which includes an achievable and market leading annual bonus, discounts in ToolStation and Travis Perkins), contributory pension, life assurance, sharesave scheme, group wide colleague discounts across the Travis Perkins Group (including Toolstation). Plus we have a number of online discounts at leading retailers from airport parking to theme parks to eating out and cinemas.


To keep our business and customers safe, if you are successful in the role you will be made a conditional offer subject to additional background checks including criminal record (basic DBS), adverse financial, media search, directors search, occupational history, professional membership/qualification.

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