Join Our Growing Team at Jarvie Plant!
We are excited to offer the opportunity for a motivated Hire Controller to join our Plant Operations Team based at our Glasgow Depot ( G51 3RN).
In this role, you’ll be at the heart of our operations, supporting customers, coordinating hires, and ensuring our equipment is where it needs to be, when it needs to be there. Your work directly contributes to Jarvie Plant’s reputation for reliable, high-quality hire solutions and excellent customer service.
How This Role Supports the Delivery of Hire Solutions:
Our Hire Controllers play a key role in delivering exceptional service and operational efficiency. Your work ensures our customers receive the equipment they need, safely, efficiently, and on time.
Key Responsibilities Include:
- Acting as the first point of contact for hire enquiries, providing professional and friendly support to customers and internal teams.
- Coordinating the full hire process from quotation and booking to scheduling deliveries and processing off-hires.
- Supporting operational efficiency by maintaining accurate hire documentation and system records.
- Collaborating with workshop, transport, and depot teams to maximise fleet utilisation and minimise downtime.
- Managing logistics to ensure equipment movements are planned, communicated, and completed on time.
- Proactively identifying opportunities to improve processes and enhance customer satisfaction.
What Makes You a Good Fit for This Role:
We’d love to see the following skills and experience from our applicants:
- Previous experience in hire operations, logistics, or a customer service environment (preferred but not essential).
- Strong organisational skills with the ability to prioritise and manage multiple enquiries efficiently.
- Confident communication skills, both verbal and written, to liaise effectively with customers, suppliers, and internal teams.
- Attention to detail to ensure accurate order processing, documentation, and asset tracking.
- A proactive, solution-focused approach with the ability to think on your feet.
- Comfortable using IT systems and CRM software (e.g. InspHire, HubSpot, Microsoft Office, Outlook)
- A collaborative team player who supports others to achieve shared goal.
- A positive attitude and a desire to grow your knowledge of fleet operations and the hire industry.
Why Work for Jarvie Plant:
As a family owned business, Jarvie Plant is built on core values: Safety Conscious, Collaborative, Dependable, Progressive, and Responsible. In this role, you’ll help put those values into action, delivering safe, efficient, and customer-focused hire solutions. We’re committed to supporting our people as much as we support our customers.
When you join Jarvie Plant, you’ll benefit from:
- Competitive Salary with regular reviews to ensure your compensation stays aligned with industry standards
- Company Sick Pay, offering peace of mind in times of illness with financial support when you need it most
- Extra Holidays, with flexible buy/sell options for added flexibility
- Tailored Learning Opportunities through our dedicated Learning & Development programme
- Employee Discount Scheme and a wide range of staff perks
- Life Assurance and a contributory Company Pension Scheme for peace of mind
- Supportive Wellbeing Programmes, including an Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) and family-friendly policies
- Cycle to Work Scheme to promote a healthy, active lifestyle
How to Apply:
Ready to play a key role in delivering reliable hire solutions?
Apply today via our Employment Hero recruitment portal. For any questions please reach out to recruitment@jarvieplant.co.uk.
Important Information Before You Apply:
• We’re unable to offer sponsorship; applicants must have the right to work in the UK.
• Offers are subject to satisfactory pre-employment checks including references and, where relevant, DVLA, credit, or criminal checks.
Jarvie Plant – where people are, and always will be, our greatest asset!
We’re an equal opportunity employer, welcoming applicants from all backgrounds and communities
