Portakabin Newcastle, England, United Kingdom
Depot Manager
Join Portakabin as a Depot Manager to lead our Newcastle team in delivering orders and services safely, efficiently and to the required quality standards. Your role will involve planning and allocating resources, ensuring compliance with safety and quality standards, and motivating and developing a diverse operative team.
Base pay range
Annual salary up to £45,000 – £50,000, dependent on skills and experience, plus an annual on‑target bonus of 10%.
* Location: Newcastle, NE11 0LA
* Contract type: Permanent
* Company car and private medical scheme
* Annual leave: 25 days plus bank holidays; opportunity to buy an additional 5 days each year
In this role you will be required to
* Plan and allocate work to a diverse team of skilled and semi‑skilled operatives, ensuring safe, efficient and cost‑effective operations.
* Ensure compliance with company safety, environmental and quality standards, including preparing RAMS and other required delivery documentation.
* Lead health, safety and environmental activities, including incident reporting, investigations and active team engagement in HSE initiatives and programmes.
* Motivate, coach and develop operatives to maintain high standards and ensure the required skills and qualifications are in place.
* Hold regular conversations with individuals and teams to set clear expectations, promote accountability and sustain high performance standards.
* Liaise with stakeholders to resolve operational challenges such as material shortages, programme deadlines or client requirements.
* Build effective peer networks and stakeholder relationships, sharing best practice and contributing to continuous improvement.
Benefits & Opportunities
* Contributory pension (incl. life insurance)
* A range of dedicated health and wellbeing services
* Cycle to Work Scheme
* Employee Benefits Program (discounts at shops, gyms, restaurants, holidays)
* Learning & development opportunities and resources
* Career progression
* Community volunteer day (annual)
Our Ideal Candidate
* Experience of working in site or yard operations with a good understanding of safe, efficient and compliant practices.
* Experience supporting operational teams and planning work to resolve day‑to‑day operational challenges.
* Understanding of operational processes, methods and quality standards, with awareness of how they contribute to customer outcomes and cost efficiency.
* Effective communicator who builds positive relationships with colleagues, contractors and stakeholders.
* Skilled in identifying day‑to‑day operational challenges and applying practical problem‑solving.
* Confident in seeking guidance and escalating issues appropriately for approval or resolution.
Even if you do not match all of our ideal criteria we would still be very keen to receive your CV, as we love developing our people and feel you could be curated for this role.
We are conducting interviews during, or before, the week commencing Monday 3rd November 2025. If we receive a high volume of applications for a role, we reserve the right to close the vacancy earlier than scheduled.
Why Portakabin?
At Portakabin we design and deliver high‑quality modular buildings for organisations of all sizes across a wide range of sectors. Delivering our products sustainably and safely is of utmost importance. With over 2,200 people across the UK and Europe, we offer career progression, support and development opportunities, and a commitment to inclusiveness.
Portakabin is an equal opportunities employer. We welcome applications from people of all backgrounds and as a disability‑confident employer, we guarantee interview opportunities for disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria. Reasonable adjustments are provided throughout the recruitment process to support all candidates.
For more information or to apply, please contact our recruitment team.
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