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Yard Controller
Reference: AUG20258658
Expiry date: 2025-09-18 09:55:00.000
Location: Derby
Benefits: A superb range of exclusive colleague benefits and discounts
Salary: £27,058 pa + bonus
Weekly Hours: 42.5 hours
Join the UK’s leading vehicle rental specialists, and make a commitment to keep our customers mobile, that’s what we do.
As a Yard Controller, you take our award-winning service directly to our customers and bring to life the Northgate experience. You don’t necessarily need any previous experience to join our team as a Yard Controller, just a ‘can-do’ attitude and the confidence to deliver a great service with a smile (plus, a full UK or EU driving licence too!).
Life as a Yard Controller with Northgate Vehicle Hire
if you are looking for a hands-on role where you can keep things moving? Join Northgate as a Yard Controller and take charge of managing vehicle movements, maintaining an organised yard, and ensuring Health & Safety compliance at all times.
* Control all vehicle movements and manage yard space efficiently
* Carry out fleet audits, yard checks, and vehicle inspections
* Use a PDA to complete on/off-hire vehicle checks with customers
* Oversee customer vehicle arrivals and ensure smooth traffic flow
* Prepare vehicles for rental and liaise with the Asset team
* Support rental, workshop teams to hit KPIs and targets
What We're Looking For
* Highly organised and proactive
* Great communicator and team player
* Able to prioritise and work safely under pressure
As a Yard Controller with Northgate Vehicle Hire, we offer:
Of course, a great basic salary, but there’s much more available for you at Northgate Vehicle Hire than just that. Some of our most popular benefits include (but aren’t limited to) …
* A fantastic quarterly bonus scheme
* Start with 24 days, increasing to 26 days with service, plus the flexibility to buy or sell up to 5 extra days each year. Of course, you’ll have public holidays too and an extra day off to celebrate your birthday !
* well-being services (incl. 24/7 GP service, mental health support and physiotherapy + Health Cash Plan, Dental Plan & Travel Insurance)
* exclusive employee vehicle-leasing schemes
* pension & save-as-you-earn share scheme
* Our Benefits App offering unlimited access to a huge range of retailer discounts and cashback deals (incl. Tesco, Asda, Currys, B&Q & Wickes to name just a few)
* Wagestream App for all our colleagues - a Financial Wellbeing app that gives you more control over your pay. Not only does it let you choose when to get paid it also lets you put money aside each month and in addition you can get discounts on your shopping, check what benefits you're eligible for and can even put you in touch with a financial coach!
With over 60 branches nationwide, Northgate Vehicle Hire are the UK’s go-to provider of light commercial vehicle rental solutions, partnering with some of the country’s most well-known organisations. We have gained a reputation for being at the forefront of the LCV sector and for helping our customers when they need us most.
And we’re also part of something bigger - ZIGUP, a leading provider of integrated mobility solutions, supporting customers across the UK, Ireland, and Spain. Few other companies can match the support, development opportunities and long-term security we offer. Unlock your potential in an industry-leading business, surrounded by inspiring individuals and leaders, fuelled by the opportunity to thrive in your career.
We are agile. We are experts. We are imaginative. We are reliable.
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