Job description
We are looking to recruit an Operations Apprentice to work within our Brighton Regional Service Centre.
The Operations Apprentice role is brand new to Speedy and it will enable the successful candidate to become multiskilled in depot operations. Over 18 months you will learn:
- T&R - This is 'Test & Run' which means you will learn how to test our equipment and check it is safe and working properly when it is returned from customers in order to get it ready to be hired again.
- How to be a 'General Assistant' which involves tasks such as helping to load and unload our vehicles, admin work and helping to keeping the depot clean, tidy and organised.
- How to be a 'Hire Controller'. A Hire Controller is on the frontline of operations and customer service. Building relationships is really important as a Hire Controller coordinates the entire hire process from taking the initial order from a customer, talking to your colleagues in the depot to organise the order, right through to arranging delivery and collection of the equipment for the customer.
We have a fantastic Emerging Talent community here at Speedy and lots of apprentices and graduates beginning their careers with us. To learn more about this, click here.
What are we looking for?We are looking for Apprentices who:
- Are willing to develop and be customer focused
- Have digital and IT skills
- Can multi-task
- Have good organisational skills
- Want to work as part of a team
- Want to be hands on and enjoys practical tasks
- Show good communication skills - both written and verbal
- Have an interest in engineering/construction/customer service/hire industry
- Love to learn and expand their knowledge
- Are willing to embark on apprenticeship qualification
- Are ambitious and driven
It would be great if you had GCSE or equivalent Maths and English Grade 4/Grade C/Level 2 or above.
What Speedy offer:
- 26 days holiday (plus bank holidays)
- Life assurance
- Pension Scheme
- 95% discount on our products
- Plus other Salary Extras/Discounts
Please be aware that some roles within The Speedy Group UK&I may require a DBS, Credit or Security Clearance Check. The Speedy Group is an equal opportunity employer where we embrace diversity in all of its forms and fostering an inclusive environment for all people to do the best work of their lives with us. All applicants will be considered for employment without attention to ethnicity, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, family or parental status, national origin, veteran, neurodiversity status or disability status. All roles within The Speedy Group require proof of right to work in the UK by the start of employment.