Norwich
£55,000 + Bonus + Vehicle + Full Benefits Package
A growing equipment and temporary power operation is looking for a Depot Operations Manager to take ownership of its Norwich site as it scales from a £40k–£50k per month operation into a £3m–£4m regional hub over time.
The site requires stronger operational structure, visible leadership and greater accountability across workshop activity, equipment readiness, dispatch standards and overall depot performance.
The depot currently operates with a team of 3 and is expected to grow toward 6–9 staff as workload, regional demand and operational responsibility increase.
You’ll lead engineers, workshop activity, hire coordination and drivers within a fast-paced operational environment where standards, responsiveness and asset reliability directly impact customer operations.
Key areas requiring improvement include:
• workshop discipline
• equipment readiness
• dispatch accuracy
• operational accountability
• KPI visibility
• utilisation performance
• process consistency
• leadership presence across the depot
This role would suit someone from:
• Power generation
• Plant hire
• HVAC rental
• Pump hire
• Equipment rental
This role requires experience:
• managing depot or service centre operations
• improving operational performance
• leading engineers and operational teams
• monitoring utilisation, availability and depot KPIs
• introducing structure into reactive environments
• operating within structured, performance-driven environments
The successful individual will likely be:
• operationally disciplined
• commercially aware
• comfortable with accountability
• confident leading engineers and operational teams
• capable of stabilising fast-moving environments
• motivated by ownership, standards and operational improvement
Package:
• £55,000 basic salary
• Annual bonus up to 25%
• Company vehicle or £5,000 allowance
• 6% matched pension contribution
• 25 days holiday plus bank holidays
• Option to purchase up to 5 additional holidays
• Additional CEO-awarded wellbeing day
• 2 paid volunteering days per year
• Life assurance
• Subsidised private healthcare
• Annual company awards programme including overseas incentive trip
• Long-term progression within an expanding operational division
Joining this operation at this stage offers the opportunity to influence the long-term direction, standards and performance of a depot expected to become a significantly larger regional operation over the coming years.
This search is being managed exclusively by Renew Consultancy as part of a retained executive search assignment. All applications and enquiries relating to the opportunity will be managed directly through our team
Salary description
£45000.00 - £55000.00 per year