Weekly Hours: 42.5 hours
As a Yard Controller, you take our award-winning service directly to our customers’ door 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
As a Yard Controller you are often the face of Northgate for our customers and play an integral role in enabling us to consistently provide the first-class experience they demand. Part of a busy branch team, you will work closely supporting both rentals and the workshop, while ensuring the site is clean, safe and secure. Also delivering vehicles in busy periods. The little things make a big difference as a Yard Controller a warm, friendly approach, taking the time to explain the vehicle and documents or answering queries in a helpful and positive way. We expect you to treat our fleet vehicles as you would your own and your eye for detail plays a vital part in the capture of on and off hire condition, helping reduce the financial risk to the business too.
We understand that you have a life and responsibilities outside of work, so helping you find the right balance between the two is important to us - with a permanent contract and guaranteed hours, as a Yard Controller we offer a long-term, stable role, which can also be a great opportunity to progress your career.
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!
- free life assurance (2x your salary)
- well-being services (incl. 24/7 GP service, mental health support and physiotherapy + Health Cash Plan, Dental Plan & Travel Insurance)
- discounted, flexible Gym memberships
- exclusive colleague-only 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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