Senior Hire Controller

About Select Plant Australia

Select Plant Australia is one of the largest Specialist Plant Hire service providers in Australia, playing an integral role in the delivery of a wide variety of innovative, high-quality construction projects as part of the Laing O'Rourke Group. Our primary driver is to guarantee the provision of the highest quality plant and associated services to Laing O'Rourke construction projects and the wider market.

Select Plant Australia provides a full service offering through its seven major categories: Cranes and Lifting Solutions, General Plant, Heavy Plant, Site Solutions (Buildings and Accommodation), Specialist Rail, Sustainability and Innovation, and Vehicles.

As Laing O'Rourke has grown into a $6 billion engineering enterprise dedicated to challenging and changing the face of construction worldwide, Select Plant Australia has mirrored the growth of the parent company, servicing a larger portfolio of projects, both in numbers and complexity. Select Plant Australia is the only total solutions provider within the plant industry and continues to grow and maintain one of the broadest plant ranges and capabilities within its global markets.

About the role

We are currently seeking a Senior Hire Controller to join Select Plant Australia in Melbourne, Vic. Location for the role is flexible as we have project offices at multiple locations around Melbourne. This permanent role offers great career prospects with one of the largest specialist plant hire businesses in Australia.

Key responsibilities

• Managing the local Hire Controllers by providing team leadership and support to ensure the workload is evenly distributed on a day-to-day basis.
• Ensuring training opportunities for new and existing staff are actioned to maintain compliance with all business processes around the hire of plant.
• Liaise with line management and other departments with the Select & LORA group.
• Advise and monitor staff with guidance on their job responsibilities.
• Organise, plan and complete own administrative workload to provide effective services for the local team, as well as in alignment with the wider business needs.
•  Review asset availability listing for x-hire swap out opportunities.
• Assess, constantly, the need for purchasing equipment through feedback from customers’ requirements and working with the local depots to ensure the smooth mobilisation of plant to project sites.
• Review all hires to ensure that the purchasing procedures are strictly adhered to. For example, the use of preferred suppliers and the quality and efficiency of administration.
• Review daily reports (internal and customer reports) for due items to be actioned.
• Deal with all team queries on a timely basis, keeping all parties involved up to date.

About you

• Previous experience working in the Plant and Equipment Hire industry
• Previous experience managing a team
• High attention to detail with accurate and timely data processing skills
• Understands the logistical anomalies in the transport of plant
• Demonstrates an excellent level of customer service, team leadership experience and capacity to demonstrate best-practice across a variety of systems and processes
• Understanding of accounts payable and receivable processes
• Although you will be based at the Select depot, you may be required to work from a Laing O'Rourke project site office as well as the corporate office from time to time.

Benefits

We work hard to create an environment that brings out the best in our people. We believe in building careers through providing a safe, connected and innovative culture that supports ongoing growth and development. We offer industry-leading benefits such as specialised learning and development programs, a mental health and wellbeing program, industry leading paid parental leave policy, an additional purchased leave option and coaching programs for staff on parental leave.

Diversity & Inclusion

We are committed to building a workforce that reflects the diverse society in which we live and work. Laing O’Rourke is proud to hold the Workplace Gender Equality Agency (WGEA) Citation - Employer of Choice for Gender Equality.

Laing O'Rourke actively supports a diverse workforce and strongly encourages applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples and people from culturally diverse backgrounds. Download our Stretch Reconciliation Action Plan at https://www.laingorourke.com/company/diversity-and-inclusion

Applications from recruitment agencies will not be considered.