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OLG Recruitment are currently recruiting for a Lifting Office Manager to work for a client based in Scunthorpe. This is a full time position, working hours are Monday to Thursday 07.30am – 16.30pm & Friday 07.30am – 15.30pm. You will be entitled to 33 annual holidays a year including bank holidays as standard.

Salary is negotiable for the right candidate, but we are looking in the region of around £15 - £18 an hour D.O.E.

Job Purpose:

  • To effectively manage the day to day operations of the Lifting Office and employee’s
  • To assist in setting the vision and direction, and ensure the future sustainability of the business
  • Key Responsibilities and Accountabilities:
  • Co-ordinate and direct the team, create plans to accomplish goals and direct the integration of the various engineering disciplines
  • Direct, review, and approve day to day decision making
  • Recruit employees; assign, direct and evaluate their work and oversee the development of staff competence
  • Prepare quotations, bids and contracts
  • Develop and implement policies and procedure for the commercial and operational work performed within the company
  • Perform administrative tasks such as approving expenditures, enforcing rules and making decisions about the sourcing of materials and services
  • Carry out employee appraisal reviews
  • Monitor contract performance and profitability
  • Facilitate the growth and profitability of the company
  • Develop own relevant knowledge and skills
  • Maintain the quality mark and ensure all works adhere to the remit of the quality objectives

Experience:

  • 3 years’ experience of managing (or number 2) in Crane/Plant Maintenance or similar operation

Formal Educational Requirements:

  • No formal educational requirements but industry training would be beneficial

Functional Competencies:

  • Change Management – Demonstrates ability to apply concepts and processes to the effective management of organisational change including dealing with resistance and gaining commitment of others to delivering organisational improvements
  • Selling Skills – Demonstrates consistent and focussed actions to generate and follow up on sales leads and opportunities including collaborating with the customer to develop customised solutions that meets customer needs and achieves  objectives
  • Statutory requirements for engineering – Demonstrates understanding and adherence to statutory requirements for engineering standards and processes including requirements regarding lifting, inspecting etc.
  • Contract Management – Knowledge and experience related to contract types, legal requirements financial terms and conditions related to contracts
  • Health, Safety and Environmental standards – Demonstrates awareness, understanding and application of relevant legislation
  • Financial Decision Making – Taking action based on accurate analysis of financial information, developing alternate courses of action based on logical assumption, facts and available resources
  • Quantitative Analysis – Understanding numerical data, charts, tables graphs, performing calculations, making comparisons and combining quantitative information
  • Personal Safety To demonstrate responsibility for your own safety and the safety of others around you
  • Reporting To demonstrate the reporting of any issues, incidents, near misses and good practices through safety management

Personal Competencies:

  • Personal Impact – Creating a good first impressions, commanding attention, showing an air of confidence
  • Individual Leadership – Using appropriate interpersonal styles to inspire and guide individuals to goal achievement. Modifying behaviour to meet requirements of different circumstances
  • Customer Relationship Building – Working proactively to build sustainable relationships with key customers ensuring a focus on customer requirements and identifying ways to optimise business opportunities
  • Planning and Organising – Establishing a course of action for self and others to accomplish a task or goal and allocating appropriate levels of resource
  • Work Standards – Setting high goals or standards of performance for self and others. Being dissatisfied with average performance
  • Initiative – Asserting influence over events to achieve goals, self-starting, taking action to go beyond what is required, being proactive