Job Description

Blitz Hire supplies specialist rigging equipment to the film production industry. Our clients include leading film studios and high-profile production companies. Through unwavering commitment to our values, Blitz has grown to become the recognised leader in our field. Our vision is to continue nurturing this culture, keeping both our equipment and our people at the core of ambitious productions for many years to come.

About the role:

This role involves driving the company's vehicles, up to 7.5T GVW, to deliver and collect goods & equipment from various suppliers and venue sites. This will include the loading and unloading of equipment, including always maintaining the company's vehicles in a clean and presentable condition and acting as a public face of the business to its customers.

Driving Responsibilities:

Driving the company's vehicles to deliver and collect equipment to various performance venues and sites around the SE, the UK and nationally.

Adhering with any legal obligations relating to driving heavy goods vehicles including (vehicle dependant) tachometers.

Many deliveries and collections are outside of standard working hours, by nature of the business. Working hours and shift schedules will include the requirement to work outside standard office hours. Often driving schedules will change at short notice or additional deliveries will be requested from site. A flexible and adaptable approach to working hours will be vital.

Assisting rigging crew on-site with loading equipment into /out of a venue.

Planning routes and departure times, for deliveries. Punctuality is vital in this deadline-driven industry, and you will be required to plan your route and establish departure times and loading scheduling to ensure deliveries are made at scheduled times.

Loading and unloading of equipment from vehicles. The role involves an element of manual handling of bulky and heavy technical equipment and goods.

Always Maintain the company vehicles in a clean and presentable condition, internally and externally.

Perform regular basic routine maintenance checks on company vehicles. (Fluid levels, tyre pressures, lights etc.)

Collecting and returning rental vehicles, vans and trucks from vehicle hire suppliers as required.

Ensure that all delivery paperwork is signed by the appropriate person on site and that all paperwork records are correctly returned to the operations manager daily.

Ensure all loads are secured and correctly loaded before driving any of the company's vehicles.

Ensure all receipts relating to vehicle fuel, road tolls and running costs are correctly accounted for and presented to your Line Manager.

Warehouse Technician Responsibilities:

Assist with the servicing, preparation, cleaning and packaging of the company's rental equipment, within the company's warehouse.

Operating forklift truck to position items of rental stock shelving and in vehicles.

Deal with customers and drivers visiting the company's premises to collect or return orders and equipment.

Checking-in of equipment returned from hire, against paperwork. Log and report any shortages or damages.

Checking out of customer orders to ensure that all items are included and delivered and operational and cleanly presented.

Assist with the servicing, preparation, cleaning and packaging of the company's rental equipment, within the company's warehouse.

Operating forklift truck to position items of rental stock shelving and in vehicles.

Maintenance and repair of full range of company's rental stock.

Assist in areas of building maintenance and general upkeep of the facilities as required.

Skills & Qualities - Required & Advantageous

Required:

Good communications / interpersonal skills. Fluent speaker of the English language.

For vehicle insurance purposes, all applicants must be aged 25 or over.

Forklift licence.

Full UK Driving Licence, to include category B (cars and vehicles over 3500kg) and category C

Driver Certificate of Professional Competence (CPC)

No major driving offences / disqualifications / convictions at any time.

No at-fault insurance claims within preceding 5 years to declare.

Clean driving licence preferred. Maximum of 3 penalty points on licence for minor offences only.

Demonstrable experience of driving a range of goods vehicles, long-wheelbase panel vans and flatbed trucks.

Wide experience of driving in London / South East England, with good knowledge of best routes / known traffic problem areas etc. Ability to re-route around unanticipated delays and drive under initiative and common sense - not just blindly following a sat-nav.

Flexible and adaptable. Able to respond to short notice changes in working hours and schedules.

Basic IT knowledge with a working knowledge of Microsoft Word / Outlook etc.

Numerate. Basic maths skills and arithmetic required.

Attention to detail and accuracy.

Proactive, self-motivated individual capable of working on their own initiative in a constantly changing and pressurised environment and fast developing company.

The ability to work as a member of a team and to provide and receive input from other team members is vital.

Advantageous:

Driving licence entitlement for category C (goods vehicles over 3500kg with trailers over 750kg).

Driving Licence Categories BE, C1E or C

Knowledge of electrical and mechanical equipment.

Previous experience within a rental warehouse / workshop environment.

Job Types: Full-time, Permanent

Pay: 18.50-20.47 per hour

Benefits:

Additional leave Health & wellbeing programme Sick pay
Experience:

Driving: 3 years (required) Warehouse: 1 year (required)
Licence/Certification:

Forklift (preferred) Category C1 Licence and CPC (required)
Work authorisation:

United Kingdom (required)
Work Location: In person