Hire Controller – Select Plant Hire – Stapylton, QLD

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About Select

Select Plant Hire 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 Hire provides a full service offering through it six major plant categories of Rail, Cranes, General Plant, Heavy / Civil Plant, Fleet and Site Solutions (Buildings and Accommodation).

Laing O'Rourke has grown into a $6 billion international engineering enterprise dedicated to challenging and changing the face of construction worldwide, Select Plant Hire has mirrored the growth of the parent company, servicing a larger portfolio of projects, both in numbers and complexity. 

Select Plant Hire 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

Select Plant Hire operates as part of the Laing O'Rourke Group and has one of the industry's largest and most diverse ranges of equipment, accommodation and tools to deliver on every type of construction project.

Select Plant Hire is currently recruiting for a self-motivated Hire Controller to join the Plant Hire Team in our Stapylton office where they will provide a procurement service to meet customers plant and equipment hire requirements. 

Key responsibilities

• Conducting plant hire transactions to meet the demands of allocated Laing O'Rourke projects and external customers;
• Maintain company procedures ensuring a high degree of accuracy and compliance is achieved for each hire agreement;
• Support the best utilisation of Select owned assets by forecasting new hire and swap out opportunities to the Select Plant Hire branch network;
• Support the engagement and performance management of Select Plant Hire's preferred supply chain;
• Act as single point of contact for allocated projects and customers providing exceptional customer service and support;
• Maintain accurate records of current and completed hire agreements to ensure quality billing to Select Plant Hire's customers;
• Continually develop technical understanding of plant and equipment to better support/understand customer requirements.

You will have

• Previous experience working in the Plant and Equipment Hire industry, or Procurement and Purchasing with Office Administration Management fields or a dispatch/coordinator role will be highly regarded;
• A high attention to detail with accurate and timely data processing skills;
• Demonstrated organisational and time-management skills to process a high volume of customer request;
• A good understanding of accounts payable and receivable processes;
• Excellent customer service skills (both written and verbal) including being able to work under pressure;
• Self-motivated with sound problem-solving skills and a ‘can do’ attitude;
• Maintain a positive and professional approach working as part of a high-performing team;
• The successful candidate must also possess at a minimum intermediate to advanced MS Office package skills.

Culture

At Laing O'Rourke we work hard to create an environment that brings out the very best in our people. We believe in building careers amid a safe, connected and innovative culture – not just creating jobs.

We want to equip all our people with the skills they need to be part of a dynamic Engineering Enterprise.

We have our own specialised learning and development programs, providing access to industry-leading learning tools to help every employee acquire the core competencies and skills needed to excel in this fast-changing environment.   

We have committed to a number of policies and programs to improve our gender composition, including our industry-leading paid parental leave policy, where the primary carer is entitled to 26 weeks of paid leave, 18 of which are at full pay and eight weeks at half pay.

Laing O'Rourke is committed to achieving a diverse workforce and strongly encourages applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders and people from culturally diverse backgrounds.