Yard Supervisor - Plant / Tool Hire

Location Croydon
Discipline: Plant Hire, Construction Equipment, Tool Hire, Powered Access, Power Generation, Piling, Heavy Plant
Associated job titles: Yard Operative, Warehouse , Team Leader , Assistant Hire Controller , Yard Supervisor, Yard Manager, Yard Assistant
Job type: Permanent
Salary: £45k - 50k per year
Contact name: Charlie Horton

Contact email: charlie.horton@pathrecruitment.com
Contact phone: 01933 667225
Job ref: 56787
Published: about 16 hours ago

Yard Supervisor - Plant & Tool Hire | Croydon / South London | Excellent Benefits + Company Car + Career Progression

Take charge of a busy yard operation in the plant hire industry. Full autonomy, modern fleet, great team environment, and long-term career path.


About Us

Join one of the UK's most respected names in plant and construction equipment hire. Circa £50,000 basic salary - depending on experience. With a modern fleet, loyal client base, and a culture of professionalism, this is a fantastic place to develop your leadership career. As Yard Supervisor - Plant & Tool Hire, you'll take pride in maintaining exceptional yard standards while helping drive the success of a thriving operation.


Key Benefits

  • Circa £50,000 depending on experience. 
  • Up to 25 days holiday plus bank holidays
  • Pension scheme
  • Clear career progression into management roles
  • Supportive and collaborative team environment
  • Full autonomy in your role as Yard Supervisor - Plant & Tool Hire

About the Role

As Yard Supervisor - Plant & Tool Hire, you'll oversee the day-to-day running of a busy, fast-moving plant yard in the Croydon / South London area. You'll lead a team of yard staff, ensure equipment is ready for dispatch, and uphold exceptional safety and housekeeping standards. A typical day might involve coordinating staff workloads, inspecting outgoing plant, managing digital order records, and ensuring all attachments and accessories are correctly paired with machines before delivery.

This is a newly created role, offering real autonomy and the chance to make a visible impact in a growing plant hire business.


About You

To succeed as Yard Supervisor - Plant & Tool Hire, you'll have previous experience in a similar yard-based leadership role, ideally within the plant hire or construction equipment sector. You'll be highly organised, quality-focused, and confident managing a small, committed team. You'll also have a proactive, hands-on attitude and be comfortable using digital systems to track records and orders.


To be successful in this role, you may have worked as a:

Yard Foreman, Plant Yard Supervisor, Yard Controller, Plant Fitter Supervisor, Yard Operative Team Leader, Yard Coordinator, Workshop Supervisor, Yard Manager, Depot Yard Supervisor, or Yard Chargehand.


Next Steps

If you're a motivated team leader who takes pride in maintaining top yard standards, this Yard Supervisor - Plant & Tool Hire role could be your next big move.

Apply today to take the lead in a business that values your expertise.

We welcome applications from all backgrounds and experiences.

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