General information

Job description

Fitters

Post description

Chargehand

Vacancy details

Division

Plant & Tools - Fitter

Title

Chargehand

Contract type

Permanent Full Time

Vacancy location

Location

Location

United Kingdom, North West, Douglas Plant & Tools

Requester

Number of positions to be provided

1

Employment Details

Contract hours

42.50

About the role

The Role

Step into a role where your expertise and leadership make a real impact, every day is hands-on, fast-paced, and vital to keeping operations running smoothly. As a Chargehand, you'll be at the heart of our workshop operations, ensuring all equipment is maintained to a high standard and ready for hire when our customers need it.
From diagnosing faults to coordinating your team, you'll play a key role in keeping plant and tool equipment available, safe, and compliant across a wide range of customer projects in construction, utilities, and infrastructure.
What You'll be Doing
• Diagnosing faults and repairing/maintaining small plant and tools both in the workshop and on-site
• Organising and allocating workload across the workshop team, ensuring all site calls (including out-of-hours) are covered
• Prioritising returned equipment to maximise availability of Top 50 tools and core plant items
• Ensuring all equipment is hire-ready, compliant with safety regulations, and meets GAP standards
• Checking, testing, and tagging equipment accurately
• Organise and allocate workload among workshop staff, ensuring all site calls (including out-of-hours) are covered in conjunction with the Foreman
• Maintaining a clean, safe, and organised workshop environment
• Issuing safety bulletins, capturing acknowledgements, and supporting compliance processes
• Providing regular feedback to management to support depot performance and improvements

About You

What You'll Bring
We're looking for someone technically skilled, organised, and confident leading a team, including:
• Proven experience in plant and tool maintenance and repair
• Strong fault-finding and diagnostic skills
• Experience coordinating workloads or supporting a team environment
• Good understanding of Health & Safety regulations and compliance standards
• Strong organisational skills with the ability to prioritise effectively
• A proactive, professional approach with strong communication skills
• A team-focused mindset with a willingness to support and develop others

About Us

About GAP and What We Offer
You'll be joining an industry leader that's growing and genuinely committed to your success. At GAP, we're proud to be the UK's leading equipment hire provider—supporting projects big and small across construction, infrastructure, events, and more. With nearly 200 locations nationwide and a wide range of specialist divisions, we offer exciting opportunities in everything from Plant and Tools to Lifting, Survey, Pumps, Power and Environmental, and Event Services.
As a family-run business with over 50 years of experience, we believe in doing things the right way. That means:
• More investment in our equipment than anyone else in the industry, so you work with the best tools in the game
• Remaining fully independent, which lets us make agile, long-term decisions that support your success
• Offering real career growth, training, and development from day one
• Support that values you – from generous holidays to Life Assurance and Health & Wellness Support
If you're up for the challenge and want to feel valued at work, then we'd love to hear from you! Ready to get started? Upload your CV and complete our short application, we'll take it from there.
We're proud to be an Equal Opportunities employer and embrace the unique contributions each individual brings.