This industry offers a broad spectrum of employment opportunities with excellent training opportunities and career advancement. On the job training is well defined in hire, with safety compliance ticketing/certification common to ensure competency compliance with OH&S regulations.
Hire is a well-remunerated and satisfying career, rewarding effort and diligence with a great working atmosphere and sense of community. Initiative and application can lead to a rapid rise through the ranks into management roles.
Once in hire, people tend to stay in hire because it is a friendly, down-to-earth industry with lots of variety in every working day as well as offering huge potential for personal growth and career advancement.
The hire industry offers a lot of variety in everyday working life. Industry members often perform a variety of roles each day.
Roles within the hire industry include (but aren’t limited to):
- Maintenance Mechanic
All round knowledge of equipment and its operation, which can be passed onto the customer - Plant Mechanic
- Diesel Mechanic
- Maintenance Fitter
Skills and understanding of equipment. Generally fitters have experience in hydraulics - Hire Controller
Front counter person controlling the day-to-day dealings with customers - Delivery Drivers
For both small and large vehicles (eg: larger tilt tray's and low loaders) - Yardman
General upkeep and assistance in the hire yard – strong emphasis on on-the-job training - Area Manager / Hire Manager
Responsibility for overseeing and managing the hire fleet for a multi-location hire operation - Branch Manager
Management of the day-to-day operation of the branch - Sales/Account Representatives
Responsibility for sourcing new contracts for equipment hire - Asset Controller
Responsibility for managing equipment assets and tracking their location and viability - Operations Manager
Managing day-to-day operations and branch logistics - Marketing Manager
Promotion and sales of the company, often involving liaison with local community events and requirements - Administration
- Accounting, bookkeeping
- Kenny’s job (pump out driver)
- Marquee erector
- Rigger
- Field Service Engineer
