Tool Hire Checker & Driver in Leeds

Banner Plant is part of Henry Boot, one of the UK’s leading land, property development, home building and construction businesses. Together, we are where great places start. Banner Plant is one of the leading plant hire specialists for construction, infrastructure and industry. We offer a wide range of products and services for sale and hire, and continually refresh our hire fleet, transport and service facilities. Operating from seven regional depots in the north of England, we have supplied the most modern, technically acceptable and competitive construction products and services for over 65 years.

This is a varied, hands‑on role combining driving, tool checking, customer service and workshop support. You’ll play a key part in keeping our operations running smoothly by ensuring tools are ready for hire and delivered safely and efficiently to our customers. No two days are the same – you’ll be out on the road making deliveries, supporting the workshop, and helping customers both in person and over the phone.

What you’ll be doing:

• Delivering and collecting tools safely using a 3.5 tonne vehicle
• Managing multi‑drop delivery routes efficiently
• Loading and unloading equipment safely and securely
• Checking tools in and out, ensuring they meet safety and compliance standards
• Identifying faults or damage and reporting or helping resolve issues
• Supporting the workshop with general duties as required
• Providing excellent customer service – including answering phones and handling queries
• Keeping customers and the depot updated on delivery times and any issues
• Maintaining vehicle checks, cleanliness and documentation

What we’re looking for:

We’re looking for someone who is reliable, practical and customer‑focused, with a flexible approach to work.

Essential:

• Full UK driving licence (up to 3.5 tonnes)
• Experience driving for work purposes
• Good communication and customer service skills
• A hands‑on, practical approach
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team

Desirable (but not essential):

• Multi‑drop delivery experience
• Experience in a tool hire, construction or similar environment
• Previous workshop or mechanical experience

Our offer:

We are passionate about our people, and we are committed to your career development with us. You will have full access to our People Development team, and we encourage you to consider your personal development desires. We pride ourselves on fully supporting you in undertaking development and education to achieve your goals and objectives. We have a competitive and progressive benefits package to help shape and support you inside and outside of work.

• We pay you a competitive salary – we are committed to promoting equality and diversity and gender pay parity
• We will provide you with access to electric and hybrid vehicle leasing through our salary sacrifice scheme
• We share our financial success with our bonus scheme
• We invest in your future with our pension plan provided by AVIVA
• We protect your loved ones by giving a life assurance benefit based on multiples of salary
• We support you when you might have health concerns for you or your family with our Digital GP app
• We will help you manage the balance of work and home with agile working (where possible) and flexibility to ensure that you can be there for those important life events
• We give you 24 days of annual leave, with the ability to buy additional leave
• We support a complete business closure between Christmas and New Year, which does not require you to use your annual leave entitlement
• We give you enhanced pay if you take leave due to becoming a parent
• We support your career aspirations; we are committed to personal growth and internal talent development
• We cover the cost of professional membership fees for recognised bodies such as CIPD, RICS, CIAT, and others, supporting your continued professional development
• We offer you access to our Cycle to Work salary sacrifice scheme, which includes access to e‑bikes
• We support you when you need external support with our Employee Assistance Programme

We put our people first. As a responsible and inclusive employer, we are committed to creating an environment in which we can all be our best and bring our authentic selves to work. We ensure our recruitment processes do not treat anyone less favourably, should you wish to discuss any adjustments please contact our people team at people@henryboot.co.uk.