Events Officer

Flannery Plant Hire is a leading provider of plant hire and specialist attachments to the construction industry across the UK and Ireland. With a comprehensive fleet of innovative machinery, we pride ourselves on delivering exceptional customer service and meeting our clients' project requirements.

This role is a full-time permanent position and is vital to all aspects of marketing and sales at Flannery Plant Hire, to raise our profile and brand recognition throughout the industry. We’re looking for a confident individual who is flexible, organised and excellent at communicating.

You will be expected to:

• Travel frequently in the UK – At least 70 per cent of your time will be spent traveling to and attending Industry events.

• Work in close co-operation with the Events Coordinator to plan, coordinate, and attend on average 45 events per year.

• You will be expected to work outside office hours at times, stay away from home when necessary and work occasional weekends.

• Set up, maintain and drive the mobile training unit simulator van to and from events.

• Report any mechanical issues with the mobile training unit to the relevant departments.

• Provide feedback on the effectiveness of events and how we can Improve.

• On occasion you will be expected to assist in the set up and maintenance of additional Flannery training units.

• Work in close co-operation with the Marketing and sales team.

• Identify and track event inventory including stands, collateral, merchandise, etc and communicate with marketing regarding orders.

• Regularly assist the marketing department with social media content related to upcoming and attended events.

• Be well presented at events and around clients, wearing provided Flannery clothing.

Skills/Qualifications:

• A full UK driving license and a willingness to travel extensively is essential.

• Previous experience in an event related role is desirable but not essential.

• Confidence in dealing with clients, suppliers, customers is important.

• Ability to organise your own time and work to a strict schedule as part of a team is essential.

• Ability to write a brief description of events and take photographs and or videos.

• Excellent organisational and communication skills with the ability to manage pressure and juggle a varied workload.

• Ability to effectively manage professional relationships.

• Ability to perform well in a highly dynamic, geographically diverse, and rapidly changing environment.