Jack Turner – Regional Manager
Would you recommend the Management Scheme to someone joining the business?
Absolutely, I thoroughly enjoyed my time doing it. One of the biggest benefits is the level of exposure it provides across the business, from everyone in the depots to the senior leadership team. You can get involved in a variety of projects and work with people at all levels of the organisation. I wouldn’t hesitate to recommend it to anybody.
How would you describe the culture at Wernick?
I will be going into my eighth-year next year, and I love it. The good thing is and without sounding too cliche, the people who we work with every day are fantastic and certainly within Wernick Hire; it’s a very tight-knit team. I think working within the depot management environment, you get a lot of relationships built all the way across the business, which helps going into the role that I’m in now.
What do you enjoy about your job and why?
One of the best things about working as a Regional Manager is the variety, as every day brings something different. I’m fortunate to work with a fantastic team, building strong relationships with both the Regional Managers and Depot Managers. We all work closely together and support one another, which creates a positive team environment. I always enjoy visiting the depots and it’s rewarding to see how committed everyone is to achieve our shared goals.
What motivates you to do well?
I’ve always been very self-motivated but seeing the results, watching weekly figures improve and strong P&L performance really drives me and the wider team to succeed along with achieving high customer satisfaction from successful project delivery. We have leaderboards and they are a great way to encourage healthy competition, keep everyone motivated and push us to achieve more. I’ve always been keen to succeed in every role I’ve done within Wernick and been driven to perform well, that continues to motivate me as well as watching the teams and people around me succeed too.
What advice would you give to new employees joining the business, particularly those enrolling on the Management Scheme?
The advice that I always give to any graduates or management trainees is to get involved in absolutely everything you can. If somebody asks you to do something, jump in at the deep end and just do it, that’s how you get the most experience with lots of support behind you.
The management programme gives you the opportunity to meet new people and work in different locations, which can feel daunting at first. My advice is to embrace these experiences, step outside your comfort zone and get involved in as much of the business as possible. The more you put into the programme, the more you’ll get out of it. That’s certainly what I did, and I believe it put me in a strong position when opportunities for progression came along.
