Workshop Manager

Position:               Workshop Manager
Location:              Stockport
Salary:                   £50K
Hours:                  M-F 7am-5pm or 8am-6pm + 1 in 2 Sat am’s  
Benefits:               Simplyhealth plan, increased holiday allowance 

Workshop Manager opportunity

My client, a multi-site commercial vehicle fleet maintenance company in the North West is looking to recruit an experienced Workshop Manager at their Stockport site. This role is 100% off the tools and reports directly into the Depot manager / Operations
Director. The workshop you will be managing is a recently built state of the art  workshop with an adjoining ATF Lane

The Workshop Manager will be responsible for
 

• Leading a team of HGV Technicians and support staff (drivers & Office) motivating and supporting them to work to a high standard
• Manage the workshop control operation, planning workload and resource and ensuring there is an efficient flow of authorised work, and relevant internal / customer documentation is completed correctly and in a timely manner
• Liaising with customers regarding service schedules, updates, authorities and completion of work
• Managing the workshop activities to ensure jobs are completed in a timely fashion
• Raising of job cards, estimates & invoices as required and update status of jobs on the system in an accurate and timely fashion
• Ensure any customer online portals are used correctly
• Ensuring that parts are available for the job at the correct time
• Processing purchase orders accurately
• Manage the WIP
• Maintaining discipline across the whole site.
• Ensuring that all equipment is maintained in a proper fashion and all Health & Safety arrangements are in place.
• Promoting Health and Safety within the depot.

Experience required for the Workshop Manager 

• Must have previous workshop manager experience gained within an HGV Workshop or be in a supervisor / Senior HGV Technician role and be looking to take the next step up/move off the tools
• Previously worked on HGV’s as an HGV Technician
• City & Guilds / NVQ level 3 in Heavy Vehicle Mechanics, Maintenance & Repair or equivalent
• MOT lane knowledge would be beneficial
• Hold a Full UK driving licence

To apply for this Workshop Manager role with one of the region’s leading commercial vehicle maintainers reply to this advert with an up-to-date copy of your CV

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