Description
Position: Depot Manager
Location: St Helens
Hours: Monday to Friday 7am-4.30pm
Pay: £45,000 Basic + Annual Bonus OTE £52,000-£57,000
Contract: Permanent
Benefits: Fully expensed vehicle + fuel card (or car allowance) + annual bonus scheme (up to 30% of basic salary)
About your new Depot Manager role
My client is a well-established HGV Maintenance company with circa 20 depots around the UK. They ensure a high standard of work, boast a near 100% first time MOT pass rate and ensure all staff are provided with constant training and progression opportunities. Due to internal promotion they are now looking for a new Depot Manager to run the Haydock site.
The Depot Manager will be responsible for
- Looking after circa 200 pieces of kit to include trucks and trailers
- Responsible for a team (circa 12) of HGV Technicians and support staff leading, 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
- Ensure that all staff are fully instructed on safe workshop practices and correct use of all workshop equipment
- Ensure the workshop works to legal and Company standards at all times
- Responsible for the daily control of the workshop (runs 24/7) in order to maintain a high level of productivity and quality repair
Experience required for the Depot Manager role
- Must have experience gained in a similar depot manager role to be considered
- Full UK driving licence
- You will either have experience working on HGV vehicles and/or the qualifications to do so and ideally worked on a variety of commercial vehicles.
- City & Guilds / NVQ level 3 in Heavy Vehicle Mechanics, Maintenance & Repair or equivalent
- HGV Technician and workshop experience
- COSHH/IOSH Experience of working in a management role (supervisory/above)
To apply for this Depot 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