workshop manager
Location: TruckEast Witham, 5 Moss Road, Witham CM8 3UQ
Salary Details: Competitive salary, plus excellent benefits
Job Type: Full-time, Permanent. Monday - Friday 07:00-16:00, 1 in 2 Saturdays 08:00-12:00
Reporting to: Branch Manager
Overview
The Workshop Manager is responsible for the smooth running of the Workshop; overseeing the Technician team, ensuring key performance indicators are achieved, whilst maintaining positive relationships with our customers.
essential duties and job responsibilities
- 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
- Strive to deliver or exceed depot key performance indicators:
- MOT First time pass rate
- Workshop Productivity
- Customer Satisfaction Index
- Scania Dealer Operating Standards targets Financial performance of the workshop operation
- Lead and motivate staff
- Build and develop customer relationships
- Liaise with parts department to ensure planned work is fully catered for
- Obtaining correct authority for repairs to be carried out
- Manage workshop administration processes
- Ensure appropriate clocking’s are made and all job cards and service sheets are completed in a timely manner
- Maintain a high standard of cleanliness and tidiness
- Participate in and promote all Scania GB / TruckEast initiatives
- Any other duties relevant to the smooth and efficient operation of the department as determined by your manager
CANDIDATE REQUIREMENTS
- Technical Qualification (City & Guilds or NVQ Qualified Technician) or proven experience repairing & maintaining vehicles
- Current driving licence
- Autoline 8.35 use
- Supervisory or management experience
- LGV/HGV licence
- Ability to work within a team
- Excellent organisation and analytical skills
- Ability to work within guidelines and to deadlines
- Solution driven approach
- Excellent written and oral communication skills
- Excellent customer service skills
- Detail orientated
- High level of computer literacy
- Ability to work under pressure
- Possess excellent accuracy and numeracy skills
- Awareness and understanding of Health and Safety requirements
- General knowledge of the industry
- Management of personnel preferred
- Computer literate
employee benefits
- Bonus scheme
- Refer a friend scheme - up to £2,000 per successful referral
- Life assurance scheme
- Optional private health insurance
- Enhanced overtime rates
- Additional employer pension contributions
- Structured Scania training programme
- 30 days holiday per year including Bank holidays, increasing with length of service
- 24/7 mental health and wellbeing support
- Long service recognition and rewards
- All required PPE equipment provided