Job Title: Workshop Manager
Location: Greater Manchester
Salary: £37,000-£40,000
The Workshop Manager will oversee and manage the workshop plus a team of fitters. Working on HGVs and Trailers experience in Tippers and Walking Floors would be an advantage.
The ideal candidate will have:
* Previous experience of engineering supervision within a HGV environment
* Formally trained in an engineering discipline, and qualified to C&G 390, NVQ level 3, or equivalent
* Certificate of Professional Competence
Duties to Include:
* Organising and directing the work of participants in a workshop.
* Maintaining order and enforcing the rules of the workshop.
* Supervising all workshop activities, especially technical issues.
* Forecasting and ordering spare parts for specific jobs/special job or for stocks replenishment.
* Following up on actual progress of each individual repair job.
* Providing on-the-job training as well as coaching and mentoring to mechanics and helpers.
* Monitor Workshop Performance and determine ways to improve overall operations.
* Ensure effective implementation of all engineering policies and procedures
* Maintain high level of equipment availability and reliability at optimal cost
* Support compliance to all legislative requirements, and internal QHSE standards
* Ensure continuous improvement in all engineering standards, using best practice
* Manage workshop labour and administrative resources to achieve all specified maintenance standards and objectives
Provide technical advice to location staff
* Ensure all maintenance actions are carried out to appropriate standard and in within acceptable timescale.
* Ensure safe systems of work are applied to all activities carried out.
* Identify collective and individual staff training needs.
* Deliver technical ‘toolbox talk' type information sessions to fitting staff
* Maintain appropriate stock holding levels for spares, sundries, fuels and lubricants.
* Liaise with external parts and service providers when required.
Other Skills
MS office skills with Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook.