We are seeking an experienced Workshop Manager to take full ownership of our commercial vehicle fleet while leading a skilled team of HGV Engineers. This is a key operational role, ensuring our vehicles remain safe, compliant, and ready to support our customers every day.
Why Boughey?
* Competitive base salary plus bonus and car allowance
* Monday to Friday
* 33 days holiday including bank holidays with the option to buy more
* Extensive progression opportunities across the wider group that has 2 other businesses
* Extensive training opportunities with funded accredited courses
* Discounts across shopping, groceries, travel, entertainment, dining, days out, health & beauty and much more!
* On-site gym
* Long service awards
* The usual: company pension, life assurance, cycle to work scheme, employee assistance programme, free refreshments, free on-site parking
Day to Day
* Responsible for the operational compliance, maintenance and transport legislation implementation across the vehicles, trailers and equipment
* Ensure Safety and legal compliance with all statutory regulations and company standards, to work within agreed KPI's to deliver improved fleet availability
* Promoting a 'right first time' culture within your team, to internal and external customers
* Work with operational managers to implement improvement plans and monitor progress relating to compliance, accidents and fuel use
* Ensure vehicles and trailers are roadworthy, manage service providers; ensuring defects, service inspections and MOT's are carried out in accordance with maintenance agreements
* Ensure forward planning, MOT and Service slots ahead of time so as not to affect overall fleet availability to the operation
* Investigate accident trends, feedback to the operation with suggestions to drive reductions
* You’ll be involved in various transport related project work to improve performance
* Responsibility regarding vehicle operations costs, coordinating the Fleet team who are responsible for maintenance and repair costs
* Maintain Health & Safety/ BRC/ Quality standards throughout the operational environment
* Recruit, develop and retain the best available talent and provide coaching, training and constructive feedback on a regular basis to ensure the team maximises its contributions to the business.
* Control of departmental budget, responsibility for LGV Technician teams and achieving of KPI’s
* Overseeing maintenance of HGV Vehicles and associated assets.
* Responsible for stock and components within the workshop area and the procurement of new equipment, refurbishment of existing equipment and the sale of equipment no longer required.
* Management of Periodic Maintenance Inspection Checks, MOTs, unscheduled defects and damage.
What will you bring?
* A background in mechanical engineering with HGV or PCV vehicle qualifications is essential
* Effective leadership skills with the ability to lead and manage a team of technicians within a workshop environment
* Health and Safety focused approach to workshop processes
* Strong communicator with the ability to collaborate on cross-departmental projects
* Continuous improvement focus to support or lead initiatives across the department
* Strong organisational skills ensuring all vehicles maintenance checks are scheduled and completed on time/in advance to best utilise the fleet
Who are Boughey?
NWF Group comprises of 3 key businesses: NWF Fuels, NWF Agriculture & Boughey Distribution. Employing over 1,400 colleagues across the group, we encourage and empower our people to progress and move fluidly through the group, meaning the sky really is the limit when you join us!
What makes Boughey Distribution different? We store and transport food in a way that is best for our customers, people, communities and the planet! Boasting a 60-year heritage we are committed to on-going investment in our facilities, vehicles, systems and our people. We have more than 1.5 million square feet of warehouse space alongside 160 trucks & 365 trailers, and we want you to be a part of it!
We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all suitably qualified persons regardless of their race, sex, disability, religion/belief, sexual orientation or age.
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