Job Title: Workshop Manager
Shift: Monday : Friday days (40 hrs)
Location: Barnstaple
Salary: GBP 48,000 : GBP 52,000
Workshop Manager opportunity
Are you a skilled and motivated leader ready to take charge of busy workshop operations? Were looking for a dynamic Workshop Manager to oversee our contracts in North Devon and Somerset West and Taunton. This is a hands:on leadership role focused on delivering excellence across vehicle maintenance, compliance, customer satisfaction, and team performance.
Duties of the Workshop Manager
: Managing multi:skilled technicians across our main and satellite workshops.
: Building strong, proactive relationships with clients to ensure service expectations are met or exceeded.
: Ensuring all workshop activity complies with health and safety legislation and company policies.
: Overseeing all vehicle maintenance and repairs (internal and external), ensuring compliance with manufacturers guidelines, contractual obligations, and legal standards.
: Driving performance in workshop KPIs, SLAs, service scheduling, quality control, and parts management.
: Controlling workshop systems, authorisations, and providing technical guidance to the team.
: Leading and developing your team through effective training, support, and performance management.
: Supporting other contracts and rental fleet maintenance as part of the wider SFS business.
: Using fleet management systems effectively for reporting, compliance, and cost control.
Experience/skills required for the Workshop Manager
: Recognised vehicle engineering qualification (e.g. City and Guilds) for HGVs
: National Certificate of Professional Competence (CPC)
: Strong understanding and implementation of Health and Safety within workshop operations
: Track record in successfully managing vehicle workshops
: Professional, confident communicator and problem solver
: Excellent organisational and multitasking skills
: Self:motivated, with the ability to work independently and within a team
: Strong influencing and change management skills
Desireable
: Experience with municipal vehicle maintenance
: HGV Category C licence
: IOSH Health and Safety qualification
: Membership of IRTE or similar industry body
This is your chance to lead a high:performing workshop environment where your expertise and leadership will directly influence success. You'll be joining a forward:thinking company committed to operational excellence, customer satisfaction, and professional development.
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