Workshop Manager needed in Plymouth Paying  £38.09 per ref 1678624

Full time hours on a temporary basis

Key Responsibilities

• Oversee all daily workshop activity to ensure efficient delivery of scheduled maintenance, repairs, and statutory inspections.
• Ensure all vehicles are inspected, maintained, and tested on time and in full compliance with legislation, VOSA requirements, and Operator Licence obligations.
• Monitor workshop performance, ensuring high standards of service, safety, and output.

• Manage and support a team of 14 operational staff (14 FTE), overseeing workloads, priorities, performance, and development.
• Promote a positive team culture focused on safety, quality, and continuous improvement.

• Manage a service budget of £750,000, ensuring value for money in all maintenance, repair and inspection activities.
• Optimise resource allocation, parts usage, procurement, and contractor relationships to support efficient operations.

• Develop, implement, and monitor workshop policies, procedures, and processes to ensure safe and efficient practices.
• Take full responsibility for Health & Safety within the workshop, including risk assessments, equipment condition checks, safe systems of work, and statutory compliance.
• Ensure vehicles and workshop operations meet legal, safety, and quality standards at all times.

• Ensure a customer‑focused service, delivering work within agreed timescales and to the required standards.
• Monitor KPIs, performance data, service delivery, and job turnaround times.

• Maintain current knowledge of legislation, industry standards, and best practice within fleet maintenance.
• Identify opportunities to improve workshop processes, efficiency, and service quality.

If you are interested in the role, please email your CV to [email protected] quoting the reference number. 

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