At a Glance
- Tasks: Lead a dynamic service team and manage spare parts for a growing engineering company.
- Company: Established engineering and machinery manufacturing business in Doncaster.
- Benefits: Competitive salary, pool vehicle, generous holiday entitlement, and career development opportunities.
- Other info: 90% office-based role with minimal travel, perfect for work-life balance.
- Why this job: Take ownership of a key role while staying hands-on with engineering challenges.
- Qualifications: Strong engineering background and experience in service management or supervision.
The predicted salary is between 40000 - 60000 £ per year.
We are currently recruiting for an experienced Parts / Service Manager to join a well-established and growing engineering and machinery manufacturing business based in Doncaster. This is an excellent opportunity for someone with a strong hands-on engineering background who is ready to take ownership of both a busy service engineering team and the company's spare parts function. The role will be approximately 90% office based and 10% travel, making it particularly suitable for an experienced Service Engineer, Service Manager or Engineering Supervisor who wants to move away from being constantly on the road while remaining heavily involved in the technical side of engineering.
Key Responsibilities
- Manage and develop the company's spare parts department
- Identify opportunities to improve the efficiency and organisation of the spares function
- Oversee a team of approximately 8-9 Service / Installation Engineers
- Provide technical support and guidance to engineers when required
- Assist engineers with technical problems, breakdowns and customer requirements
- Manage and coordinate service and installation activities
- Support the continued growth of the Service and Installation Engineering teams
- Improve spare parts stock control, recording and availability
- Work closely with engineering and other departments to improve service delivery
- Use previous hands-on engineering experience to provide practical technical support
- Help develop processes and procedures across the service and spares functions
What We're Looking For
- Strong hands-on engineering background
- Time-served Engineer or equivalent practical engineering experience
- Previous experience within Service Engineering, Field Service, Installation or Engineering Management
- Experience supervising, leading or supporting Service Engineers would be highly advantageous
- Strong technical fault-finding and problem-solving ability
- Experience within machinery, industrial equipment or manufacturing environments
- Good organisational and people-management skills
- Experience managing spare parts, engineering stores or stock would be advantageous
- Comfortable dealing with customers and providing technical support
- Agricultural machinery or agricultural engineering experience would be particularly advantageous
- Someone capable of identifying improvements and helping grow the department
Package
- £40,000 - £60,000 salary, dependent on experience
- Permanent, days-based position
- Monday to Thursday, 8:00am - 5:00pm
- Friday, 8:00am - 4:30pm
- Approximately 90% office based / 10% travel
- Pool vehicle available when required
- 20 days holiday plus statutory holidays, with additional holiday entitlement available
- Excellent opportunity to take ownership of and develop a growing service and spare parts function
Parts & Service Manager in Doncaster employer: All The Top Bananas
Join a dynamic engineering and machinery manufacturing business in Doncaster, where your expertise as a Parts & Service Manager will be valued and nurtured. With a strong focus on employee development, a supportive work culture, and a competitive salary package, this role offers the perfect balance of office-based responsibilities and hands-on technical involvement. Enjoy additional benefits such as a pool vehicle for travel, generous holiday entitlement, and the opportunity to lead a dedicated team while driving efficiency and innovation in service delivery.
