At a Glance
- Tasks: Lead the Vehicle Maintenance Unit, ensuring fleet safety and peak performance.
- Company: Join Müller UK & Ireland, a top brand in dairy products.
- Benefits: Enjoy competitive salary, bonuses, private medical insurance, and 25 days holiday.
- Other info: Work in a fast-paced setting with a focus on continuous improvement.
- Why this job: Make a real impact in a dynamic environment with career growth opportunities.
- Qualifications: Management experience in fleet maintenance and strong technical knowledge required.
The predicted salary is between 29700 - 36300 £ per year.
Müller UK & Ireland is wholly owned by the Unternehmensgruppe Theo Müller which employs over 24,000 people throughout Europe.
In the UK, Müller develops, manufactures and markets a wide range of branded and private label dairy products made with milk from more than 1,700 British farmers.
The Müller brand is ranked at No.7 in The Grocer's Top 100 list of Britain’s Biggest Brands, and is also the 7th most chosen brand in the UK.
Lead the Team Behind the Fleet
We're looking for a proactive and experienced Garage Manager to join our Transport Department based at our Bellshill & Glasgow Depots.
This is a fantastic opportunity for someone with strong technical knowledge and leadership skills to take charge of our Vehicle Maintenance Unit (VMU), ensuring our fleet is safe, compliant, and operating at peak performance.
- Location: Bellshill/Glasgow
- Contract: Full Time / Permanent
- Salary: Competitive (monthly paid)
- Hours: 40 hours per week
- What You'll Be Doing
- Lead the day-to-day operation of the Vehicle Maintenance Unit, ensuring all maintenance activities are completed safely, efficiently, and to the highest standards.
- Manage workshop resources, labour allocation, and repair schedules to maximise fleet availability and minimise downtime.
- Ensure all vehicles, trailers, and workshop activities remain fully compliant with DVSA, Operator Licence, health and safety, and company standards.
- Drive a proactive preventative maintenance culture, identifying opportunities to improve reliability and reduce operating costs.
- Monitor workshop performance, productivity, maintenance spend, and key fleet engineering KPIs.
- Lead, coach, and develop engineering and workshop teams, creating a culture of accountability, engagement, and continuous improvement.
- Investigate vehicle failures, defects, incidents, and engineering-related root causes, implementing corrective actions where required.
- Build effective working relationships with internal stakeholders, customers, suppliers, manufacturers, and third-party service providers
- Maintain high standards of housekeeping, safety, quality, and audit readiness across all workshop activities.
- Support fleet replacement, vehicle specification, and engineering improvement initiatives to enhance operational performance.
What We're Looking For
- Previous management experience within a fleet maintenance, transport engineering, commercial vehicle, or workshop environment.
- Technical knowledge of HGVs, trailers, vehicle maintenance systems, defect management, and engineering best practices.
- An understanding of fleet compliance, preventative maintenance planning, vehicle legislation, and operational risk management.
- Experience managing workshop performance, budgets, resource planning, and productivity.
- Strong problem-solving and decision-making skills, with the ability to manage competing priorities in a fast-paced environment.
- Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.
- Good IT skills, including Microsoft Excel, Word, Outlook, and Power Point.
- Knowledge of transport and logistics operations and the critical role engineering plays in delivering customer service and operational efficiency.
We value our people and offer a wide range of benefits
- Up to 10% annual bonus
- 4 x Life Assurance policy
- Private Medical Insurance
- 25 days holiday plus bank holidays (rising with service)
- Enhanced Maternity & Paternity Family Leave
- Enhanced Bereavement Leave
- Pension Employer Contribution Scheme (matched up to 8%)
- Exclusive access to Müller Rewards, offering a variety of online and in-store discounts
- Business Supplied IT Equipment
- Concessionary products
- Career Progression and Development Opportunities
- Free parking
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