At a Glance
- Tasks: Lead a team of Vehicle Technicians to ensure smooth workshop operations.
- Company: Join Walkers Motor Group, a family-owned dealership with over 40 years of experience.
- Benefits: Enjoy 23 days holiday, pension scheme, staff discounts, and ongoing training.
- Other info: Great career development opportunities in a busy, successful dealership.
- Why this job: No weekend work means more time for you while earning a competitive salary.
- Qualifications: Experience in managing a team and strong communication skills are essential.
The predicted salary is between 31500 - 38500 £ per year.
- NO WEEKEND WORK WITH THIS ROLE
- Dealership / Employer
- Walkers Motor Group - Vauxhall & Peugeot
- Flaxley Road, Selby, North Yorkshire YO8 4BG
- Salary
- Hours
- Monday to Thursday 8:00am - 5:00pm
- NO WEEKENDS
- Other benefits
- 23 Days Holiday plus bank holidays
- Pension Scheme
- Staff Discounts
- Excellent ongoing professional training
- Excellent career development opportunities
- Job security with a successful, busy main dealership
Walkers Motor Group are a family owned business, operating the Vauxhall and Peugeot franchises.
They have been successfully selling and repairing cars in the Nottinghamshire and Yorkshire areas for over 40 years.
The role
The Workshop Controller role is one of the busiest and most important roles within the dealership and consists of assigning work to Vehicle Technicians to ensure the smooth running of the workshop.
The role will involve ensuring all incoming work is planned as well as managing the time and resource of your team.
You will assign a team of Technicians to tasks ensuring productivity is maximised and that deadlines are adhered to.
Key responsibilities
- Overseeing a team of Vehicle Technicians
- Responsible for ensuring all incoming work is planned and managed effectively
- Assigning work to Vehicle Technicians and ensuring maximum productivity is being achieved
- Utilisation of the workshop is at full capacity
- Handling customers queries, over the phone and face to face
- Meeting deadlines and set objectives
- To identify additional work that needs doing and upsell to customers
Experience and skills we're looking for
- Experience of managing a team of Vehicle Technicians or Mechanics
- Must be able to demonstrate leadership and identify problems within the workshop and understand how to fix them
- Must have a CAN-DO attitude with the ability to prioritise / organise work to ensure the workshop runs smoothly
- Strong communication is ESSENTIAL - you are the central person who service, parts and technicians will report too and therefore must be able to give quick solutions to any issues
- Ability to maximise utilisation and productivity
- Technically minded, preferably with previous Vehicle Technician / Car Mechanic experience
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