At a Glance
- Tasks: Lead a dynamic workshop, plan workloads, and support a talented team of technicians.
- Company: Join a reputable company focused on quality and teamwork.
- Benefits: Competitive hourly rate, full-time hours, and a permanent position.
- Other info: Enjoy a supportive environment with opportunities for professional growth.
- Why this job: Step up your career while making a real impact in a hands-on role.
- Qualifications: Experience in vehicle maintenance and strong leadership skills required.
The predicted salary is between 26 - 26 £ per hour.
Salary: £24.00 - £26.00 per hour
Hours: Monday to Friday, 7:30am - 5:30pm
Shift: Permanent day shift
Employment type: Full-time, permanent
The Role
As Workshop Foreman, you will take responsibility for planning workloads, allocating jobs and supporting technicians on the workshop floor. You will play a key role in maintaining productivity, reducing downtime and ensuring excellent standards of workmanship across the department.
Your responsibilities will include:
- Supervising and coordinating the workshop's daily operations
- Planning workloads and allocating jobs to technicians and apprentices
- Monitoring progress to ensure work is completed safely and on schedule
- Providing hands-on technical support with diagnostics, servicing, repairs and fault-finding
- Inspecting completed work and maintaining high quality-control standards
- Supporting, motivating and developing technicians and apprentices
- Prioritising urgent repairs and helping to minimise vehicle or equipment downtime
- Liaising with service advisors, parts teams, suppliers and management
- Ensuring tools, equipment and workshop facilities are properly maintained
- Completing job cards, inspection sheets and compliance documentation accurately
- Promoting safe working practices and maintaining a clean, professional workshop
What We're Looking For
We would like to hear from experienced Workshop Foremen, Workshop Supervisors, Senior Technicians or skilled technicians who are ready to take the next step in their careers. The successful candidate will ideally have:
- Strong experience within vehicle maintenance, fleet, plant or a similar engineering environment
- Previous supervisory or team-leadership experience
- Excellent technical knowledge of servicing, diagnostics, maintenance and repairs
- The confidence to support technicians with complex faults and technical issues
- Strong organisational skills and the ability to manage competing priorities
- A calm, practical approach to decision-making
- Good communication and team-management skills
- A strong commitment to safety, quality and compliance
- Basic IT skills for updating workshop systems, records and reports
Qualifications: NVQ Level 3, City
Workshop Foreman employer: NMS Recruit Limited
Join a leading fleet management business in Livingston, where you'll be part of a dynamic team dedicated to maintaining a major supermarket's fleet. With competitive pay, generous overtime opportunities, and access to further training and qualifications, this role offers not just a job but a pathway for growth in a supportive and forward-thinking work culture. Experience the satisfaction of quality work in a state-of-the-art workshop while being valued as an essential member of a rapidly expanding operation.
