Bodyshop Manager / Accident Repair Centre Manager
Join our team at OC Motor Repairs and take the lead in a busy accident repair centre where you can make a real impact on performance, service and team success. This is a great opportunity to shape day-to-day operations, motivate a skilled team and help drive high standards across the centre.
If you’ve also worked in the following roles, we’d also like to hear from you: Repair Centre Manager, Bodyshop Operations Manager, Bodyshop General Manager, Bodyshop Production Manager, Workshop Manager, Bodyshop Supervisor, Accident Repair Manager, Collision Centre Manager
Benefit from a monthly bonus incentive and career progression opportunities
Salary: £45,000 - £55,000 per annum + Bonus + Benefits
Location: Liverpool, Merseyside, North West England
Job type: Full-Time, Permanent
Working hours: Monday to Friday, 7:00am - 5:30pm
Job overview
This is an excellent opportunity to lead a busy accident repair operation where high standards, customer service and commercial performance matter. The Bodyshop Manager / Accident Repair Centre Manager will oversee daily delivery, support the team and maintain efficient, high-quality repairs.
Working with suppliers, customers and senior management, the Bodyshop Manager / Accident Repair Centre Manager will monitor targets, profitability and management information while resolving operational issues and complaints.
The Bodyshop Manager / Accident Repair Centre Manager will oversee workshop discipline, staff records and HR matters, helping maintain a professional and productive environment.
About us
OC Motor Repairs is an established, insurance-approved accident repair network operating across the UK. With 19 years’ trading, the business has grown from a specialist repair operation into a nationwide network, investing in its people, training, technology and modern facilities along the way.
The team works with today’s vehicles using EV-ready facilities and modern repair technology, covering everything from body and paintwork to ADAS calibration and four-wheel alignment. With a strong focus on quality workmanship, professional standards and continuous improvement, OC Motor Repairs offers an environment where experienced automotive professionals can make an impact and continue developing their careers.
Duties
- Centre Efficiency: Oversee the efficient running of the accident repair centre
- Commercial Performance: Support and sustain company profitability
- Supplier Relationships: Maintain effective supplier relationships and negotiate confidently
- Workshop Standards: Manage workshop discipline and maintain professional standards across the team
- Work Allocation: Delegate work effectively to maintain service levels
- Customer Service: Ensure customers receive an efficient and satisfactory service
- HR Administration: Maintain staff records and manage HR-related matters
- Target Monitoring: Actively monitor progress against targets
- Management Information: Maintain daily MI figures and report issues promptly to senior management
- Customer Resolution: Handle complex customer enquiries and complaints
Candidate requirements
Essential
- Previous bodyshop supervisory or management experience
- Experience with BSI
- Excellent interpersonal skills and the ability to build successful business relationships
- Strong negotiation and influencing skills
- Clear communication skills face to face, by telephone and in writing
- Strategic planning, organisation and time management skills
- Strong problem-solving ability
- Computer literacy with a thorough understanding of Microsoft Office
- Ability to produce reports to a high standard
Benefits
- Monthly bonus incentive
- Opportunities for internal promotion and progression
- Optional lottery scheme with a jackpot of over £1k per month
- Charity fundraising events
- Star of the Month incentives
- 20 days' annual leave with all bank holidays off
- Additional annual leave after 2 years' service
- Workplace pension scheme
- Annual work events such as a Christmas party
- Free uniform
This job is being advertised by AWD online on behalf of OC Motor Repairs Ltd
Job Ref: AWDO-P15328
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