At a Glance
- Tasks: Lead a dynamic workshop, ensuring excellence and productivity while supporting your team.
- Company: Join one of the UK's fastest growing fast-fit automotive businesses.
- Benefits: Enjoy 32 days holiday, bonuses, extensive training, and staff discounts.
- Other info: Great opportunities for career progression and personal development.
- Why this job: Make a real impact in a fast-paced environment and advance your career.
- Qualifications: Qualified vehicle technician with supervisory experience preferred.
Join one of the UK's fastest growing fast-fit automotive businesses and advance your career in a dynamic workshop environment. Our client is looking for an Assistant Workshop Manager to join their team at their Buxton Centre.
As an Assistant Workshop Manager / Workshop Controller you will be the front-of-house technical specialist and deputy who ensures workshop excellence, safety, productivity, and technical quality across the Centre. This is a 50/50 role managing the workshop while working as a senior technician including leading quality checks, final inspections and supporting workload and deadlines.
Location: Buxton
Pay / salary: Basic: £32,000 - £36,000 + £6,000 OTE
Shift and schedule: 08.30 to 17.30 Monday to Friday with a set day off in the week, every Saturday 08:30 - 16:00
Benefits:
- 32 days holiday including Bank Holidays
- Bonus scheme up to £6,000
- Extensive on-going training programme
- Career development: training and Company growth to boost career progression
- Staff discounts on servicing, tyres, and MOTs
- Life Insurance
- Pension scheme
- Employee Assistant Program
- Long service recognition, enhanced maternity and paternity leave
- Retail vouchers, eye care vouchers, buy/sell holidays, flu jab, cycle to work scheme, Company events
Job Responsibilities:
- Own productivity and technical quality, optimising bay utilisation, job allocation and labour efficiency to deliver right-first-time work and maximise workshop output.
- Be an efficient member of the team carrying out a range of repairs, services and diagnostics.
- Maintain and drive achievement of personal and collective workshop productivity targets, labour efficiency rates, ramp utilisation and key operational KPIs, implementing corrective actions where needed to optimise performance and output.
- Maintain the highest standards of technical quality, vehicle safety and workmanship, leading quality checks, final inspections and continuous improvement in technical standards across the workshop.
- Coach, mentor and develop technicians on a day-to-day basis, raising technical capability, embedding new operating model standards and supporting skill development and career progression.
- Step up confidently to lead centre operations and make operational decisions in the Centre Manager's absence, ensuring continuity of service, standards and team performance.
- Drive compliance, safety and data integrity in the workshop, partnering with Area Compliance on audits and risk assessments while contributing accurate technical records and performance KPIs.
Requirements:
- Strong technical background as a qualified vehicle technician / mechanic with proven diagnostic and repair experience (Ideal)
- Previous experience in a supervisory, team leader, or senior technician role (workshop, fast-fit or dealership environment) e.g. Workshop Controller, Workshop Manager
- Experience with EV / high-voltage systems and advanced driver assistance systems (ADAS)
- Continuous improvement experience in a workshop setting
- Hold a level 3 qualification in light vehicle maintenance & repair
- Valid UK driving licence - Essential
If you would like to know more and be considered for the role, or simply want a Job Pack with more details, please apply.
Assistant Workshop Manager in Buxton employer: Octane Recruitment Ltd
Join a thriving fast-fit automotive business in Buxton, where your career can flourish in a supportive and dynamic workshop environment. With a strong emphasis on employee development, our client offers extensive training programmes, generous benefits including 32 days of holiday, and a bonus scheme, ensuring that you are well-equipped to excel in your role as Assistant Workshop Manager. Experience a culture of teamwork and continuous improvement, where your contributions are valued and recognised, making it an excellent place for meaningful and rewarding employment.
