At a Glance
- Tasks: Lead workshop operations, ensuring safe and efficient maintenance of fleet and refrigeration assets.
- Company: Join Petit Forestier Group, a family-owned leader in cold chain expertise for over 117 years.
- Benefits: Enjoy a meaningful career with competitive pay, growth opportunities, and a focus on safety.
- Other info: Be part of a dynamic team dedicated to excellence and customer service.
- Why this job: Make a real impact by improving life through effective fleet management and team leadership.
- Qualifications: Experience in workshop management and a passion for continuous improvement.
The predicted salary is between 40000 - 50000 £ per year.
To lead and manage all workshop operations, ensuring the safe, compliant and cost‑effective maintenance of the fleet and refrigeration assets. The Workshop Manager is accountable for workshop performance, technician productivity, fleet availability, maintenance budgets, compliance standards and continuous improvement initiatives. The role is responsible for developing a high‑performing team whilst ensuring all maintenance activities meet company, customer and legislative requirements.
Key Responsibilities
- Oversee all workshop maintenance activities.
- Ensure efficient planning and utilisation of labour, facilities and equipment.
- Monitor workshop productivity and efficiency.
- Drive improvements in fleet availability and maintenance performance.
- Ensure workshop standards are maintained at all times.
- Ensure the effective maintenance of all vehicles and refrigeration assets.
- Monitor vehicle reliability and identify recurring defects.
- Implement preventative maintenance strategies to reduce downtime.
- Review asset performance and support lifecycle planning.
- Ensure compliance with Operator Licence requirements, DVSA regulations, Road Transport legislation, Health & Safety legislation, and Company maintenance standards.
- Lead maintenance audits and compliance reviews.
- Ensure all maintenance documentation and records are complete and accurate.
- Manage corrective actions arising from audits and inspections.
- Manage workshop operating budgets and monitor maintenance costs and expenditure.
- Approve repair work and major expenditure within authority limits.
- Manage supplier performance and contract compliance.
- Identify and deliver cost‑saving opportunities without compromising safety or compliance.
- Monitor and report on Fleet availability, VOR performance, Workshop productivity, Labour utilisation, Maintenance costs, and Compliance performance.
- Establish and track departmental KPIs.
- Develop action plans to improve performance.
- Ensure excellent levels of customer service are delivered.
- Build strong relationships with operational teams, customers and suppliers.
- Act as the primary escalation point for significant maintenance issues.
- Support depot operational objectives through effective fleet management.
- Drive process improvements within workshop operations.
- Implement best practice maintenance standards.
- Identify opportunities to improve efficiency, compliance and customer service.
- Support digitalisation and utilisation of workshop management systems.
- Champion a positive safety culture across the workshop.
- Ensure risk assessments and safe systems of work are implemented.
- Investigate accidents, incidents and near‑misses.
- Ensure environmental and waste management procedures are followed.
Workshop Manager in London employer: Petit Forestier UK
At Petit Forestier Group, we pride ourselves on being a family-owned company with over 117 years of experience, dedicated to improving lives through our cold chain expertise. As a Workshop Manager, you will thrive in a supportive work culture that values safety, compliance, and continuous improvement, while also benefiting from opportunities for professional growth and development within a diverse team of 5,900 talents across 23 countries. Join us in making a meaningful impact by ensuring the reliability of essential goods and enjoy the unique advantage of working in a company that prioritises both employee well-being and customer satisfaction.
