At a Glance
- Tasks: Manage multi-site fleet operations and ensure compliance with regulations.
- Company: Join a leading organisation focused on municipal workshop operations.
- Benefits: Competitive daily rate, hybrid work pattern, and immediate interviews.
- Other info: Opportunity for career growth and to work with a supportive team.
- Why this job: Step into a critical role and make a real impact in fleet management.
- Qualifications: Experience in heavy vehicle workshops and strong leadership skills required.
The predicted salary is between 96000 - 96000 £ per year.
Location: Cumberland (Depot portfolio across Brampton, Workington, Whitehaven)
Pay Rate: £400.00 per day
Contract Length: 6 Months (Initial)
Work Pattern: Hybrid (3 Days Depot-Based / 2 Days WFH)
The Role
Are you an expert in heavy vehicle compliance and municipal workshop operations? We are urgently seeking an experienced, high-caliber Interim Fleet Workshop Manager to step into a critical 6-month backfill role in Cumberland. Managing a multi-site depot portfolio, you will act as the operational anchor-supporting lead mechanics on the ground, optimizing workshop throughput, and safeguarding strict regulatory compliance.
Key Responsibilities:
- Workshop Oversight: Manage day-to-day operations across 5 operational depots, ensuring the maintenance schedules of specialist vehicles (refuse collection, highways maintenance, winter gritters, and grounds equipment) are strictly adhered to.
- Compliance Management: Ensure absolute adherence to O-Licence standards, MOT regulations, and the statutory requirements of the Office of the Traffic Commissioner.
- Team Support: Spend 3 days a week traveling between sites (Brampton to Whitehaven) to assess operational capabilities, support senior mechanics, and champion a rigorous Health Safety culture.
- Record Integrity: Audit and streamline fleet maintenance record management to ensure best practices are met ahead of any regulatory inspections.
The Ideal Candidate:
- Proven track record managing complex, heavy-vehicle workshops (ideally within local authority, waste management, or logistics sectors).
- Comprehensive, working knowledge of the Office of the Traffic Commissioner regulations and O-Licence compliance.
- Exceptional leadership skills with a "boots-on-the-ground" approach to supporting engineering and mechanical teams.
- Highly organized, IT-literate, and capable of working autonomously across multiple sites.
- Full UK Driving License is mandatory.
How to Apply
This is an urgent requirement with interviews happening immediately. If you have the required compliance background and are ready to command a premium daily rate, don't wait. Call directly: Email your CV to:
Interim Fleet & Workshop Operations Manager employer: Randstad Care
Randstad Care is an exceptional employer, offering a dynamic work environment in Cumberland that prioritises employee growth and development. With a hybrid work pattern and a focus on compliance and operational excellence, employees benefit from a supportive culture that values teamwork and innovation. Join us to make a meaningful impact while enjoying competitive pay and the opportunity to work across multiple sites, enhancing your professional experience in fleet management.
