Head of Workshops

Location:
South of England (multi-site role, with regular travel between sites)

Salary:
Competitive, plus benefits

Reporting to:
Board level

Our client is a well-established operator with a large HGV fleet working from several sites. They are looking for a Head of Workshops to take ownership of all workshop operations across the group.

This is a senior role. You will set the direction for fleet engineering, make sure every site meets the same high standard of compliance, and build a strong engineering culture where people are held to account.

The role

Set and own the strategy for all workshop operations across the group

Line manage the Workshop Managers on every site, and develop senior technicians, supervisors and apprentices

Make sure every site meets 100% PEM compliance and fully meets DVSA, O Licence and manufacturer requirements

Achieve consistently high MOT first time pass rates and keep the business ready for a DVSA audit at all times

Manage defects, VOR risk, repeat faults and root cause analysis

Make processes, systems and reporting the same across all workshop sites

Own the workshop budgets, including labour, overtime, agency spend, parts, stock and external repair costs

Manage relationships with external repairers, parts suppliers and specialist contractors

Lead on health and safety, including LOLER and PUWER inspections, safe systems of work and incident investigations

Report KPIs, risk and performance to the senior leadership team

What you will bring

Extensive experience running multi-site HGV/LGV workshop operations

A proven track record of managing Workshop Managers and senior technicians

Strong knowledge of DVSA requirements, O Licence undertakings and fleet compliance

Experience owning workshop budgets and improving cost performance

A hands-on approach together with strategic thinking, and the ability to influence at director level

Experience in waste, logistics or transport is an advantage

Qualifications

NVQ Level 3 (or equivalent) in Heavy Vehicle Maintenance and Repair

Transport Manager CPC

IOSH Managing Safely or NEBOSH equivalent

Full UK driving licence with Class 1 HGV

ILM Level 5 or equivalent management qualification

IRTEC accreditation, an Engineering or Management degree/HND, or CILT membership would be an advantage

To apply, send your CV via (url removed) or call (phone number removed) for a confidential conversation.

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