Area Workshop Manager

Suez View All Jobs; Luton; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

SUEZ in Luton is seeking an experienced Area Workshop Manager to oversee the Luton fleet workshop and external service providers across the area. You will ensure heavy goods and commercial vehicles stay compliant, reliable, and available to support operations.

You will lead workshop teams, manage budgets, and compile monthly reports while promoting best practices and maintaining high health and safety standards. Strong leadership and fleet knowledge are required.

Qualifications

• Higher National Certificate (HNC) approved apprenticeship in vehicle engineering or equivalent.
• Health and safety qualification, IOSH or higher.
• Management qualification.
• Certificate of Professional Competence (CPC) road haulage operations.
• Familiarity with DVSA guide to roadworthiness.

Responsibilities

• Oversee maintenance of fleet assets across multiple sites, ensuring compliant vehicles for operations.
• Manage workshop resources and budgetary targets; uphold health and safety for all staff.
• Compile monthly workshop activity reports and handle employee matters.
• Promote best practice and ensure adherence to SUEZ UK procedures across the remit.
• Lead multi-site maintenance facilities with a focus on reliability and availability.

Skills

Interpersonal skills

Planning

Organisational skills

Communication

Team leadership

Financial awareness

Problem-solving

Education

HNC in Vehicle Engineering

IOSH or higher Health & Safety qualification

Management qualification

CPC road haulage operations

Tools

Fleet management systems

Computer literacy

Job description

Are you an Experienced Workshop Manager or looking to take the next step in your career within the world of fleet? We're excited to offer a fantastic opportunity for an Area Workshop Manager to join our team at SUEZ in Luton. This is a high-impact role, perfect for someone who thrives on variety, problem-solving, and building strong relationships across a large operational area. In this role, you'll take ownership of the Luton fleet workshop as well as external service providers across Luton, working closely with other Workshop Managers, HGV Technicians and key service partners. Together, you'll ensure our extensive fleet of Heavy Goods and Commercial Vehicles stays available, reliable, safe and fully compliant - supporting our operational teams to deliver essential services.,

• You will be tasked with managing the maintenance of all fleet assets across multiple sites in the Manchester region, and ensuring that fully compliant vehicles are provided to the operations in a timely manner.
• You will be responsible for each workshop resource and budgetary targets, with overall responsibility for the health and safety of the employees within the workshop.
• You will compile monthly reports on workshop activities and manage all employee related matters.
• You will promote best practice across your remit and ensure that all SUEZ recycling and recovery UK procedures are always being adhered to. Previous experience of managing multi-site maintenance facilities.
• Higher National Certificate (HNC) approved apprenticeship in vehicle engineering or equivalent.
• Health and safety qualification, Institution of Occupational Safety and Health (IOSH) or higher.
• Management qualification.
• Certificate of Professional Competence (CPC) road haulage operations.
• To be conversant with the (Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) guide to maintaining roadworthiness.
• Display product knowledge of refuse collection vehicles and systems.
• Have significant industry knowledge.
• Knowledge of all aspects of vehicle compliance criteria.
• To be conversant with the principles of fleet management systems.
• Financial awareness.
• Health and safety.
• Knowledge and experience of Lean, 5s methodology.

You will have excellent interpersonal skills, with the ability to manage and motivate a team. Be computer literate, with excellent planning, organisational and communications skills. You will act in an honest, responsible and respectful manner with a professional conduct. Ensure the health, safety and wellbeing of employees, customers and other personnel is prioritised as well as complying in all circumstances with the laws and regulations connected with your activities.

At SUEZ the efficient and sustainable management of resources around the globe is at the heart of everything we do. Respect - acting ethically and with integrity - is one of our core values. We're passionate about the environment and believe in protecting our world. Over 90,000 likeminded people worldwide makes for an incredible team, where collaboration and trust are part of the way we work. With true team spirit, we can give our customers a standard of service that goes above and beyond and ensure that our local communities have access to essential water and waste services.