Assistant Manager / Workshop Controller

Activate Group Limited; Manchester; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 42,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

£5,000 sign-on bonus

33 days holiday

Quarterly bonus up to £2,800 per annum

Annual pay review

Health Shield plan

Life assurance

Job summary

ACTIVATE GROUP LIMITED is seeking an Assistant Manager / Workshop Controller in Manchester to guide workshop operations, monitor throughput, and uphold quality and safety standards. You will lead a team, coordinate repairs, and ensure excellent customer service throughout the repair journey.

Join a growing UK business offering a competitive salary, sign-on bonus, enhanced holidays, and a structured career path with development and progression opportunities at Activate Accident Repair Manchester.

Qualifications

• Solid understanding of the repair industry, vehicle legislation and trade practice.
• Knowledge of Health and Safety, including EPA and risk assessment.
• Confident computer literacy.
• Natural leadership and coaching ability.
• Strong knowledge of the repair process and vehicle construction.
• Ability to stay calm and effective under pressure.

Responsibilities

• Implement operational workshop loading system in line with policy and procedures, with targets/deadlines.
• Liaise with office logistics to monitor vehicles coming into site for repair.
• Optimise use of resources within area of responsibility against targets.
• Deliver exceptional customer service at every step.
• Champion Health and Safety in the workshop and PPE responsibility for the team.
• Flag potential Health and Safety risks to affected parties.
• Monitor and control workshop output and efficiencies.
• Explain repair procedures clearly to workshop and customers.
• Direct use of workshop equipment when allocating tasks.
• Value vehicles at market rate to determine repair economics.
• Keep material wastage within target.
• Ensure no customer vehicle or contents are damaged or lost.

Skills

Leadership

Coaching

Health & Safety

Computer literacy

Repair process knowledge

Calm under pressure

Job description

ASSISTANT MANAGER / WORKSHOP CONTROLLER

Activate Accident Repair – Manchester
Unit 4 Canary Way, Pendlebury, Manchester M27 8AW

Hours: 45 hours per week
Reports to: Bodyshop Manager

£5,000 SIGN-ON BONUS – paid in full on successful completion of your probation period

We're looking for a Assistant Manager / Workshop Controller to play a key role at Activate Accident Repair Manchester, ensuring repairs are carried out effectively and accurately to achieve the highest possible standards of technical quality within the bodyshop.

Activate Group is a growing UK business approaching 1,000+ team members nationwide. This is a genuine opportunity to build a long-term career with a company that invests in its people and offers real development and progression.

WHY YOU'LL LOVE WORKING HERE

• £5,000 sign-on bonus, paid in full after you complete your probation period
• 33 days holiday (including bank holidays)
• Quarterly bonus scheme worth up to £2,800 per annum
• Annual pay review so your reward keeps pace with your contribution
• Enhanced family leave covering maternity, paternity, shared parental and adoption pay
• Life assurance at three times your basic salary
• Health Shield cash health plan for every team member
• Free breakfast cereals and milk every day, free fruit every Monday, and a free breakfast delivered every Wednesday

WHAT YOU'LL BE DOING

• Implementing the operational workshop loading system in line with company policy and procedures, making sure targets and deadlines are met or addressed
• Liaising with office logistics colleagues to monitor the number of vehicles coming into site for repair
• Making optimum use of the resources within your area of responsibility, against agreed targets
• Delivering exceptional customer service at every step
• Championing Health and Safety in the workshop, including responsibility for the personal protective equipment worn by your team
• Flagging any potential Health and Safety risk to the people who could be directly affected by it
• Monitoring and controlling workshop output and efficiencies
• Explaining repair procedures and processes clearly to the workshop and to customers with varying levels of understanding
• Directing the use of workshop equipment when allocating tasks
• Valuing vehicles at market rate to determine the economics of a repair
• Keeping material wastage within target
• Making sure no customer vehicle, or its contents, is ever damaged or lost while under repair

WHAT YOU'LL BRING

• A solid understanding of the repair industry, vehicle legislation and trade practice
• Knowledge of Health and Safety, including the provisions of the EPA and risk assessment
• Confident computer literacy
• Natural leadership and coaching ability
• Strong knowledge of the repair process and vehicle construction
• The ability to stay calm and effective under pressure

WHAT WE OFFER

• A competitive salary, dependent on experience
• A quarterly bonus scheme worth up to £2,800 per annum
• A supportive, professional working environment
• The opportunity to grow with a dynamic and ambitious company
• Genuine career development and progression opportunities

ABOUT ACTIVATE GROUP

Every role at Activate Group is aligned to our wider vision and purpose: making someone's bad day better. Activate Group is a fast-growing business approaching 1,000 team members nationwide, working with some of the UK's largest fleets and insurance companies to support drivers involved in road incidents. We manage every step of the repair journey, repairing vehicles at our own Activate Accident Repair (AAR) bodyshops as well as through a UK-wide network of trusted independent repair partners.

Benefits:

• Cycle to work scheme
• Discounted or free food
• Employee mentoring programme
• Enhanced maternity leave
• Enhanced paternity leave
• Health & wellbeing programme
• Life insurance
• On-site parking
• Paid volunteer time