Assistant Service Manager

Vertu Motors; Bradford; Remote; GBP 35,000 - 43,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

25 days holiday

Rewards platform discounts

Preferential service rates

Colleague purchase scheme

Share incentive scheme

Pension

Enhanced maternity & paternity

Job summary

Vertu Nissan Bradford is seeking an Assistant Service Manager to support the Service Manager and lead a busy aftersales team. The role focuses on planning work, allocating technicians, and ensuring productivity and timely delivery of service jobs.

The ideal candidate will have managerial experience, exceptional communication skills, and a full UK driving licence, with opportunities for career progression within a large motor retailer.

Qualifications

• Previous managerial experience in a workshop/service environment.
• Strong communication skills and leadership ability.
• Full, valid UK driving licence.

Responsibilities

• Plan incoming work and manage the service department's time and resources.
• Assign technicians to tasks to maximise productivity and meet deadlines.
• Lead, coach and develop the service team and manage performance.

Skills

Managerial experience

Communication

Driving licence

Job description

Vertu Nissan Bradford

Assistant Service Manager, £35,000 basic OTE £43,000

Here at Vertu Nissan Bradford we have a great opportunity for an Assistant Service Manager to join the team with a competitive basic salary and with an OTE of up to £43,000. If you are looking for career progression and the chance to work for one of the largest Motor Retailers in the UK then this could be the opportunity for you.

This is a great opportunity to join our very successful aftersales team and progress your career to a Service Manager role over time.

The main focus of the role is to support the Service Manager in the day to day management of the Service Department.

This will involve ensuring all incoming work is planned as well as managing the time and resource of your team. You will assign a team of Technicians to tasks ensuring productivity is maximised and that deadlines are adhered to. As a line manager, you will be responsible for performance management and you will lead, coach and develop your team and know how to get the best out of people so they perform to their highest level.

Our ideal candidate will have previous managerial experience, either within a Workshop Controller role, Senior Service Role or you may have already worked within the Service Manager position. This is an excellent opportunity to show us that you have an enviable and proven track record of performance. You will have exceptional communication skills and have a full, valid UK driving license.

We are proud to be the Motor Retailer who invests more in our colleague’s personal development than any other, so if you are successful, you can look forward to on-going training opportunities that provide you with the right career path, career progression and a range of benefits you would expect from an employer of choice which includes:

• 25 days holiday rising with length of service plus bank holidays
• Access to our online rewards platform giving you cash back and discounts for multiple retailers
• Preferential Service Rates
• Colleague Purchase Scheme
• Share Incentive Scheme
• Pension
• Enhanced Maternity & Paternity

If your application is successful we will need to complete employment checks prior to you starting with us. For this role, these can include us verifying your recent employment, address and credit history. We may also conduct a criminal record check and a driving license check.