Workshop Manager

Stagecoach Group; Barrow-in-Furness; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading transportation company in Barrow-in-Furness is seeking a Workshop Manager for its depot. The successful candidate will oversee fleet maintenance, ensuring high standards and safety practices are upheld. This role requires a professional engineering qualification and strong leadership skills, offering competitive salary and benefits including free bus travel and career progression opportunities.

Benefits

25 days holiday plus bank holidays

Company pension scheme

Free bus travel for you, partner, and children

Employee discount scheme

Ongoing training and development

Qualifications

• Firm technical knowledge essential for diagnosing complex issues.
• Ability to motivate staff and uphold high maintenance standards.
• Experience in managing workshop operations and health & safety practices.

Responsibilities

• Ensure daily service targets and maintenance tasks are met.
• Control daily workshop loading and monitor health & safety practices.
• Communicate targets and action plans to staff via daily briefings.

Skills

Technical knowledge

Supervision

Motivational skills

Attention to detail

Education

Professional engineering qualification

Job description

Salary

Competitive

Applications are invited for the post of Workshop Manager at our Barrow Depot to support our fleet maintenance function across our Cumbrian depots.

Reporting to the Engineering Manager, you will ensure that daily service targets are met and all maintenance tasks are completed to exacting standards.

Through first-line supervision, you will control daily workshop loading, monitor H&S practices, and ensure buses are in top condition for our customers.
You will communicate targets and action plans to staff each day via briefing sessions, emphasizing improved reliability.

A firm technical knowledge is essential, as you will be the first point of contact to assist our teams in diagnosing and rectifying complex issues.

You will also be responsible for the safe and efficient maintenance of this busy depot location, ensuring premises are secure, clean, and safe for staff and visitors.

The role requires someone with energy, enthusiasm, and the ability to motivate staff to meet targets and uphold high standards for bus maintenance and cleanliness, ensuring buses are available for daily operations.

You should possess an appropriate professional engineering qualification, have an eye for detail, and a passion for continuous improvement.

An excellent salary and benefits scheme are on offer, along with career progression opportunities.

Benefits include:

1. 25 days per year, plus bank holidays.
2. Company pension scheme.
3. Free bus travel for you, a partner, and children (up to age 16).
4. Employee discount scheme.
5. Ongoing training and development.
6. Competitive salary.

Stagecoach promotes an inclusive workplace culture where everyone can be themselves and all differences are celebrated. We welcome applications from all backgrounds, genders, ethnicities, races, religions, beliefs, disabilities, neurodiversity, sexual orientations, and ages.

Location:

Stagecoach in Cumbria CNL, Walney Rd, Barrow-in-Furness LA14 5UY

We are committed to creating a diverse environment and are proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age, or veteran status.