Fleet Workshop Manager: Keep Trucks Road-Ready

TIP Group; Felixstowe; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 52,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Private Healthcare

Pension Scheme with Aviva

Income Protection

Life Assurance

Annual wellbeing contribution

Employee referral bonus

Job summary

TIP Group is seeking a hands-on Workshop Manager to lead our workshop, keep trailers on the road, and drive performance. You will own workshop operations, prioritise repairs, and lead a team that takes pride in quality and safety.

As a hands-on leader, you’ll monitor inspections and repairs to meet standards and legislation, analyse maintenance trends, and spot commercial opportunities for optimisation. This role is on-site in Felixstowe, with a focus on efficiency and reliability.

Qualifications

• Time-served technician background or City & Guilds Level 1-3 with trailer & truck repair experience.
• Previous workshop or team management experience.
• Strong organisation, admin, and IT skills with the ability to prioritise workloads and meet deadlines.
• A confident communicator who can challenge, question, and work autonomously.

Responsibilities

• Managing workshop operations, including loading, repair prioritisation, systems, and processes to meet customer and business demands.
• Working closely with a supportive, hands-on team to maintain safe, efficient, and high-performing workshop practices.
• Keeping customers’ fleets road-ready by minimising downtime and identifying economical repair solutions.
• Ensuring inspections, services, and repairs meet company standards and comply with EHS and legislation.
• Analysing maintenance trends, managing staffing and overtime, and highlighting performance and commercial opportunities to management.

Skills

Team leadership

Organisation

IT skills

Autonomous working

Effective communication

Education

City & Guilds Level 1, 2 & 3 (or equivalent)

Job description

TIP Group is seeking a hands-on Workshop Manager to lead our workshop, keep trailers on the road, and drive performance. You will own workshop operations, prioritise repairs, and lead a team that takes pride in quality and safety.

As a hands-on leader, you’ll monitor inspections and repairs to meet standards and legislation, analyse maintenance trends, and spot commercial opportunities for optimisation. This role is on-site in Felixstowe, with a focus on efficiency and reliability.