Group Workshop Manager

Holt Recruitment; Liverpool; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 70,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Company pension scheme

28 days holiday including Bank Holiday

Job summary

Group Workshop Manager role based in Merseyside, reporting to Directors, with responsibility for engineering operations across a growing fleet business. This senior leadership position focuses on driving workshop performance, standards, compliance, and strategic growth across multiple sites, while not requiring hands-on management.

Key duties include setting standards, technical guidance, governance, and cross-site efficiency improvements, with a competitive £60,000–£70,000 salary DOE and a

Qualifications

• Significant experience managing HGV or commercial vehicle workshop operations.
• Strong knowledge of DVSA regulations and Operator Licence compliance.
• Experience leading multiple workshops or large engineering teams.
• Excellent leadership and people management skills.
• Commercial awareness with a focus on cost control.
• A process-driven approach with strong organisational skills.
• The ability to influence change and drive continuous improvement.

Responsibilities

• Set and maintain engineering and maintenance standards across multiple workshops.
• Provide senior technical guidance and decision‑making support.
• Act as the final escalation point for complex technical issues.
• Oversee workshop planning, scheduling and resource allocation.
• Improve workshop efficiency and reduce vehicle downtime.
• Monitor performance across multiple depots and implement continuous improvements.
• Ensure full compliance with DVSA regulations and Operator Licence requirements.
• Maintain robust maintenance systems and inspection programmes.
• Ensure workshops remain audit‑ready with accurate and compliant records.
• Work closely with compliance teams to uphold industry standards.
• Lead and develop Garage Managers and senior engineers.
• Create clear accountability and consistent working standards.
• Support apprentice development and engineering succession planning.
• Foster a culture of continuous improvement.
• Oversee workshop budgets and cost control.
• Manage supplier performance and procurement standards.
• Support long‑term fleet and workshop investment planning.
• Drive consistent use of workshop management systems.
• Develop scalable processes across the engineering function.
• Eliminate inefficient working practices and improve operational structure.

Skills

Leadership

DVSA regulations

Multi-site oversight

Cost control

Process improvement

Job description

Group Workshop Manager

Location: Merseyside

Salary: £60,000 - £70,000 DOE

Job Type: Full-Time | Permanent

We're looking for an experienced Group Workshop Manager to take ownership of engineering operations across a growing fleet business.

This is a senior leadership position where you'll drive workshop performance, engineering standards, compliance, and long-term operational strategy across multiple sites.

If you thrive on building high-performing teams, improving processes, and creating scalable workshop operations, this could be the ideal next step in your career.

This isn't a hands-on Workshop Manager role.

Instead, you'll provide strategic leadership, technical oversight, and direction to ensure every workshop operates safely, efficiently, and consistently.

The Role Reporting directly to the Directors, you'll be responsible for leading the workshop function across the group, ensuring maintenance standards, compliance, and engineering excellence remain at the highest level.

Working alongside Garage Managers and Compliance teams, you'll remove operational bottlenecks, improve fleet availability, and build a workshop structure capable of supporting continued business growth.

Key Responsibilities Engineering Leadership

• Set and maintain engineering and maintenance standards across multiple workshops
• Provide senior technical guidance and decision‑making support
• Act as the final escalation point for complex technical issues

Workshop Performance

• Oversee workshop planning, scheduling and resource allocation
• Improve workshop efficiency and reduce vehicle downtime
• Monitor performance across multiple depots and implement continuous improvements

Compliance & Governance

• Ensure full compliance with DVSA regulations and Operator Licence requirements
• Maintain robust maintenance systems and inspection programmes
• Ensure workshops remain audit‑ready with accurate and compliant records
• Work closely with compliance teams to uphold industry standards

Team Leadership

• Lead and develop Garage Managers and senior engineers
• Create clear accountability and consistent working standards
• Support apprentice development and engineering succession planning
• Foster a culture of continuous improvement

Commercial & Supplier Management

• Oversee workshop budgets and cost control
• Manage supplier performance and procurement standards
• Support long‑term fleet and workshop investment planning

Systems & Process Improvement

• Drive consistent use of workshop management systems
• Develop scalable processes across the engineering function
• Eliminate inefficient working practices and improve operational structure

What We're Looking For

We're looking for someone who can combine strong technical knowledge with proven leadership experience.

You'll ideally have:

• Significant experience managing HGV or commercial vehicle workshop operations
• Strong knowledge of DVSA regulations and Operator Licence compliance
• Experience leading multiple workshops or large engineering teams
• Excellent leadership and people management skills
• Commercial awareness with a focus on cost control
• A process‑driven approach with strong organisational skills
• The ability to influence change and drive continuous improvement

What's in it for You?

• Competitive salary of £60,000 - £70,000 depending on experience
• Company pension scheme
• 28 days holiday including Bank Holidays
• A genuine opportunity to shape and develop the engineering function of a growing business
• Senior leadership role with autonomy and influence
• Long‑term career progression within an expanding organisation

Working Hours

• Monday to Friday: 6:30am - 5:00pm
• Saturday: 7:00am - 12:00pm (subject to business requirements)