Hands-On Workshop Manager: Plant & Light Vehicles

ANT Recruitment; Studley CP; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 48,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Bupa health cover

Pension plan

25 days annual leave

Job summary

ANT Recruitment is supporting an established UK transport and engineering business in appointing a hands-on Workshop Manager. You will lead a mixed plant and light-vehicle workshop, while remaining actively involved in diagnosis, servicing and repairs.

This is a working manager role with time on the tools, daily supervision, coaching and quality control across vans, pickups, forklifts, hydraulic equipment and generators. Mon–Fri, no weekends currently.

Qualifications

• Strong practical maintenance background with supervisory or management experience.
• Ability to lead technicians while contributing to fault-finding and repairs.
• Confident coordinating mixed vehicle/plant workload and recognising limits of competence.
• Experience checking work quality and maintaining clear maintenance records.

Responsibilities

• Plan and allocate daily maintenance work, balancing servicing, repairs and availability.
• Stay hands-on on the workshop floor and provide technical support.
• Monitor work in progress, inspect completed work and follow up on defects.
• Coach technicians and apprentices within supervision needs.

Skills

Supervisory experience

Hands-on fault finding

Vehicle/plant workload management

Maintenance record keeping

Education

Technical or workshop-management qualifications

Tools

Forklift operation

Hydraulic equipment

Generators

Job description

ANT Recruitment is supporting an established UK transport and engineering business in appointing a hands-on Workshop Manager. You will lead a mixed plant and light-vehicle workshop, while remaining actively involved in diagnosis, servicing and repairs.

This is a working manager role with time on the tools, daily supervision, coaching and quality control across vans, pickups, forklifts, hydraulic equipment and generators. Mon–Fri, no weekends currently.