Hands-On Workshop Manager: Plant & Light Vehicles

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

Benefits offered by this job

Bupa

25 days annual leave

Bank holidays

Job summary

ANT Recruitment is supporting an established UK transport and engineering business seeking a Workshop Manager to lead a mixed plant and light-vehicle workshop. You will be hands-on on the tools while supervising daily activity, ensuring servicing, repairs and quality control.

Ideal candidates have hands-on leadership experience, the ability to coach technicians, manage prioritisation, and develop routines, records and communication between workshop and fleet management.

Qualifications

• Strong practical maintenance background with credible workshop supervisory or management experience.
• Ability to lead technicians while contributing to fault-finding and repairs.
• Confident coordinating a mixed vehicle/plant workload and recognising personal limits.
• Experience checking work quality, supporting colleagues and maintaining clear maintenance records.
• Organised, constructive approach to improving an established workshop and bringing people together.

Responsibilities

• Plan and allocate daily maintenance work, balancing routine servicing, repairs and equipment availability.
• Stay visible on the workshop floor and provide hands-on technical support rather than managing entirely from an office.
• Monitor work in progress, inspect completed work and follow up defects, incomplete tasks and recurring faults.
• Coach technicians and support apprentices within their competence and supervision needs.
• Develop clear working routines, job records, housekeeping and communication between the workshop and fleet management.
• Help establish suitable workshop equipment, resources and maintenance processes as the operation is improved.
• Prioritise safe, legal and compliant maintenance, escalating issues that need specialist advice or further authorisation.
• Set professional standards for punctuality, teamwork, responsibility and care of vehicles and equipment.

Skills

Maintenance leadership

Workshop supervision

Fault finding

Team coordination

Record keeping

Education

Technical/workshop-management qualifications

Tools

Forklifts

Hydraulic equipment

Generators

Job description

ANT Recruitment is supporting an established UK transport and engineering business seeking a Workshop Manager to lead a mixed plant and light-vehicle workshop. You will be hands-on on the tools while supervising daily activity, ensuring servicing, repairs and quality control.

Ideal candidates have hands-on leadership experience, the ability to coach technicians, manage prioritisation, and develop routines, records and communication between workshop and fleet management.