HGV Workshop Supervisor

Kautec Recruitment Ltd; Slough; On-site; GBP 36,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

Kautec Recruitment Ltd is seeking a Workshop Supervisor in Reading. This role targets a Senior HGV Technician moving into supervision, overseeing a busy workshop and ensuring efficient allocation of work to vehicle engineers.

It may involve hands-on assistance with mechanics and handling a range of heavy vehicles. The position requires robust knowledge of modern vehicle technologies, and candidates with City & Guilds/NVQ automotive qualifications are preferred.

Qualifications

• Senior HGV technician aspiring to supervisor role.
• Experience in HGV or fleet workshop environment.
• Good knowledge of commercial vehicle technology.

Responsibilities

• Oversee productivity and efficiencies of a busy workshop.
• Manage day-to-day workshop activities and allocations.
• Ensure jobs are allocated via a card system to vehicle engineers.
• Verify work meets specifications within timeframes.
• Coordinate with Parts Department to maintain correct stock and equipment.

Skills

HGV experience

Supervisory / team leadership

IT literacy

Workshop operations

Education

City & Guilds / NVQ level in automotive

Tools

Vehicle transaction systems

Job description

HGV Workshop Supervisor
Are you a Senior HGV Fitter, HGV Mechanic, HGV Technician looking for a Supervisory role?
Looking for a workshop based role in the Reading area?
Are you looking for a Monday to Friday job? 45 hours per week,
anywhere 6am and 6pm
Permanent, Full-time role, Salary up to £60,000p/a
This is a role for a Senior HGV Technician who is looking to take their career to the next level into a chargehand or supervisory level.

You will be responsible for:

• the productivity and overall efficiencies of a busy workshop.
• to oversee the day to day activity.
• ensuring that Jobs are allocated via a card system to the Vehicle Engineers.
• Making sure that the work has been carried to the correct specifications and within the time frames.
• Liaise with the Parts Department to ensure the correct equipment is being used to carry out the repairs and to ensure correct stock levels are maintained.

Whilst this is a Workshop Supervisor role, you may be required to jump on the spanners and assist the mechanics in the workshop. The type of vehicles worked on range from heavy goods vehicles (HGV's), road tankers, MOD, GSE, gritters, RCV's Refuge vehicles and road sweepers.

This role would suit someone who has had experience of working in a similar role within a HGV or Council Fleet workshop environment and has good commercial vehicle knowledge from a technical perspective.

The Fitters under your guidance are highly skilled. They will be looking after a mix of Diesel, hybrid and fully electric vehicles, it is therefore important that you are up to date with modern vehicle technologies.

Ideally for this Workshop Supervisor role

• you will be fully qualified to (City & Guilds) or NVQ level or equivalent
• What is also important is that you are used to vehicle transaction systems and have solid IT skills.

Kautec Recruitment recruit for a variety of sectors and are actively seeking to recruit HGV Technicians, HGV Fitters, Mechanics, Mobile Technicians, PSV Technicians, Engineers for our Fleet Management Clients across the UK.

Workshop Supervisor Vacancy
Location: Reading
Day shift: Monday to Friday,
45 hours per week, plus overtime
Up to £60,000
Permanent, full time position

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