HVAC Service Supervisor — Lead Field Team (Company Vehicle)

Workshop Recruitment; England; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 55,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Company vehicle

On-site parking

Full training

Career development

Job summary

Workshop Recruitment is seeking a Service Supervisor for Theale, Reading. The role leads a busy service department, overseeing reactive call-outs, PPMs, repairs and small projects, with a focus on HVAC or refrigeration expertise and strong team leadership.

You will manage field engineers, coordinate service schedules, produce quotes, and maintain H&S compliance while driving customer satisfaction and efficiency. Full-time, on-site role with training and career development.

Qualifications

• Essential background within HVAC and/or Refrigeration industry.
• Experience in a Service Supervisor, Service Manager or Engineering Management role.
• Experience managing field-based service engineers.
• Strong planning, scheduling and organisational skills.
• Commercial awareness with the ability to manage budgets and costs.
• Excellent communication and leadership skills.
• A proactive approach with a passion for delivering exceptional customer service.

Responsibilities

• Lead the day-to-day running of the service department, ensuring efficient planning and delivery of all reactive and planned service activities.
• Oversee service scheduling and resource allocation for breakdowns, maintenance visits and repair works.
• Take ownership of breakdown response, ensuring prompt engineer allocation and timely resolution.
• Produce quotations for additional works and small projects following engineer site visits.
• Manage service contracts, ensuring all planned visits are completed on time, to the required standard and within budget.
• Oversee contract renewals and maintain strong customer relationships.
• Ensure all Health & Safety documentation, including RAMS, is maintained and engineers and subcontractors remain fully compliant.
• Lead and support the Service Desk, ensuring accurate job logging, tracking and completion.
• Manage, coach and develop field service engineers, carrying out performance reviews and audits.
• Build and manage a reliable subcontractor network, ensuring quality, compliance and value for money.
• Act as the main point of escalation for customer issues, resolving complaints professionally and effectively.
• Monitor labour, parts and subcontractor costs to ensure accurate job costing and commercial performance.
• Track and report on service KPIs, identifying opportunities for continuous improvement.
• Ensure compliance with all relevant legislation, including F-Gas regulations and Health & Safety requirements.

Skills

HVAC industry

Refrigeration

Planning & scheduling

Budget management

Leadership

Customer service

Job description

Workshop Recruitment is seeking a Service Supervisor for Theale, Reading. The role leads a busy service department, overseeing reactive call-outs, PPMs, repairs and small projects, with a focus on HVAC or refrigeration expertise and strong team leadership.

You will manage field engineers, coordinate service schedules, produce quotes, and maintain H&S compliance while driving customer satisfaction and efficiency. Full-time, on-site role with training and career development.