Lead Workshop Supervisor – Vehicle Maintenance

NMS Recruit Ltd; Greater London; On-site; GBP 33,000 - 36,000; Full time

Job summary

NMS Recruit Ltd is seeking a Workshop Foreman for a permanent day shift in London. You will plan workloads, allocate jobs to technicians and apprentices, and support the workshop team to maintain productivity and high workmanship standards.

The role requires supervising daily operations, monitoring progress, providing hands-on diagnostic and repair support, ensuring safety, quality, and compliant documentation, and liaising with service advisors and parts teams.

Qualifications

• Experience in vehicle maintenance or fleet engineering.
• Previous supervisory or team-leading experience.
• Strong knowledge of servicing, diagnostics, and repairs.
• Commitment to safety and quality standards.

Responsibilities

• Supervising and coordinating the workshop's daily operations.
• Planning workloads and allocating jobs to technicians and apprentices.
• Monitoring progress to ensure work is completed safely and on schedule.
• Providing hands-on technical support with diagnostics, servicing, repairs and fault-finding.
• Inspecting completed work and maintaining high quality-control standards.
• Supporting, motivating and developing technicians and apprentices.
• Prioritising urgent repairs and helping to minimise downtime.
• Liaising with service advisors, parts teams, suppliers and management.
• Ensuring tools, equipment and workshop facilities are properly maintained.
• Completing job cards, inspection sheets and compliance documentation accurately.
• Promoting safe working practices and maintaining a clean, professional workshop.

Skills

Supervisory experience

Workshop planning

Diagnostics knowledge

Team leadership

Health & safety

Communications

IT skills

Education

NVQ Level 3

UK driving licence

Job description

NMS Recruit Ltd is seeking a Workshop Foreman for a permanent day shift in London. You will plan workloads, allocate jobs to technicians and apprentices, and support the workshop team to maintain productivity and high workmanship standards.

The role requires supervising daily operations, monitoring progress, providing hands-on diagnostic and repair support, ensuring safety, quality, and compliant documentation, and liaising with service advisors and parts teams.