Maintenance Workshop Manager

L&C Employment Consulting; Shrewsbury; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A recruitment consulting agency in Shrewsbury seeks an experienced Work Shop Manager to lead a small team and manage daily operations. Responsibilities include overseeing maintenance, assisting in repairs, and liaising with external engineers. Practical experience in engineering is essential, along with a valid UK driver's licence. This role offers the opportunity to work in a growing engineering specialist environment.

Qualifications

• Experience managing staff within engineering or maintenance.
• Practical, hands-on experience is essential.
• Valid UK driver's licence required.

Responsibilities

• Manage daily workshop staff operations.
• Oversee vehicle and equipment maintenance.
• Support engineering team with parts procurement.
• Assist in hands-on repair as needed.
• Liaise with external service engineers.

Skills

Team management

Vehicle and equipment maintenance

Communication skills

Organisational skills

IT literacy

Job description

Works Shop Manager Permanent - Shrewsbury

L & C Consulting are recruiting on behalf of a small, but rapidly growing, privately owned, Engineering specialist on the outskirts of Shrewsbury for an experienced Work Shop / Maintenance Manager to join them on a permanent basis. Working days, Mon Fri.

Managing a small team of workshop staff, duties will include (but not be limited to):

All areas of daily management including

• Day to day workshop staff management
• Manage team in vehicle and equipment maintenance including PPM scheduling, test and pre-use checks as well as reactive repair
• Support engineering team in parts procurement and stock management
• Assisting in hands on repair as appropriate
• Liaising with & managing external service engineers

Experience of managing staff within engineering / maintenance is essential to be considered for this role, ideally in general or agricultural engineering. Practical, hands on experience is also essential.

You ll also need to be IT literate and have experience of managing an engineering stores environment. You ll need to posses a valid, UK drivers licence as there will be a need for occasional travel to support breakdowns etc.

Excellent communication, man-management and organisational skills are all essential from the right applicant.

The Shrewsbury site is fully accessible from Telford, Bridgnorth, Welshpool, Oswestry etc

Alternative job titles may include: Production Manager, Fabrication Manager, Engineering Manager, Workshop Manager, Foreman, Production Supervisor, Works Manager, Works Supervisor, Shop Floor Manager etc

L & C Consulting

Specialising in the recruitment of permanent and temp to perm roles in the Shropshire area -you ll find we provide a professional but friendly, efficient, system driven recruitment service - where we remember that people do matter. Offering a full recruitment service across a variety of sectors; we continuously strive to ensure we give an honest, reliable service.

Due to the high volume of applications we receive it is not always possible to respond to unsuccessful applicants. Therefore if we have not responded to your application within four working days, please assume that on this occasion your application has not been successful.

With a wealth of specialist knowledge in the local, recruitment market, L & C Consulting are an employment agency working on behalf of our clients. L & C Consulting is an Equal Opportunities Employer. Applicants must be eligible to work in the UK full time without restriction.