Senior Fleet Workshop Lead — 24/7 HGV/Trailer Maintenance

Royal Mail; Crick; On-site; GBP 68,000 - 82,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Family friendly support

Sick pay

Dental insurance

Health assessment

Benefits account

Wellbeing

Job summary

Royal Mail Group is seeking an exceptional Fleet Workshop Manager to lead its Midlands Super Hub maintenance facility. You will oversee a 16-bay, 24-hour operation, driving safety, compliance and performance across a large team and a substantial budget.

You will partner with senior stakeholders to shape standards and ways of working, delivering reliable vehicle availability and continuous improvement across the network.

Qualifications

• Significant leadership experience in a large-scale HGV/trailer workshop.
• Advanced technical qualification (IMI Level 3 or equivalent).
• Strong knowledge of vehicle compliance, road transport legislation and DVSA requirements.
• Experience managing substantial budgets, resources and performance.
• Proven ability to lead, coach and develop teams through change and performance improvement.

Responsibilities

• Lead a safe, legally compliant 16-bay, 24-hour workshop operation.
• Deliver maintenance services across a complex operation while maximizing vehicle availability.
• Manage a budget of around £10 million and drive cost efficiency.
• Provide visible leadership to ~60 colleagues and coach performance.
• Lead ISO 9001 quality standards implementation and continuous improvement.
• Build relationships with senior stakeholders and trade unions to sustain performance.

Skills

Leadership experience

Budget management

Stakeholder management

Operational change leadership

Education

IMI Level 3 in Light or Heavy Vehicle Maintenance and Repair

Job description

Royal Mail Group is seeking an exceptional Fleet Workshop Manager to lead its Midlands Super Hub maintenance facility. You will oversee a 16-bay, 24-hour operation, driving safety, compliance and performance across a large team and a substantial budget.

You will partner with senior stakeholders to shape standards and ways of working, delivering reliable vehicle availability and continuous improvement across the network.