Workshop Controller

Kemp Recruitment Limited; West of England; On-site; GBP 36,000 - 44,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

26 days holiday

Career progression opportunities

Job summary

Kemp Recruitment Limited is partnering with a well-established fleet maintenance company to recruit a Workshop Controller based in Bristol on a permanent basis.

You will oversee servicing, inspections and repairs across a commercial fleet, allocate work to technicians, and ensure timely updates to customers and management. The role offers a £40,000 salary, Monday–Friday hours, and strong opportunities for progression.

Qualifications

• Strong planning, scheduling and organisational skills.
• Knowledge of commercial vehicle maintenance and compliance requirements.
• Experience using workshop or fleet management systems.
• Knowledge of Operator Licence and DVSA compliance requirements.

Responsibilities

• Schedule and coordinate servicing, maintenance, inspections and repairs across a commercial vehicle fleet.
• Allocate work to workshop and mobile technicians to maximise productivity and minimise downtime.
• Manage vehicle defects, breakdowns and repair requests, ensuring issues are resolved efficiently.
• Coordinate roadside assistance, recovery providers and external suppliers when required.
• Monitor fleet compliance, ensuring PMIs, MOTs and statutory inspections are completed on time.
• Source and order parts, liaising with suppliers to ensure availability and cost-effective purchasing.
• Maintain accurate maintenance records and fleet management systems.
• Produce fleet availability, VOR and maintenance reports for management.
• Communicate repair progress and vehicle availability updates to customers and operational teams.

Skills

Planning & scheduling

Fleet maintenance knowledge

Communication

Education

Technical vehicle maintenance qualifications

Tools

Workshop management systems

Fleet management systems

Job description

Job Role: Workshop Controller

Location: Bristol

Pay £40,000

Hours: 7.30am-5.30pm M-F

Contract: Permanent

Benefits: 26 days hols + bank holidays and good career progression opportunities

Workshop Controller opportunity

My client, a well-established fleet maintenance company with depots across the UK is actively seeing to employ a new Workshop Controller to be based out of a depot in Bristol to work on a full-time permanent basis. Excellent ongoing training and career progression opportunities as company are expanding. No weekend working or shift work required. Happy to look at a technician looking to move off the tools

Workshop Controller duties

• Schedule and coordinate servicing, maintenance, inspections and repairs across a commercial vehicle fleet.
• Allocate work to workshop and mobile technicians to maximise productivity and minimise downtime.
• Manage vehicle defects, breakdowns and repair requests, ensuring issues are resolved efficiently.
• Coordinate roadside assistance, recovery providers and external suppliers when required.
• Monitor fleet compliance, ensuring PMIs, MOTs and statutory inspections are completed on time.
• Source and order parts, liaising with suppliers to ensure availability and cost-effective purchasing.
• Maintain accurate maintenance records and fleet management systems.
• Produce fleet availability, VOR and maintenance reports for management.
• Communicate repair progress and vehicle availability updates to customers and operational teams.

Workshop Controller qualifications / Experience required

• Previous experience within a fleet maintenance, workshop, transport or commercial vehicle environment.
• Strong planning, scheduling and organisational skills.
• Knowledge of commercial vehicle maintenance and compliance requirements.
• Experience using workshop or fleet management systems.
• Knowledge of Operator Licence and DVSA compliance requirements.
• Transport, logistics, rental or fleet industry experience.
• Technical vehicle maintenance qualifications.

If you have experience coordinating commercial vehicle maintenance and are looking for a Workshop Controller role where you can make a real impact, we'd like to hear from you.