Workshop Foreman

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

Workshop Foreman

Salary: £24.00 - £26.00 per hour

Hours: Monday to Friday, 7:30am5:30pm

Shift: Permanent day shift

Employment type: Full-time, permanent

The Role

As Workshop Foreman, you will take responsibility for planning workloads, allocating jobs and supporting technicians on the workshop floor. You will play a key role in maintaining productivity, reducing downtime and ensuring excellent standards of workmanship across the department.

• 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 vehicle or equipment 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

What We're Looking For

We would like to hear from experienced Workshop Foremen, Workshop Supervisors, Senior Technicians or skilled technicians who are ready to take the next step in their careers.

• Strong experience within vehicle maintenance, fleet, plant or a similar engineering environment
• Previous supervisory or team‑leadership experience
• Excellent technical knowledge of servicing, diagnostics, maintenance and repairs
• The confidence to support technicians with complex faults and technical issues
• Strong organisational skills and the ability to manage competing priorities
• A calm, practical approach to decision‑making
• Good communication and team‑management skills
• A strong commitment to safety, quality and compliance
• Basic IT skills for updating workshop systems, records and reports

Qualifications

• NVQ Level 3, City & Guilds, IMI qualification, recognised apprenticeship or equivalent technical experience
• A full UK driving licence is preferred
• HGV/LGV, MOT Tester, forklift, plant or manufacturer qualifications would be advantageous

If you are an experienced workshop professional who can lead from the front, maintain high standards and keep a busy operation running smoothly, we would be keen to hear from you.