Workshop Manager

TN United Kingdom; Chelmsford; On-site; GBP 47,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a Workshop Manager to lead their Fleet team in Chelmsford. This pivotal role involves ensuring compliance with safety standards, optimizing workshop efficiency, and fostering team development. As part of a significant transition towards an all-electric delivery fleet by 2035, you will play a crucial role in managing vehicle assets and driving performance improvements. With generous annual leave, competitive pension contributions, and a commitment to employee wellbeing, this opportunity is perfect for a proactive leader ready to make a substantial impact in a dynamic environment.

Benefits

Enhanced maternity pay

Paternity leave

Adoption leave

Shared parental leave

Generous sick pay

24/7 wellbeing services

Discounts on groceries and holidays

Qualifications

• Fully qualified in vehicle maintenance and repair to at least IMI Level 3.
• Established team leader with industry knowledge and experience.

Responsibilities

• Accountable for compliance with safety policies and performance targets.
• Optimise efficiency of Fleet Workshops and manage change effectively.

Skills

Team Leadership

Stakeholder Management

Performance Management

Communication Skills

ISO 9001 Compliance

Education

IMI Level 3 in Light or Heavy Vehicle Maintenance & Repair

Tools

Resource Planning Tools

Job description

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Job reference 324547
Workshop Manager
From £47,529, Annual bonus potential, Company pension scheme with highly competitive contribution rates, Generous annual leave offering of 25 days, plus bank holidays, increasing with years of servicerising with service
Permanent, Full time
F&MS SC Chelmsford

Royal Mail is currently looking at add an experienced Workshop Manager to it’s Chelmsford site. As the Workshop Manager you will play a pivotal role in the delivery of cultural change. You will be accountable fortheperformance of your Workshop(s) in your area, with specific accountability for delivering performanceagainst all key Maintenance scorecard indicators, including, Safety, Legal, Cost, People and Stakeholder performance measures.

This is a fantastic time to join the Royal Mail Fleet team as we progress on our journey towards net zero, targeting an all-electric delivery fleet by 2035. This is a huge undertaking with over 50,000 vehicles and trailer assets, from buying and selling vehicles, providing maintenance and accident repairs, to managing fuel and supplier contracts there are exciting roles for anyone wishing to pursue a career involving vehicle asset management.

About the Role

You will be critical to ensuring the delivery of Fleet performance and for meeting the requirements of the Operator in the most efficient and cost-effective way.

You will also:

• Be accountable for compliance to both legal and RM safety policies and meeting safety targets as well as delivering maintenance services and for optimising cost performance & forecasting through the use oftheresource planning and booking tools
• Be responsible for optimising the efficiency of Fleet Workshops to meet industry standard performance levels and the deployment of all changes relating to Fleet Workshops
• Ensure effective engagement, communication and coaching to support and develop the Fleet Workshop team
• Be accountable for the achievement of all agreed targets, including internal Customer targets with SLAs through the use of effective performance management techniques
• Actively deploy, manage and support the maintenance of ISO 9001 quality standard within Fleet Workshops and support Continuous Improvement activity within the Workshops
• Effectively manage the local IR interface, working collaboratively with union colleagues to deliver change

You will also be responsible for any mobile sites and sub-locations under the control of the Workshop and/or Cluster.

About You

For this role you need to be fully qualified to at least advanced level (IMI Level 3) in Light or Heavy vehicle maintenance & repair or an equivalent qualification. You are an established team leader with relevant Industry knowledge and experience of dispersed maintenance operations.

You are also able to:

• Effectively manage and build relations with stakeholders
• Influence and deliver results through people
• Manage and build relations with Trade Union partners
• Lead, develop and coach to drive performance improvement.
• All Workshop Manager roles require a high degree of flexibility to ensure effective cover across multiple shift operations and the successful candidate may be required to travel to other sites within your area of responsibility.

•Family friendly support - enhanced maternity pay, paternity leave, adoption leave and shared parental leave
•Discounts and offers - there are more than 800 offers to help you save on things like groceries, days out, holidays and your household bills*.
•Supportive and generous company sick pay
•Your Wellbeing -you and your family have 24/7 access to services and tools to help you get the most out of life. From your physical and mental health to financial and social support and advice. It’s free, and it’s for everyone.
*Available only to perm employees

Next Steps

The next stage of the selection process will be a face to face interview consisting of competency based and role specific questions along with a presentation and scenario excercise.

Trust forms the foundation of everything we do in Royal Mail. We want to be transparent about what kind of qualities we are looking for and build trust from the very beginning of your journey with us. The first step is your interview, and we mean ‘your’ interview. We want to give you the opportunity to shine. To enable you to do this, we will provide you with your interview questions ahead of the interview taking place. This will allow you time to prepare, and ensure you have your best examples in mind. Royal Mail Group values both trust, and our people.

We don’t expect every candidate to meet the full criteria for the role. If your experience looks a little different from the job requirements, but you feel you have the relevant skills to bring value to the role, we’d love to learn more about you.

Royal Mail are proud of our diverse employee network groups and the active role they play to support belonging and encourage a positive work environment. We are firmly committed to inclusion and passionate about our people representing the communities we serve.

We are happy to support your need for any adjustments during the application and hiring process. Please share the details within your application if required.

We are Forces family friendly and a Gold signatory to the Armed Forces Covenant. We welcome applications from ex-Armed Forces personnel, reservists, veterans, cadet instructors and military spouses/partners.

For more information on Royal Mail Group and our values please click here: https://www.internationaldistributionsservices.com/en/about-us/

Closing Date: 18th May. Please note, this advert may close early if the appropriate number of applications has been reached.