Workshop Manager

Royalmailgroup; Coventry; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

Royal Mail is seeking an experienced Workshop Manager at their Coventry site to drive performance and cultural change within Fleet operations. The role entails accountability for workshop efficiency, compliance with safety standards, and the management of a skilled team focused on vehicle maintenance.

Benefits

Annual Bonus Potential

Company Pension Scheme

Generous Annual Leave Offering of 25 Days Plus Bank Holidays

Qualifications

• Fully qualified to at least advanced level in vehicle maintenance.
• Relevant industry knowledge and experience of dispersed maintenance operations.

Responsibilities

• Ensure compliance with legal and safety policies while meeting performance targets.
• Optimize fleet workshop efficiency and delivery of maintenance services.
• Engage, communicate, and coach the Fleet Workshop team.

Skills

Team Leadership

Stakeholder Management

Influencing Skills

Education

IMI Level 3 in Light or Heavy Vehicle Maintenance & Repair

Job description

Job reference 325448

Workshop Manager - Coventry , EL100
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 service

Permanent , Full time

F&MS SC Coventry Hub

For a full job description, please click on the following link:Job Descriptions

Royal Mail is currently looking at add an experienced Workshop Manager to it’s Coventry 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.

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. We plan to hold interviews on w/c 30th June at Coventry F&MS.

Trust is the foundation of Royal Mail. We aim to be transparent about the qualities we seek and what a career with us entails, building trust from the start of your journey with us. Your interview is the first step, and we want you to shine. To help you prepare, we’ll provide your interview questions in advance, so you can have your best examples ready. At Royal Mail Group, we value trust and our people.

We understand that candidates may not meet all the criteria for the role. If your experience is different, but you have relevant skills we’d love to hear from you.

Royal Mail Group is committed to inclusion and representing the diverse communities we serve. We welcome applications from all individuals. As a proud Gold signatory to the Armed Forces Covenant, we especially encourage applications from the Armed Forces community, including cadet instructors and spouses/partners.

We are committed to ensuring an inclusive recruitment process. If you require any adjustments to support you during the hiring process, please discuss these with your recruiter when contacted.

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

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

Job Enquiries: Lee Cale ([e-mail])
Recruitment Enquiries: Paul Walker ([e-mail])

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As part of the online application process you will be asked to confirm that you meet the minimum eligibility criteria. Before completing your application, you should read the criteria below in order to check that it is appropriate for you to apply. You will also need to seek approval from your line manager and may need additional HR approval in place before progressing.

Details of the internal application eligibility criteria can be foundhere

Terms of appointment are detailed within the advert and voluntary transfer terms will apply (unless stated otherwise).