Workshop Manager

CD Auto Engineering Recruitment Ltd; London Borough of Waltham Forest; On-site; GBP 72,000 - 88,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Company pension

Travel benefits

Financial wellbeing

Discounts (retail, leisure, etc.)

Wellbeing programme

UK-wide career development

Career progression

Long-term employment

Job summary

CD Auto Engineering Recruitment Ltd is seeking an experienced Workshop Manager for a large East London operation. The role will lead a diverse team of technicians, apprentices and support staff, reporting to the Engineering Manager and driving productivity and safety across the site.

The ideal candidate will have strong supervisory experience in heavy vehicles, hands-on workshop expertise, and a solid understanding of DVSA standards.

Qualifications

• Supervisory or middle-management experience within heavy vehicles or automotive engineering.
• Hands-on technical or workshop experience.
• Strong technical knowledge of commercial or heavy vehicles
• Good knowledge of DVSA maintenance and compliance standards
• Excellent communication, leadership and organisational skills

Responsibilities

• Managing day-to-day engineering operations in a busy workshop.
• Leading, motivating and developing workshop staff.
• Overseeing workloads, productivity and vehicle availability.
• Ensuring maintenance and repair standards remain high.
• Maintaining DVSA and wider regulatory compliance.
• Monitoring Health, Safety, Quality and Environmental standards.
• Providing technical leadership to engineering teams.
• Managing workshop premises, equipment and resources.
• Supporting employee performance, training and development.
• Collaborating with the Engineering Manager to improve operational performance.

Skills

Supervisory experience

Workshop leadership

Technical knowledge of heavy vehicles

DVSA compliance knowledge

Health & safety leadership

Job description

WORKSHOP MANAGER - Circa £80K OTE

East London

Circa £70k Basic Salary

Permanent Position

Full-Time

Company Pension

Excellent Benefits & Career Development

JOB DESCRIPTION

Ready to take your heavy vehicle management experience into a major passenger transport engineering operation?

We are recruiting an experienced Workshop Manager to join a large, well-established transport business in East London.

You will work alongside the Engineering Manager to lead the day-to-day engineering operation, with responsibility for a diverse team including skilled Technicians, apprentices, bodyshop employees and engineering support staff.

Previous bus experience is advantageous but is not essential. Strong Workshop Managers and engineering leaders from HGV, fleet, commercial vehicle or other heavy vehicle environments are encouraged to apply, with support available to develop your knowledge of the PSV sector.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Supporting the day-to-day management of a busy engineering operation
• Leading, motivating and developing workshop employees
• Managing workshop workloads, productivity and vehicle availability
• Ensuring maintenance and repair standards remain consistently high
• Maintaining DVSA and wider regulatory compliance
• Monitoring Health, Safety, Quality and Environmental standards
• Providing technical leadership and support to engineering teams
• Managing workshop premises, equipment and engineering resources
• Supporting employee performance, training and development
• Working closely with the Engineering Manager to improve operational performance

DESIRED SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE

To be considered, you should have:

• Established supervisory or middle-management experience within heavy vehicles or automotive engineering
• Previous hands-on technical or workshop experience
• Strong technical knowledge of commercial or heavy vehicles
• Good knowledge of DVSA maintenance and compliance standardsExperience leading and developing engineering teams
• A strong understanding of Health & Safety and quality standards
• Excellent communication, leadership and organisational skills

Previous PSV, bus or coach experience would be advantageous but is not essential.

Candidates currently working as an HGV Workshop Manager, Engineering Manager, Fleet Workshop Manager, Assistant Engineering Manager or experienced Engineering Supervisor may all be suitable. The employer specifically states that applicants from alternative fleet-management backgrounds can be taught the bus-specific element of the position.

BENEFITS

• Company pension scheme
• Travel benefits
• Financial wellbeing support
• Retail, holiday, leisure and entertainment discounts
• Employee assistance and wellbeing programme
• UK-wide career development opportunities
• Management progression and secondment opportunities
• Long-term permanent employment with a major transport organisation

The employer advertises substantial career-development opportunities across its wider UK operation alongside pension, wellbeing and employee discount benefits.

CD AUTO ENGINEERING RECRUITMENT LTD

We specialise in HGV, PSV and commercial vehicle recruitment across the UK.