Workshop Manager

CD Auto Engineering Recruitment Ltd; Walthamstow; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 80,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Company pension scheme

Travel benefits

Financial wellbeing support

Discounts (retail, leisure, etc.)

Employee assistance and wellbeing

Job summary

CD Auto Engineering Recruitment Ltd in East London is seeking a Workshop Manager to lead a busy heavy vehicle workshop. Circa £70k basic salary with a lucrative £80k OTE, permanent, full-time role working alongside the Engineering Manager to drive day-to-day operations.

You will manage a team of technicians and apprentices, oversee workloads, ensure DVSA compliance and maintain high safety and quality standards.

Qualifications

• Experience supervising engineering teams.
• Strong knowledge of DVSA maintenance standards.
• Experience with heavy vehicles preferred.

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

Skills

Supervisory experience

Heavy vehicle engineering

DVSA knowledge

Leadership

Health & Safety

Communication skills

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

• 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 standards
• Experience 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.