Workshop Supervisor

Euro Projects Recruitment - Engineering, Manufacturing & Technology; Larkhill; On-site; GBP 42,000 - 54,000; Full time

Job summary

Euro Projects Recruitment is seeking a Workshop Supervisor for a well-established passenger transport business. The role blends hands-on engineering with leading a team of technicians to ensure high standards and safety.

Experience as an HGV/PSV technician and a Level 3 Heavy Vehicle qualification are preferred. The position offers a structured pathway into management with ongoing training investments.

Qualifications

• Lead a hands-on engineering workshop with a focus on safety and quality.
• Mentor and develop a team of technicians.
• Coordinate maintenance, inspections and repairs to minimise downtime.

Responsibilities

• Supervise day-to-day activities of the engineering workshop, ensuring work is completed safely and to a high standard.
• Allocate planned maintenance, inspections, repairs and breakdown work across the engineering team.
• Occasionally support with servicing, repairs, diagnostics and inspections alongside your team.
• Perform quality inspections on completed work and rectify defects.
• Support vehicle availability by minimising downtime and ensuring fleet compliance.
• Mentor, coach and develop engineering staff while promoting a positive team culture.
• Maintain engineering records and work with stores and operations teams.

Skills

Leadership

Team management

Hands-on engineering

Communication

Workshop planning

Health & Safety

Education

Level 3 Heavy Vehicle qualification

Tools

PCV license

Job description

• Monday-Friday days (45 hours per week) hands-on leadership role with occasional weekend flexibility required.
• Join a well-established passenger transport business where you'll combine hands-on engineering with leading and developing a team of technicians.

Are you seeking Workshop Supervisor jobs, Chargehand jobs or Engineering Supervisor jobs? Perhaps you're an experienced HGV or PSV Technician ready to take the next step into leadership, or you're already supervising a workshop and looking for a fresh challenge.

The Workshop Supervisor working environment, opportunities and rewards:

• Secure, long-established business operating a modern fleet of passenger vehicles.
• Hands-on supervisory role combining workshop leadership with practical engineering.
• Opportunity to develop your management career while remaining technically involved.
• Ongoing investment in training and professional development.

This Workshop Supervisor job will suit:

• An experienced HGV Technician, PSV Technician, Chargehand, Workshop Controller or Workshop Supervisor.
• Someone with a Level 3 Heavy Vehicle qualification (or similar)
• A confident communicator capable of motivating technicians and maintaining high engineering standards.
• Someone who understands workshop planning, compliance, quality inspections and vehicle availability.
• PCV licence advantageous (or willingness to undertake further training where required).

The Workshop Supervisor role:

• Supervise the day-to-day activities of the engineering workshop, ensuring work is completed safely, efficiently and to a high standard.
• Allocate planned maintenance, inspections, repairs and breakdown work across the engineering team.
• Occasionally support with servicing, repairs, diagnostics and inspections alongside your team.
• Perform quality inspections on completed work and ensure defects are rectified correctly.
• Support vehicle availability by minimising downtime and ensuring fleet compliance.
• Mentor, coach and develop engineering staff while promoting a positive team culture.
• Maintain engineering records, support warranty administration and work closely with stores and operations teams.
• Promote excellent Health & Safety standards and ensure compliance with company procedures and statutory regulations.

This Workshop Supervisor position is commutable from Kidderminster, Stourport-on-Severn, Bewdley, Worcester, Redditch, Bromsgrove, Droitwich Spa, Stourbridge, Hagley, Birmingham, Wolverhampton & surrounding areas.