Yard Logistics Duty Manager

BCA Group; City Of London; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading automotive remarketing company in London is seeking a Duty Manager to support operations, manage teams, and ensure safety and quality in vehicle repairs. You will lead various responsibilities essential for effective operations and people management, including recruitment and performance evaluations. The ideal candidate will have experience in a managerial role and solid understanding of mechanical environments. Competitive salary and employee benefits are included.

Benefits

Company Pension Scheme

Employee Assistance Programme

Enhanced maternity, paternity, and adoption leave

Qualifications

• Experience in a line manager or team leader role.
• Understanding of mechanical and bodyshop environments.
• Ability to communicate effectively with team members.

Responsibilities

• Deputise for the Centre Manager as needed.
• Manage the employee lifecycle including onboarding and offboarding.
• Ensure adherence to safety and quality standards.

Skills

Organizational skills

Team motivation

Communication skills

Attention to detail

Time management

Education

Full UK Driving Licence

Tools

Microsoft Office (Excel, PowerPoint)

Job description

Overview

To support the Centre Manager through fulfilling the role of duty manager, overseeing all aspects of the operation as required, including health and safety, production, logistics and aftersales. To deliver all elements of effective people management including recruitment, training, performance management, communication and wellbeing. To lead the Workshop with all aspects of mechanical and cosmetic vehicle repair. Ensuring both volume and financial targets are met.

Your key responsibilities

Duty Management

• Deputise for the Centre Manager and other Duty Managers as required, leading across the entire site.
• Support a culture of safety ensuring standards are met and any non-conformances swiftly addressed.
• Share responsibility for ISO and Security with the rest of the Management Team.
• Handle queries and complaints raised by either internal or external stakeholders through to swift and professional resolution.
• Take on other responsibilities outside of normal role as required.
• Support other locations as required.

People Management

• To manage all elements of the employee lifecycle including onboarding and offboarding.
• Performance management of the team including training, coaching and appraisals to ensure both optimum performance and talent pipeline.
• Conducting grievance and disciplinary processes.
• Effective workforce management, including absence planning, ensuring optimum staff levels at all times and adherence to working time directive.
• Effective communication to team ensuring awareness of results and key priorities.

Operational Management

• Accountable for the timely production of high quality cosmetic and mechanical repairs.
• Ensure adherence to BCA Standard Operating Procedures.
• With a health and safety-first approach ensure that quality, speed and cost targets are delivered to maximise profitability.
• Effective WIP management, maximising volume and revenue.
• Liaise with central teams to maximise opportunities.
• Identifying any patterns, trends, and opportunities for improving performance and working with the Centre Manager and VE Team to set and monitor KPI\'s across the Centre

Experience & Qualifications

• Experience in a line manager or team leader role
• Understanding and experience of mechanical and bodyshop environments and techniques
• Able to demonstrate high-level organisational skills and an ability to communicate a variety of information and instruction to operational team members and first line supervisors
• Full UK Driving Licence

Technical skills

• Delegate responsibility appropriately and effectively
• Ability to motivate a team to deliver objectives and meet targets
• Good report generation and presentation abilities
• Excellent attention to detail
• Excellent time management
• Knowledge of Microsoft Office - including Excel and Powerpoint, IT skills
• Drive & results focus
• Motivating & developing others
• Data, decisions & problem solving
• Influencing & communicating
• Action and customer focused
• Technical competence in vehicle repairs, both mechanical and cosmetic

About BCA

At BCA, we\'re altogether, more. More than just a normal vehicle remarketing company. More than just any other place to work. We\'re Europe\'s largest vehicle remarketing company, the backbone of the UK\'s automotive supply chain, the best place to build the career you want.

Now, this is where you fit in…

We\'re looking for down-to-earth people, with bags of energy, ready to make their mark on the automotive industry. Our Site Operations and Driving teams play a vital role across our business. Here you can build on your knowledge and find your specialty at one of our sites or on the road - the opportunities are endless.

We\'ve put everything in place to ensure you thrive. Competitive salaries, strong core values and an excellent benefits package that includes:

• Company Pension Scheme
• An Employee Assistance Programme
• Enhanced maternity, paternity, and adoption leave
• Access to trained mental health first aiders

And so much more…

As the automotive industry changes, we\'re changing with it - putting our people in the front seat for the journey. We\'re the number one in what we do for a reason and that\'s because of the people we have on our teams. If you want to be a part of a business like this; unrivalled, exciting and appreciative of the work you do, join BCA.

We are proud to be Level 1 Disability Confident and committed to ensuring our recruitment process is inclusive and accessible.

Our policy is to employ the best qualified people and provide equal opportunity for the advancement of employees including promotion and training and not to discriminate against any person because of gender, race, ethnicity, age, sexual orientation, religion, belief or disability.