Workshop Foreman/woman

Workshop Foreman/woman Winsford, North West England, England

Purple Dash Recruitment
Full Time Winsford, North West England, England 16.5 GBP HOURLY Today
Job description

We are recruiting for a Workshop Foreman/Woman based at our Winsford PDi site.

Terms:

Permanent

Location:

Winsford

Reports To:

Regional Service Manager

Hours of Work:

TBC

Salary:

£35k

Additional Benefits:

Overtime, Increased Holiday Entitlement with Length of Service, Recruitment Incentive Awards, Long Service Awards

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Workshop Foreman to join our Winsford VMU. Within this role you shall be responsible for supervising a team of Technicians within the service department. This is a hands-on role ideal for someone with previous experience in managing people.

Ideally, you will have main dealer experience as a Technician. Your remit as Workshop Foreman will be to ensure that the Workshop Team are fully productive and up to date with modern diagnostic methods, you will also be responsible for providing technical support for the Technicians and ensuring Apprentices receive the required support to become a fully-fledged Technician for both light and heavy commercial vehicles.

The candidate should be a fully qualified HGV Commercial Vehicle Technician with Light vehicle experience ideally with a Class 1 driving licence

In return you shall receive a competitive salary with excellent company benefits and the opportunity to progress your career.

The role is based at Winsford, South Yorkshire.

Main duties and responsibilities

  • Carry out routine inspections maintenance service and repairs on franchised and non-franchised marques including trailers to industry standard.
  • Carry out a wide range of defect repairs including major unit overhaul.
  • Fault diagnosis and rectification using the manufacturers computer system and tooling.
  • Complete job cards and service sheets using online systems correctly and in line with warranty protocol
  • Coaching and mentoring a team of Technicians and Apprentices

Requirements

  • You must have a solid background within the HGV Service sector
  • Technical background within the HGV Sector
  • Pre-requisite NVQL3 or manufacturer trained
  • Must possess the ability to communication well with customer and colleagues across different department, both face-to-face and via email and telephone.
  • Organised and methodical approach to problem solving with attention to detail.
  • The ability to work under pressure.
  • Experience of working at a similar level within the Commercial Vehicle Industry
  • Ability to demonstrate your knowledge, skills, and achievements

Awareness and understanding of Health & Safety

Job Types: Full-time, Permanent

Salary: £16.50 per hour

Benefits:

  • On-site parking

Schedule:

  • Day shift
  • Monday to Friday

Ability to commute/relocate:

  • Barnsley: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)

Experience:

  • Workshop Supervisory: 2 years (preferred)

Work Location: One location

Reference ID: PD-ST-WF-B

Workshop Foreman/woman
Purple Dash Recruitment

www.purpledash.co.uk
Peterborough, United Kingdom
Unknown / Non-Applicable
Unknown
Company - Public
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