Workshop Controller

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  • Somerset
  • £28,000 per year
  • Permanent
  • Full-time
  • 1 month ago
Vehicle Workshop Controller required in Street.
  • Starting Salary of £28,000 per annum with OTE up to £31,000
  • 45 hour working week Mon to Fri and 1 in 3 Saturdays 8:30am-12:30pm.
  • Fantastic career prospects with a long-standing local dealer group.
Our client, a large long-established franchise approved car dealership based in the Street region, are currently looking to recruit a Vehicle Workshop Controller to join their busy Service Department.Reporting to the Service Manager and accountable for a team of six Vehicle Technicians and working with 2 brands, your responsibilities will include:
  • Day to day control of the workshop team.
  • Liaise with Service Manager and team to ensure best process.
  • Ensure customer requirements are fully understood and communicated in an effective manner to other members of the Service Department.
  • Monitor individual and workshop efficiencies to ensure key performance indicators are met.
  • To calculate and manage the effective use of the workshop.
  • Plan the distribution of work among the team utilising available skills mix.
  • Identify individual training and development needs.
  • Manage liaison between workshop and service reception on customer vehicle progress.
  • Manage workshop standards in accordance with HSO requirements.
  • Ensure understanding and adherence to the requirements of brand service requirements and customer satisfaction indicators.
In order to be eligible, you will live within a reasonable commuting distance to Street and will ideally have a proven track record as a senior technician or running a successful automotive workshop, ideally within a franchise approved car dealership. Overall you will have excellent communication skills, good interpersonal skills and team orientation, be results orientated, have problem solving and decision making skills, put a focus on quality and reliability, and be IT literate. You will also need to have a UK driving license with minimal points.What's in it for you? For your hard work as a Vehicle Workshop Controller our client is offering:
  • Basic salary of £28,000 and performance related bonus scheme providing an expected earnings of £31,000 per annum.
  • Full in-house and manufacturer-approved training provided.
  • Workplace pension scheme.
  • Fantastic career prospects with a long-standing local dealer group.
  • 45 hour working week Monday to Friday and 1 in 3 Saturdays 8:30am-12:30pm
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