Workshop Manager in Waltham Forest, Greater London

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

To be considered, you should have:

• 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.

CD AUTO ENGINEERING RECRUITMENT LTD

We specialise in HGV, PSV and commercial vehicle recruitment across the UK.

If this role is not quite right but you work within commercial vehicle engineering management, please get in touch to discuss other opportunities.

APPLICATION PROCESS

To be considered for this Workshop Manager position, please contact Calvyn Desir or submit your CV by applying now.

All applications will be handled in strict confidence. Further information regarding the employer and exact East London location will be provided to suitable candidates following an initial discussion.

I will endeavour to contact all applicants. However, if you have not heard from me within two weeks, unfortunately your application has not been successful on this occasion.