The Opportunity: Workshop Manager

Contract: Permanent 

Location: Cannock

The Briggs Equipment Group is a leading provider of asset management and maintenance solutions across the UK and Ireland. If you don’t feel like you meet all of the role criteria outlined below please don’t let that discourage you from applying.

The Impact you will have:

• To forecast, on a weekly basis, the capacity of the team and ensure correct resources are in place in line with customer demand patterns.
• Ensure equipment is prepared to industry standards (including quality, timings and guarantee requirements).
• To effectively communicate with all team members, including one to one’s and toolbox talks, where training needs can be identified and performance standards can be set and achieved, including apprentices.
• To delegate jobs to engineers depending on skills and experience.
• To provide basic technical advice and support when required.
• Ensure good adherence and compliance to working processes and ensuring these are always followed.
• Work with workshop Admin to manage WIP to an agreed level.
• To support the principle of continuous improvements using customer needs as a basis for process improvements.
• To comply with company SHEQ policies.
• To ensure all possible warranty claims are identified and processed in line with company and manufacturer procedures.
• To be responsible for and control of overtime and labour requirements, all to be authorised by the Group Workshop & Logistics Manager.
• To conduct and support with initial team employee relation matters. Such as performance review, investigations and team meetings etc.
• To support all on-site service contracts such as cleaning/building work/ground maintenance, fire protection, waste and security.
• Supervise all 3rd party contractors and ensure compliance at all times.
• Maintain site records for the facility   such as fire, services and contractor records including statutory reports.

What will help you to excel in this role:

• Demonstrable ability to effectively lead a team in a safe and compliant manner
• A proven track record of driving performance against KPI’s
• A good standard of communication skills
• Exceptional levels of organisation, numeracy and literacy and the ability to effectively co-ordinate workshop resource to exceed customer requirements
• Good levels of Computer literacy with a good knowledge of word, excel and PowerPoint

What you can expect from us:

• Future development and career opportunities
• Contributory pension scheme with employer contributions up to 6%
• Profitshare bonus based on business performance
• Paycare and eyecare health scheme
• High street discounts

What’s next

• If you are interested in joining the Briggs Group then please click on the apply now button and a member of the team will be in touch
• Not sure if this is the right role for you? Please feel free to visit the careers page on our website and send us your CV speculatively for a member of the team to review
• If you require any reasonable adjustments to assist you in the interview process, then please contact a member of the Recruitment team and inform them prior to attending so we can ensure these are met