Department Manager

Applicants must be over 18 years of age.

About The Role

Salary starting from £47,600 per annum plus monthly Additional Responsibility Allowance, depending on skills and experience.

Contract type: Permanent role.

Work pattern: 37.5 hours per week, Monday to Friday core hours, an expectation to be on call out of hours including weekends on a rotation basis.

Location: Magna Park NDC.

Key Responsibilities

• Meeting required compliance KPIs including adherence to maintenance schedules, MOT FTP rates, etc.
• Safe operation of the vehicle workshop including a culture of continuous improvement and self-audit; contributing to a safe working environment by being aware of legislative requirements.
• Ensuring downtime and other operational KPIs such as operational days per breakdown are met.
• Budgetary control of labour, parts and other costs to meet cost KPIs and continuously seek means of reducing cost and providing value for money.
• Ensuring that all possible warranty claims are identified, managed and reported correctly.
• Leading the workshop team, providing direction, development and accountability and clear career and training plans for all Partners.
• Building a spirit of open teamwork and cooperation with internal stakeholders and customers, including transport operations.
• Creating and encouraging a culture that underpins the principles of partnership behaviours, encouraging openness and Democratic Vitality, actively promoting local democracy.
• Developing and supporting Section Managers & Assistant Section Managers to deliver all department KPIs in an efficient, safe and legal manner.
• Ensuring the highest standards of data integrity, especially in the fleet management database, and that all Partners are competent, measured and accountable for their data integrity.
• Being aware of the general competition, trading climate and business performance.
• Actively demonstrating flexibility across the operation to fulfil business targets.
• Taking responsibility for personal development and participating in a coaching and feedback culture.
• Supporting the Fleet Maintenance Manager as required.
• Supporting the assigned JL CDH Region and being the key fleet contact for that region.
• Supporting the assigned WR home delivery operating groups and being the key fleet contact for those groups.

Essential Skills

• Sufficient experience managing a vehicle workshop and health and safety.
• People management of workshop partners.
• Knowledge of O Licence regulations for commercial vehicle maintenance to ensure compliance.
• Proficiency in both verbal and written communication.

Desirable Skills

• Commercial vehicle engineering qualification (NVQ 3) or equivalent.
• MIRTE HNC or above.
• HGV driving licence.
• Certificate of Professional Competence in road transport operations.

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