Vehicle maintenance Unit Manager

Vehicle Maintenance Unit Manager

Southampton

£55,000 per annum. Bonus opportunities available.

Monday to Friday, 45 hours per week 07:00 – 16:30. Flexibility required.

 Your Role

Our client is looking for an experienced and dedicated VMU Manager, who leads by example and inspires the team around them.

We are looking for a great team member who will create a good working atmosphere, enthuse and motivate their team.  

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Your role is key to business success. Not only do you spend at least 60% of your time, managing and guiding your team, you also have the responsibility to ensure your department achieves. Your role is all about brilliant communication, a positive outlook and inspiring those around you.

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Day to day, you will be:

• To plan and control your workforce resource availability to meet your customer’s fleet demands.

• To manage and control labour costs, including any use of third parties. 

• To comply with safety audits and manage working code of practice for contractors. 

•  Ensuring planning for facilities, bays, machines, tools, diagnosis installations, etc. are carried out correctly, optimal design of workplaces and processes. 

• Preparing planning and calculations for investments in workshops, facilities and HR, together with the company management. 

• Regularly review prices for workshop services and after prior agreement with management, adapt them to suit the market.

• Measure and report on daily workshop performance around retail sales, warranty and internal contract.

• WIP management and cash control. 

• Employing new staff and carrying out effective induction.  

• Managing, coaching and motivating employees, ensuring retention of high-quality team members. 

• Defining target agreements with employees and reviewing the level of target achievement.

⚙️Skills & Behaviours Required for this Role:

• Qualifications- Qualification - You will need to be level 3 (NVQ or City and Guilds or IMI Qualification) in Vehicle Repair and maintenance. Also, previous experience in a similar role and industry is preferred. 

• Resilience - A resilient person is someone who has strong coping skills and can draw on these when life presents challenges. 

• Communication- It sounds simple, but communication is at the heart of this role. You need to love being the first point of contact for those in your team and inspiring them through engaging and motivating communication.

• Motivation - To ensure personal and team success, being motivated is essential and is a key part of your role and it is part of being a brilliant team player and inspiring others. 

• Time Management- Ability to prioritize and complete tasks within timeframes to meet customer demands and maintain workshop efficiency.

 Benefits for you

• Overtime opportunities

• A day off for your Birthday

• 23 days of annual leave per year

• Four times death in service benefit

• Branded uniform and boot allowance.

• Working for an official Great Place to Work™️ and UK Best Workplace for three years running!

• Recipients of the Silver Award under the Armed Forces Covenant.

• Auto-enrolment pension

• Enhanced Maternity and Paternity pay policies

• Access to our wellness programme and Employee Assistance Programmes, including WeCare from Canada Life (EAP and 24HR Online GP access and second Medical Opinion)

• Mental Health First Aiders

• Toolbox insurance

• Reward and recognition programmes, including our annual  Group Awards

• Annual appraisals programme and progression opportunities

• Manufacturer training and access to our in-house training hub

• Long service recognition

Forward Assist Recruitment is operating as an employment agency. Forward Assist Recruitment is an Equal Opportunities employer; we welcome applicants from all backgrounds.