Workshop Supervisor

About the role

Balfour Beatty is looking for a Workshop Supervisor to join our Asset & Technology Solutions business in Shotts.

In this key operational role, you will oversee the effective, efficient and safe running of the workshop and its resources. You will manage workload, quality and productivity, ensuring that maintenance and repair activities are completed to the required standards while supporting an excellent service for our customers.

You will also carry out quality control checks and vehicle inspections, helping to maintain high standards across the workshop and ensuring compliance with relevant health, safety, quality and environmental requirements.

What you'll be doing

As a Workshop Supervisor, your responsibilities will include:

• Planning the team’s workload and delegating work appropriately
• Ensuring workshop and mobile technician jobs are opened and closed promptly
• Coordinating repair and maintenance activity when required, including providing cover in the absence of the Operations Manager
• Monitoring the quality and productivity of workshop operations
• Carrying out vehicle inspections and quality control checks
• Ensuring mandatory inspections and calibrations of workshop equipment are completed as scheduled
• Completing safety checks, toolbox talks, risk assessments and COSHH assessments
• Communicating safety updates to the team and gathering feedback
• Ensuring compliance with health, safety, quality and environmental management systems
• Acting as the first point of contact for workshop-related queries
• Managing stocktakes and supporting accurate workshop administration
• Monitoring reissued work and vehicle-off-road status
• Supporting the achievement of HGV MOT pass-rate targets
• Helping to deliver winter maintenance activities within the required deadlines and standards
• Maintaining high levels of customer satisfaction and working to exceed customer expectations
• Promoting safe, professional and consistent working practices across the team

Who we're looking for

You will have:

• An HGV driving licence
• A City & Guilds qualification, or equivalent, in a relevant field, or the ability to demonstrate an equivalent level of skill
• A Certificate of Professional Competence, or the ability and willingness to obtain one
• Knowledge of specialist vehicles and winter maintenance operations
• An understanding of goods vehicle operator licensing regulations
• Strong administration and communication skills
• Good IT skills
• A customer-focused approach
• The ability to organise workloads, prioritise effectively and work under pressure
• A strong commitment to safety, quality and operational excellence

It would also be beneficial if you have:

• Previous winter maintenance experience
• Extensive knowledge of DVSA regulations and MOT testing standards and requirements

Why work for us

Day in, day out, our teams deliver some of the UK’s most ambitious, exciting and meaningful projects; developing, building and maintaining the vital infrastructure that supports national economies and strengthens communities.

Why join us?

As if contributing to and supporting work that makes life better for millions wasn’t rewarding enough, we offer a full range of benefits too. You’ll have the freedom to shape the package that’s right for you and your life. Here are some of our key benefits:

• Smart working, giving you more flexibility such as staggered start and finish times, with up to 40% remote working, where roles allow.
• 25 days paid annual leave (pro rata)
• Family friendly policies which include 28 weeks full pay for maternity/adoption leave and four weeks full pay for paternity/partners leave
• Pension, share incentive plan, volunteering leave, recognition schemes and much more…

About us

Asset & Technology Solutions provides innovative, safe and sustainable solutions to the Balfour Beatty projects across the UK. Our wide range of equipment and services includes HGV’s, tower and crawler cranes, piling equipment, CCTV and security services, survey services and drones, suction excavators, sweepers, modular accommodation and much more.

Diversity and inclusion

At Balfour Beatty we believe that diversity and inclusion are essential components of any successful, happy workplace. Through our Value Everyone Diversity and Inclusion Strategy and Action Plan, we are growing our diverse workforce and developing our inclusive culture where everyone is able to thrive and reach their full potential, regardless of their identity or background. To find out how we are making this a reality, visit www.balfourbeatty.com/diversityandinclusion

To help and support us with our desired commitment to create an inclusive culture we are members of WISE, enei, Business Disability Forum and the Association for Black and Minority Ethnic Engineers (AFBE). In 2020, we signed the Audeliss and Involve Open Letter to demonstrate our commitment to taking key long term and sustainable actions on Black Inclusion. Balfour Beatty is also a Gold Award holder in the Ministry of Defence 'Employer Recognition Scheme' and actively encourage applications from Armed Forces personnel, veterans and reservists.

As a Disability Confident Employer, we are committed to working with people who have disabilities and long-term health conditions to remove barriers for them in obtaining employment. We are also committed to offering applicants with a disability an interview if they meet the minimum requirements for the role. For more info, visit: https://disabilityconfident.campaign.gov.uk/

We are looking to continually improve our resourcing process and ensure that it is fair and inclusive for all. If you have any feedback on the process, please share this with us at: [email protected]

Job Reference: BBUK21401