Workshop Controller
Reference: MAR20252316
Expiry date: 11:23, Wed, 9th Apr 2025
Location: Crewe
Benefits: A superb range of exclusive colleague benefits and discounts
Salary: £37,500 basic, plus bonus and excellent company benefits
This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced Workshop Controller to join the UK’s leading Accident and Collision Repair specialists in our increasingly busy workshop in Crewe.
The workshop in Crewe finishes over 200 repairs each month, mainly for our insurance contractual partners and our sister companies, Northgate Vehicle Hire and Auxillis. With a team of 16 technicians, supported by an additional 14 support colleagues, you can be sure of a varied workload!
In the job of Workshop Controller, you will be undertaking the following duties:
1. Organise the bodyshop by controlling the status of each job, conducting daily progress meetings with bodyshop team members and reporting unexpected delays to the General Manager.
2. Ensure all bodyshop tools and equipment are in good working order, control waste materials and utilities, and have overall responsibility for the security of the building and the equipment.
3. Ensure all job cards are completed correctly and be ultimately responsible for shop floor procedures.
4. Liaise with all bodyshop Technicians and the Manager regarding any quality issues.
Key to your success is your ability to produce work that complies with the highest technical and quality standards and, above all, helps us deliver on our service commitment to customers.
About you
1. Ideally, you are qualified to NVQ level 3/City & Guilds or ATA qualified with a solid Bodyshop background – as a Bodyshop Controller, Workshop Manager or Quality Controller within a Car Dealership, Body Repairer or Crash Repair Centre.
2. You come from a fast-paced background and know how to work in a standard job time structure with a focus on producing compliant, high-quality work.
3. You will have a full UK/EU Driving Licence.
4. You take pride in being part of the FMG Repair Services team and are keen to help colleagues with a hands-on, can-do approach to getting things done.
5. You take pride in providing a great customer experience each day - you understand what is important to your customers and suppliers.
Why choose FMG RS?
Of course, we offer a fantastic basic salary, but there’s much more to being a Workshop Controller at FMG RS than just that. Some of our most popular benefits include (but aren’t limited to):
1. Fantastic uncapped monthly bonus schemes plus guaranteed average bonus when you're on holiday!
2. Annual leave with the flexibility to buy or sell up to 5 extra days each year, plus public holidays and an extra day off to celebrate your birthday!
3. Free life assurance (x2 your basic salary).
4. Exclusive colleague-only vehicle-leasing schemes.
5. Pension & save-as-you-earn share scheme.
6. A Benefits App providing a huge range of retailer discounts and cashback deals.
7. Well-being services (incl. 24/7 GP service, mental health support and physiotherapy).
8. Wagestream App for all our colleagues - a Financial Wellbeing app that provides more control over your pay.
9. We’re part of something bigger - ZIGUP, a leading provider of integrated mobility solutions.
10. You’re rewarded for your part in our success - lots of customers mean lots of work to share, leading to opportunities to boost your earnings.
11. We invest in you – opportunities for growth within FMG RS and the wider ZIGUP business.
12. We’re growing – it’s an exciting time for the industry, and we’re committed to being at the cutting edge.
Join the FMG RS family
With the best people in the industry within our Group, we believe that no one else can do what we do as well as us. So what are you waiting for?
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