Salary: £68,000 per annum
Location: South London
Sector: Transport / Automotive / Commercial Vehicle
I am currently working with one of the country’s largest Bus and Coach operators, based in the South London area who are now looking to expand their team with the addition of an Engineering Manager.
Features and Benefits
• Up to 5 Weeks Annual Leave plus Bank Holidays
• Be part of a growing company
• Enhanced Company Pension and Shares Scheme
• Free Bus Travel and Discounted Rail Travel
• Achievable Annual Bonuses
• Retail Discounts
• Free On-site Parking
Engineering Manager Duties:
• Responsibility for supporting engineering directors, workshop managers and supervisors and assisting them in controlling labour and material costs in line with the engineering budget. This will be facilitated through running the Daily Spend and Repair Cost analysis reports.
• Work with the local stores manager to target and reduce stock holding levels.
• Responsibility for advising/supporting workshop manager/supervisors in their overall responsibility for the organisation and control of any sub-contracted engineering work and all contractors or third parties who may be working on site.
• Support workshop managers/supervisors to maintain full establishment levels for both skilled and semi-skilled staff, with a positive approach to diversity and inclusion.
• Have daily team briefings with all supervisory staff to discuss workshop performance against predefined targets.
• Manage workshop managers and supervisors to maximise staff productivity through effective two-way communications, empowering supervisors to deliver targets, encouraging self- development and setting clear and measurable individual performance targets.
• Carry out skills assessments of all Engineering Workshop Managers/supervisors and subsequently develop and deliver training and development plans for each individual member of staff.
• Ensure that the highest level of fleet reliability and maintainability is achieved, whilst being fully compliant to our licence obligations.
• Monitor and support apprentices to ensure that the training and development program is adhered to.
Requirements for Engineering Manager:
• Previous experience as a Bus Mechanic / PSV Technician / HGV Fitter is essential
• Ideally have a formal qualification to NVQ level 3 or equivalent
• PSV Driving Licence is desirable
• Experience is the Bus and Coach industry is preferred but not essential
If you are interested in this positon, please email a copy of your CV to (url removed)
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