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Workshop Manager
Reference: NOV20248772
Expiry date: 18:30, Tue, 3rd Dec 2024
Location: Ipswich
Benefits: A superb range of exclusive, colleague only benefits and discounts
This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced Workshop Controller / Workshop Supervisor / Workshop Manager to join the UK’s leading Accident and Collision Repair specialist in our increasingly busy site in Ipswich.
The workshop in Ipswich completes on average 100 repairs a month and you’ll manage a great team of 8 Technicians. As a busy site, we ensure you are supported by the team in the office working face-to-face with customers to let you focus on what you’re great at. Most of our work is for our insurance partners and supporting our Northgate Vehicle Hire sister company with their LCV fleet.
In the job of Workshop Manager you will be undertaking the following duties:
* 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.
* Ensure all bodyshop tools and equipment are in good working order, control waste materials and utilities whilst having overall responsibility for the security of the building and the equipment.
* Ensure all job cards are completed correctly and be ultimately responsible for shop floor procedures.
* 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
* Ideally you are qualified to NVQ level 3/City & Guilds with a solid Bodyshop background – as a Bodyshop Controller, Workshop Manager or Quality Controller within a Car Dealership, Body Repairer or Crash Repair Centre.
* You come from a fast-paced background – you know how to work in a standard job time structure with a focus on producing compliant, high-quality work.
* You will have a full UK/EU Driving Licence.
* 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 Manager at FMG RS than just that. Some of our most popular benefits include (but aren’t limited to) …
* fantastic uncapped monthly bonus schemes plus guaranteed average bonus when you're on holiday!
* annual leave that increases with service, plus the flexibility to buy or sell up to 5 extra days each year.
* free life assurance (x2 your basic salary).
* exclusive colleague-only vehicle-leasing schemes.
* pension & save-as-you-earn share scheme.
* A Benefits App giving a huge range of retailer discounts and cashback deals.
* well-being services (incl. 24/7 GP service, mental health support and physiotherapy + Health Cash Plan, Dental Plan & Travel Insurance).
* Wagestream App for all our colleagues - a Financial Wellbeing app that gives you more control over your pay.
* We’re part of something bigger - ZIGUP, a leading provider of integrated mobility solutions.
* You’re rewarded for your part in our success – lots of customers means lots of work to share.
* We invest in you – We believe everyone should have the opportunity to better themselves.
* 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 really believe that no one else can do what we do as well as us. So what are you waiting for?
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