HGV PSV Workshop Manager

My client is a well established operation who own their own fleet of Coaches and have an in house workshop to service these vehicles and also provide these services to external customers for PSV s and HGV s.

This is a new role as part of their expansion. They are seeking an individual who has managed a similar facility but specifically for PSV s and HGV s, is a qualified mechanic but who is used to managing workload, managing a small team etc. The role is Monday to Friday managing a team of 4 including mechanics and an Administrator.

Based in Hayes, Middx, the role will include:-

• Responsible for staffing levels, recruitment, training, management, communication, absence and performance management of all engineering staff
• Organising rota's to cover from 6 am to 6 pm Monday to Friday
• To maintain the coach fleet to the highest achievable standard so as to ensure maximum vehicle availability, and any other legal or compliance requirements to minimise vehicle down time.
• Liaise with manufacturers for warranty issues, deal with customer requirements
• MOT tests and other legal or compliance requirements to minimise vehicle down-time.
• Ensure compliance with all statutory regulations for maintenance of operators licence.
• Liaise with Operations team to schedule maintenance down-time for minimum impact on vehicle availability.
• Administer the vehicle defect reporting system to ensure effective and efficient administration as record keeping and processing paperwork is an essential part of this role.
• Undertake planned and preventative maintenance inspections.
• Manage and undertake all vehicle servicing to manufacturers guidelines.
• Diagnose all reported faults.
• Maintain statutory required level of Health & Safety for workshop and all that enter the environment.
• Source, order parts and supplies as necessary.
• Building Relationships with external clients using the facility

If you have a PSV licence, are a qualified HGV/PSV mechanic and have experience of managing a similar facility and live within easy commuting distance of Hayes, Middx please apply now.