Position: Operations Manager
Contract: Permanent
Location: Glasgow or Bathgate (travel across both depots)
Company: Access Plus – part of the Briggs Equipment Group
About Us:
Access Plus is a leading name in powered access equipment, supplying everything from cherry pickers to scissor lifts. Our success is built on outstanding customer service and a commitment to getting the right equipment to the right place at the right time — and we’re looking for talented people to help us keep delivering on that promise.
We’re currently looking for an experienced and driven Operations Manager to take ownership of engineering operations across our Bathgate and Springburn depots. This is a key leadership role with full responsibility for ensuring both sites operate safely, compliantly, and at maximum efficiency.
The role:
- Lead engineering operations across Bathgate and Springburn, ensuring safe, compliant, high‑performing depot activity.
- Drive operational performance by setting priorities, monitoring KPIs, and delivering consistent productivity, quality, and service.
- Manage engineering teams, taking full accountability for workshop and mobile output, capability, and standards.
- Oversee fleet maintenance, including breakdowns, planned maintenance, LOLER inspections, and repairs to minimise downtime.
- Lead chargeable repair performance, ensuring accurate diagnosis, quotation, authorisation, and recovery of repair revenue.
- Control engineering costs through effective labour efficiency, reduced rework, and optimised parts usage.
- Champion SHEQ compliance, ensuring LOLER, PUWER, H&S standards, risk assessments, and audits are fully maintained.
- Develop engineering capability through structured training, coaching, technical support, and competency management.
- Provide strong people leadership, ensuring welfare, engagement, performance management, and consistent communication across both sites.
- Drive continuous improvement and collaborate with depot, transport, commercial, and senior teams to enhance safety, efficiency, and customer satisfaction.
What will help you to excel in this role:
- Proven operational management experience in an engineering, plant, access, or hire environment
- Strong technical understanding of engineering maintenance and compliance requirements
- Demonstrable leadership capability across multi-site operations
- Strong knowledge of Health & Safety legislation and practical application
- Excellent communication, organisational, and decision-making skills
- Ability to lead change and continuous improvement initiatives
- Recognised engineering qualification (desirable)
What you can expect from us:
- Competitive salary
- Future development and career opportunities
- Contributory pension scheme with employer contributions up to 6%
- Company vehicle
- Profit share bonus based on business performance
- Paycare and eyecare health scheme
- High street discounts
What’s next
If you are interested in joining Access Plus then please click on the apply now button and a member of the team will be in touch
If you require any reasonable adjustments to assist you in the interview process, then please contact a member of the Recruitment team and inform them prior to attending so we can so we can ensure these are met.
