Workshop Foreman – HGV & Commercial Vehicles
Lead a skilled team and stay hands-on. Join a local company where people stay and quality matters.
RVS is looking for an experienced Workshop Foreman to lead and support our established team of HGV technicians.
We’re proud to be a local business with a strong reputation and many long-standing employees. We value our people and are looking for a Foreman who can bring out the best in the team while maintaining the high standards our customers expect.
The Role
This is a hands-on leadership position, combining your technical expertise with responsibility for guiding, motivating and managing the workshop team.
You’ll work alongside the technicians when required, while making sure work is organised effectively, standards are maintained and the team has the support and direction needed to perform at its best.
Your responsibilities will include:
- Leading, supervising and supporting a team of HGV technicians
- Planning and allocating daily workshop workloads and priorities
- Providing clear direction, guidance and technical support to the team
- Setting expectations and ensuring high standards of workmanship, productivity and safety
- Coaching and developing technicians and addressing performance issues where required
- Creating a positive, professional and accountable team environment
- Diagnosing faults and carrying out servicing, maintenance and repairs when required
- Overseeing vehicle inspections, repairs and road testing
- Ensuring work is completed safely, efficiently and within agreed timescales
- Maintaining accurate service and maintenance records
- Ensuring workshop equipment, housekeeping and health & safety standards are maintained
What We’re Looking For
Technical knowledge is important, but strong people management skills are essential.
We’re looking for someone who:
- Has previous experience leading or supervising a workshop or technical team
- Is a confident and effective people manager who can motivate, support and hold people accountable
- Leads by example and is comfortable being hands-on when needed
- Has strong HGV/commercial vehicle mechanical and diagnostic experience
- Can organise workloads and manage competing priorities
- Communicates clearly and professionally
- Takes pride in delivering work to a consistently high standard
- Has a proactive, practical and solutions-focused approach
- Has a strong understanding of workshop health & safety
City & Guilds or NVQ Level 3 or above in a relevant discipline is preferred.
A full driving licence is required. An HGV licence would be an advantage but is not essential.
Why Join RVS?
RVS is an established local employer with a loyal and experienced workforce, including colleagues who have built long careers with us.
We’re looking for someone who wants to become an important part of that team bringing strong leadership, technical knowledge and a genuine commitment to developing and supporting others.
If you’re an experienced workshop professional who enjoys leading people as much as solving technical problems, we’d like to hear from you.
We offer a competitive salary of £50,000 per annum working 45 hours per week Monday to Friday 7am to 4.30pm.
Apply today to find out more about joining RVS as our Workshop Foreman.
Pay: £50,000.00 per year
Benefits:
- Company pension
- On-site parking
- Referral programme
Licence/Certification:
- HGV Licence (preferred)
- City and Guilds or NVQ Level 3 (preferred)
- Driving Licence (required)
Work Location: In person
