Position: Workshop Manager
Location: In-Person, Whitstable Head Office
Type: Full-Time
Start Date: Immediate
Salary: Competitive/ DOE
Hours: 7.30am to 5.30pm or 8am to 6pm, Monday to Friday
Holidays: 28 Days P/A Inclusive of Bank & Public Holidays
Company Overview:
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Workshop Manager to join our well-established, successful construction-based business. We are a long-standing, trusted company specialising in diamond drilling and diamond sawing. Established in 1981, we have been a steady supplier of unparalleled quality services ever since, working mainly across London and the South East but also other areas nationwide. Our highly trained and accredited professionals have paved the way in us becoming an industry leader.
Job Description:
The Workshop Manager is responsible for overseeing all workshop operations, ensuring a safe, efficient, and cost-effective working environment. The role acts as a key liaison between operations, the workshop team, and site operatives, ensuring clear communication, asset control, and operational continuity.
Key Responsibilities
- Plan, manage, and coordinate workshop scheduling, maintenance activities, and resource allocation.
- Ensure full compliance with health and safety regulations, quality standards, and statutory requirements.
- Ensure proper returns procedure is place for used plant & tools.
- Develop and maintain preventative maintenance programmes to minimise equipment downtime and breakdowns.
- Lead the implementation and operational rollout of the new Asset Management System, Asset Tiger, ensuring accurate tracking and reduced loss of equipment.
- Improve asset traceability, including testing equipment, to strengthen accountability and control through Asset Tiger.
- Complete booking in/ out procedure at front of house.
- Oversee and coordinate workshop operations, ensuring effective communication between site operatives, the workshop team, and operations managers where required.
- Implement a new hire tracking system to control and monitor all hired in plant & tools, and control losses. Hire Tracker.
- Lead, mentor, and train workshop personnel to maintain high standards of performance and competence.
- Manage workshop budgets and identify opportunities for cost control and efficiency improvements.
Performance Measures
- Measurable reduction in equipment downtime.
- Improved tracking and reduction of safety incidents.
- Increased workshop productivity and faster job turnaround times.
- Improved asset and testing equipment traceability through system implementation.
Development & Monitoring
- Performance reviews where needed to assess objectives and operational effectiveness with staff.
- Install new PAT Testing area to help reduce and split both Van stock and day-2-day stock.
- Ongoing leadership, compliance, and technical training to support role development.
What We Offer:
· Competitive salary.
· Company mobile phone.
· Company car/ car allowance (with onsite parking) negotiable DOE.
· Company pension scheme.
· Supplementary training where required, in line with Health & Safety Law.
Note: Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted for interview.
Benefits:
- Company car
- Company events
- Company pension
- Free parking
- On-site parking
Work Location: In person
