Workshop Controller

7 months ago


Bury St Edmunds, United Kingdom Perfect Placement UK Ltd Full time

**County**: Suffolk

**Town/City**: Bury St Edmunds

**Sector**: Car Dealership, Service Department

**Salary**: £33000 - £39000 per annum

**Job ref**: 129974
- **Workshop Controller Required in Bury St Edmunds**:

- ** Up to £34,000 basic salary plus £5,000 additional bonus potential**:

- ** Monday to Friday only - no weekends**:

- ** Opportunity to work with a fantastic car dealer**

Our client, a large long-established premium dealership in Bury St Edmunds, are currently looking to recruit a Vehicle Workshop Controller to join their busy Service Department.

Reporting to the Service Manager and accountable for a team of 9 Vehicle Technicians + 2 apprentices, your responsibilities will include:

- Day to day control of the workshop team.
- Liaise with Service Manager and team to ensure best process.
- Ensure customer requirements are fully understood and communicated in an effective manner to other members of the Service Department.
- Monitor individual and workshop efficiencies to ensure key performance indicators are met.
- To calculate and manage the effective use of the workshop.
- Plan the distribution of work among the team utilising available skills mix.
- Identify individual training and development needs.
- Manage liaison between workshop and service reception on customer vehicle progress.
- Manage workshop standards in accordance with HSO requirements.
- Ensure understanding and adherence to the requirements of brand service requirements and customer satisfaction indicators.

To be eligible you will live within a reasonable commuting distance to Salisbury and will ideally have a proven track record as a senior technician or running a successful automotive workshop, ideally within a franchise approved car dealership. Overall, you will have excellent communication skills, good interpersonal skills and team orientation, be results orientated, have problem solving and decision making skills, put a focus on quality and reliability, and be IT literate. You will also need to have a UK driving license with mínimal points.

**What's in it for you? For your hard work as a Vehicle Workshop Controller our client is offering**:

- Starting salary of £33,000 per annum pending experience.
- Access to a generous uncapped performance related bonus scheme of up to £5,000 per annum.
- Access to manufacturer accredited training/development.
- Workplace pension scheme.
- Fantastic career prospects with a multi-award winning "Retailer of the Year" for their respective brand.
- 42.5 hour week Monday to Friday 8pm - 5.30pm with no weekends required

If this Workshop Controller Job interests you and you would like to know more about it or other Automotive Jobs in the area then please contact Caitlin Pamment at Perfect Placement UK Ltd.

Perfect Placement are the UK's Leading Motor Trade Recruitment Consultancy, and Automotive Jobs are our speciality. If you are looking to improve your Auto Industry Career, get in touch with our Team today. We have a wide range of Jobs from Vehicle Technician to Parts Advisors to Dealer Principals.

**Caitlin Pamment**:
**Recruitment Executive**

01223 978075


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