Workshop Operations Manager

4 weeks ago


Preston, United Kingdom The Solution Automotive Limited Full time
Workshop Controller

Are you a highly motivated and experienced automotive professional looking to take the next step in your career?

We are seeking a skilled Workshop Controller to join our team at The Solution Automotive Limited. As a key member of our team, you will be responsible for maximizing the productivity, efficiency, and utilization of our workshop. You will also be responsible for allocating jobs to technicians, ensuring that warranty work is correctly diagnosed and authorized, and overseeing the sales opportunities through the workshop.

The ideal candidate will have previous experience in a similar role and a strong understanding of sales processes. You will be enthusiastic, driven, and have career aspirations, looking to further develop and progress into management. A full clean driving licence is essential.

We offer a highly competitive salary, bonus scheme, and a host of other employee benefits, including a company pension scheme, death in service policy, work wear supplied, childcare voucher scheme, cycle to work scheme, training, coaching, and development funded, incentives, and rewards, free tickets to local and national events, staff social events, and on-site car parking.

The working hours and days are Monday to Friday 8:30am - 5:30pm, with Saturday on a rota 8:30am - 12:30pm (1 in 2). The salary is £32k basic, with £38k++ OTE uncapped and very achievable.

Apply in confidence today to join our team and take the next step in your career.

Key Responsibilities:

* Maximise the productivity, efficiency, and utilization of the workshop.
* Maximise sales opportunities through the workshop.
* Allocate jobs to technicians dependent on duration, skill level, and job requirement.
* Ensure that any warranty work deemed to be necessary is correctly diagnosed and is authorized by either the warranty controller or the manager.

Requirements:

* Previous experience in a similar role.
* Strong understanding of sales processes.
* Enthusiastic and driven with career aspirations.
* Full clean driving licence.

Benefits:

* Highly competitive salary and bonus scheme.
* Company pension scheme.
* Death in service policy.
* Work wear supplied.
* Childcare voucher scheme.
* Cycle to work scheme.
* Training, coaching, and development funded.
* Incentives and rewards.
* Free tickets to local and national events.
* Staff social events.
* On-site car parking.

Working Hours and Days:

* Monday to Friday 8:30am - 5:30pm.
* Saturday on a rota 8:30am - 12:30pm (1 in 2).

Salary:

* £32k basic.
* £38k++ OTE uncapped and very achievable.

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