Workshop Foreman

Workshop Foreman

NXT are excited to partner once again with a valued client to assist in their search for a Workshop Foreman. This is a fantastic opportunity to join a well-established company with a strong reputation in the industry.

Job Type: Permanent
Location: Carlisle (rural)
Hours: 42.5 hours (dayshift & backshift hours + occasional Saturday mornings)
Salary: £44,000 to £46,000 with potential earnings up to £55,000

The role:
We are looking for a dynamic and experienced Workshop Foreman to lead and inspire a team of technicians. This key role will involve managing shifts and teams to maximise productivity and efficiently allocate man-hours, while also providing expert support in diagnostics and product assistance. Customer focus and delivering an outstanding service will be a significant focus of the role.

Key aspects:

1. To carry out quality checks of the technicians’ work to enable good standard repairs to be maintained at all times.
2. To assist with training and development of the apprentices, including checking and sign off their work.
3. To assist technicians with problem repairs and provide technical advice where necessary.
4. Carry out vehicle inspections and repairs to VOSA standards and in line with Company procedures.
5. Perform preventative and proactive maintenance in line with manufacturers and company policy, ensuring equipment is compliant with all aspects of safety and legal legislation in a cost-effective manner. Ensuring a “right first time” approach is applied.
6. Produce good productivity levels in line with IMIE repair times.
7. Maintain a clean and tidy work area and ensure all tooling and specialist equipment is checked, tested and compliant in line with company policy.
8. Maintain sufficient security measures to prevent theft of company/personal property during and after normal working hours.

Requirements:

1. Hold recognised time-served training certification within the motor industry or similar engineering background and demonstrate extensive experience of working in the industry after apprenticeship/training completion.
2. Be a confident individual and be able to give technical advice and support.
3. Have a good understanding of transport & HSE legislation.
4. Demonstrate a desire for self-improvement and enthusiasm to learn new skills, including attending training courses both in-house and external.
5. Demonstrate an understanding of warranty processes.
6. UK driving licence essential.
7. Class 1 or Class 2 licence preferable.

Apply today or for more information, please contact Simon on (phone number removed).