Body Shop Manager

Bodyshop Manager – Accident Repair Bodyshop

Bournemouth, United Kingdom

Bournemouth

Full Time and Permanent.

Our client is an award‑winning company with over 30 years of knowledge and expertise within the vehicle body repair sector. Having originated in the Midlands, the business is expanding rapidly through organic growth and acquisition throughout the UK. Our client is dynamic in their approach and geared to completing outstanding repairs, by combining the latest techniques and most effective technology with delivering excellent customer service.

They ensure that their customers are at the heart of what they do.

Whether it is minor car park damage or a road traffic accident our client’s repair centres provide a range of services that use modern repair methods to put your vehicle back to its pre‑accident condition, ensuring they repair every vehicle with utmost pride and care.

You will be responsible for managing our client’s team at their Harrow site, that will carry out repair work for a range of vehicles. You will manage an on‑site team of experts, including paint sprayers, panel beaters, MET technicians, estimators and all administrative staff. You will understand the business needs, the accounts, reports and KPIs, effectively manage site resources and costs to optimise capability and profitability and actively and efficiently manage work provider and supplier relationships.

You will deal with any customer issues, and ensure time is prioritised for interviewing, to ensure open vacancies are filled swiftly.

You will have prior experience as a Bodyshop Site Manager, with expertise in health and safety protocols, ensuring these measures are consistently adhered to. You will be responsible for planning your workload effectively to ensure vehicles are ready to agreed timescales; working skillfully and safely under pressure, and carrying out work in accordance with manufacturers specification.

You will be able to lead and work as part of a team as well as on your own initiative with minimal supervision, be flexible in your approach and continually work to high standards with customer satisfaction in mind. Additionally, you will have the ability to motivate your team to achieve daily, weekly, and monthly site targets.