Workshop Foreman

We are currently recruiting for a Workshop Foreman in our Sheffield depot. Job Purpose Managing the workshop team to ensure equipment is safe, suitable and ready for hire to suit customer requirements. Key skills & Duties
- Support Engineers and customers with any technical issues
- Liaise with store person for parts requirements
- Manages team and ensures workload planned efficiently
- Consulting with manufacturers regarding specific repairs and warranty issues
- Monitoring all off-hired equipment ensuring all repairs and damages are recorded correctly
- Proactively getting machines ready for hire
- Allocating work to workshop team
- Supporting office administration with workshop administrative duties
- Ensuing all Health and safety and quality policies are adhered to and making sure workshop compliance
- Actively mentoring and training staff
- Supporting the depot mana ger with transport operations.

-Assisting the depot manager in managing depot/ workshop costs
-Carry out stock takes on materials to ensure accuracy of the counts
-Organizing returns, repairs and management of stock in the yard Person specification
-Works on own initiative
-Creative and puts forward improvements
-Respects all colleagues and treats people appropriately
-Actively promotes health & safety
-Strong leadership skills
-Supports development of colleagues
-Problem solving
-Good communicator
-Product knowledge
-Diagnostic knowledge
-Transport operations
-Approachable and engaging
-Team player