Workshop Supervisor
Listed on 2026-10-10
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Trades / Skilled Labor
Balfour Beatty is looking for a Workshop Supervisor to join our Asset & Technology Solutions business in Shotts
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In this key operational role, you will oversee the effective, efficient and safe running of the workshop and its resources. You will manage workload, quality and productivity, ensuring that maintenance and repair activities are completed to the required standards while supporting an excellent service for our customers.
You will also carry out quality control checks and vehicle inspections, helping to maintain high standards across the workshop and ensuring compliance with relevant health, safety, quality and environmental requirements.
What you'll be doingAs a Workshop Supervisor, your responsibilities will include:
- Planning the team's workload and delegating work appropriately
- Ensuring workshop and mobile technician jobs are opened and closed promptly
- Coordinating repair and maintenance activity when required, including providing cover in the absence of the Operations Manager
- Monitoring the quality and productivity of workshop operations
- Carrying out vehicle inspections and quality control checks
- Ensuring mandatory inspections and calibrations of workshop equipment are completed as scheduled
- Completing safety checks, toolbox talks, risk assessments and COSHH assessments
- Communicating safety updates to the team and gathering feedback
- Ensuring compliance with health, safety, quality and environmental management systems
- Acting as the first point of contact for workshop-related queries
- Managing stocktakes and supporting accurate workshop administration
- Monitoring reissued work and vehicle-off-road status
- Supporting the achievement of HGV MOT pass-rate targets
- Helping to deliver winter maintenance activities within the required deadlines and standards
- Maintaining high levels of customer satisfaction and working to exceed customer expectations
- Promoting safe, professional and consistent working practices across the team
You will have:
- An HGV driving licence
- A City & Guilds qualification, or equivalent, in a relevant field, or the ability to demonstrate an equivalent level of skill
- A Certificate of Professional Competence, or the ability and willingness to obtain one
- Knowledge of specialist vehicles and winter maintenance operations
- An understanding of goods vehicle operator licensing regulations
- Strong administration and communication skills
- Good IT skills
- A customer-focused approach
- The ability to organise workloads, prioritise effectively and work under pressure
- A strong commitment to safety, quality and operational excellence
It would also be beneficial if you have:
- Previous winter maintenance experience
- Extensive knowledge of DVSA regulations and MOT testing standards and requirements
Day in, day out, our teams deliver some of the UK's most ambitious, exciting and meaningful projects; developing, building and maintaining the vital infrastructure that supports national economies and strengthens communities.
As if contributing to and supporting work that makes life better for millions wasn't rewarding enough, we offer a full range of benefits too. You'll have the freedom to shape the package that's right for you and your life. Here are some of our key benefits:
- Smart working, giving you more flexibility such as staggered start and finish times, with up to 40% remote working, where roles allow.
- 25 days paid annual leave (pro rata)
- Family friendly policies which include 28 weeks full pay for maternity/adoption leave and four weeks full pay for paternity/partners leave
- Pension, share incentive plan, volunteering leave, recognition schemes and much more…
Asset & Technology Solutions provides innovative, safe and sustainable solutions to the Balfour Beatty projects across the UK. Our wide range of equipment and services includes HGV's, tower and crawler cranes, piling equipment, CCTV and security services, survey services and drones, suction excavators, sweepers, modular accommodation and much more.
Diversity and inclusionAt Balfour Beatty, we want everyone to be able to thrive and achieve their full potential, regardless of their identity or background. We're making great progress through our Value Everyone DEI Action Plan, but we know we've got more to do. Find out more about our values and DEI initiatives.
As a Disability Confident Employer, we ensure that a fair and proportionate number of disabled applicants that meet the minimum criteria for this role will be offered an interview.
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