Bodyshop Workshop Manager

Job title:

Workshop Manager

Department:
Activate Accident Repair

Hours:

45 hours per week

Location:

AAR Mildenhall Plot 41 Hampstead Avenue Mildenhall Suffolk IP28 7AS

Listed in the 2022 Sunday Times 100 :
Britains fastest-growing private companies.

Great career development opportunities grow with us.

Ensure service and repairs are carried out effectively and accurately to achieve the highest possible standards for technical quality within the Bodyshop.

• Implement operational workshop loading system in line with company policy / procedures ensuring all targets and deadlines are met or addressed.
• Liaise with office logistics staff to monitor the number of vehicles coming into the site for repair.
• Optimum utilisation of resources within area of responsibility as set out in targets.
• Deliver exceptional customer service.
• Awareness and compliance with Health and Safety requirements in the workshop and responsibility of personal protection equipment worn by the staff in the areas of responsibility.
• Responsible for notification of potential Health and Safety risk to the people who may be directly affected by the risk.
• Monitor and control workshop output and efficiencies.
• Verbal explanation of the repair procedure and process to the workshop and customers and variable levels of understanding.
• Implement the use of workshop equipment when allocating tasks.
• Ability to value a vehicle at a market value in order to determine the repairable economics of a damaged vehicle.
• Adhere to material wastage targets.
• Ensure no customer vehicle or contents is damaged / lost while vehicles under repair.

• An understanding of the repair industry vehicle legislation and trade practices.
• Knowledge of all aspects of Health and Safety including an understanding of the provisions of E.P.A. and Risk Assessment.
• Computer literate.
• Leadership and coaching attributes.
• Knowledge of repair process.
• Vehicle construction knowledge.
• The ability to work under pressure.

• 33 days holiday (including bank holidays)
• Quarterly bonus scheme up to 700 per quarter
• Personal health cash plan claim back the cost of things like dentist and optical check ups
• Enhanced maternity / paternity / adoption / shared parental pay
• Life assurance : three times basic salary
• Free breakfasts and fruit
• Birthday surprise for everybody!

At Activate Group looking after team members is a major priority. Whether youre at our smart Halifax or Peterborough offices one of our AAR sites or working from home well make sure you have all the support you need to succeed.

From benefits that put your health and wellbeing first to impressive rewards for our employee of the month and little perks like free fruit and cereal well go out of our way to show how much we appreciate you.

Named by the Sunday Times as one of the UKs 100 fastest-growing private companies we employ more than 900 team members nationwide.

We work with some of the UKs largest fleets and insurance companies supporting drivers that have been involved in a road incident at our contact centres in Halifax and Peterborough.

We look after every step of the repair process repairing vehicles at our own Activate Accident Repair body shops and through a UK-wide network of independent repair partners.

Want to know what its like to work with us Take a look at our purpose and values. They define who we are and how we work with team members customers and suppliers :

Purpose:

Make someones bad day better

• Make it happen Be accountable. Take the initiative work fast and do a great job.
• Strive for better Be bold. Challenge the norm make small improvements often.
• Win together Be a team-player. Win together learn together respect each other.

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Employment Type:

Full-Time

Experience:

years

Vacancy: 1