Location: Bedford

Salary: £40,000 - £50,000 DOE

Our client is looking for a hands-on Workshop Manager to join their team in Bedford. This is a varied role covering workshop management, engineering, maintenance, hydraulics, field engineers, stock and procurement. The ideal candidate will have a strong mechanical background and be comfortable getting hands-on when required.

Key Responsibilities

• Manage day-to-day workshop and engineering operations
• Provide hands-on technical and engineering support
• Lead and support field/mobile engineers
• Oversee maintenance, fault-finding and repairs
• Utilise strong hydraulics knowledge
• Manage stock, parts, tools and equipment
• Oversee procurement and suppliers
• Support fleet and vehicle management
• Ensure Health & Safety and compliance standards
• Oversee RAMS, LOLER, PUWER and inspections
• Support engineer training and development
• Identify opportunities to improve efficiency and reduce downtime

Requirements

• Strong mechanical engineering background
• Strong practical hydraulics experience
• HGV licence
• Previous workshop, maintenance or engineering management experience
• Experience managing/supporting field engineers
• Strong fault-finding and maintenance skills
• Stock, parts and procurement experience
• Good understanding of Health & Safety and compliance
• Knowledge of RAMS, LOLER and PUWER
• Strong customer service and communication skills
• Hands-on approach with the ability to get involved technically

Salary & Benefits

• £40,000 - £50,000 basic salary DOE
• Flexibility for candidates with particularly strong hydraulics experience
• Varied role covering workshop, engineering and operations
• Further benefits to be discussed during the recruitment process

Bennett and Game Recruitment are a multi-disciplined technical recruitment agency based in Chichester, West Sussex operating across the UK with specialist teams covering a range of industries.

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