Workshop Manager

at  FMG Repair Services

This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced Workshop Controller / Workshop Supervisor / Workshop Manager to join the UK’s leading Accident and Collision Repair specialist in our increasingly busy site in Ipswich.
The workshop in Ipswich completes on average 100 repairs a month and you’ll manage a great team of 8 Technicians. As a busy site, we ensure you are supported by the team in the office working face-to-face with customers to let you focus on what you’re great at. Most of our work in is for our insurance partners and supporting our Northgate Vehicle Hire sister company with their LCV fleet.

In the job of Workshop Manager you will be undertaking the following duties:

• Organise the bodyshop by controlling the status of each job, conducting daily progress meetings with bodyshop team members and reporting unexpected delays to the General Manager
• Make sure all the bodyshop tools and equipment are in good working order, control waste materials and utilities whilst having overall responsibility for the security of the building and the equipment
• Ensure all job cards are completed corrected correctly and be ultimately responsible for shop floor procedures
• To liaise with all bodyshop Technicians and the Manager in respect of any quality issues

Key to your success is your ability to produce work that complies with the highest technical and quality standards and, above all, helps us deliver on our service commitment to customers.

• Organise the bodyshop by controlling the status of each job, conducting daily progress meetings with bodyshop team members and reporting unexpected delays to the General Manager
• Make sure all the bodyshop tools and equipment are in good working order, control waste materials and utilities whilst having overall responsibility for the security of the building and the equipment
• Ensure all job cards are completed corrected correctly and be ultimately responsible for shop floor procedures
• To liaise with all bodyshop Technicians and the Manager in respect of any quality issue