Workshop Controller - Bristol.
- Salary: Around £34-36,000 per annum pending qualifications with £6,000+ uncapped annual bonus potential.
- Hours: Monday to Friday 8:00am-5:30pm with 1 in 3 Saturdays, 8:00am-12:00pm.
- Benefits: Enhanced annual leave, manufacturer-accredited training, staff purchase discounts, and fantastic long-term career prospects with a multi-award-winning automotive retailer.
Our client, a multi-franchise car dealer group established across South West England, is looking to hire a Workshop Controller for one of their busy franchise-approved car dealerships in Bristol.
Reporting to the Aftersales Manager and accountable for a team of Vehicle Technicians, as a Workshop Controller, you will be responsible for running the day-to-day function of the Service Department, allocating work, motivating and supervising the team in the workshop and ensuring safety, standards & efficiency by the Vehicle Technicians each day. You will work closely with our client's Service Advisors to ensure all work booked in is achievable and planned to meet customer expectations, industry standards and Vehicle Technician workflow.
To be eligible, you will ideally live in the Bristol region or within a reasonable commuting distance to Bristol and will need to have a proven track record in running a successful automotive workshop for the past three years, ideally within a franchise-approved car dealership. Overall, you will have excellent communication skills, good interpersonal skills and team orientation, be results-oriented, have problem-solving and decision-making skills, put a focus on quality and reliability, and be IT literate. You will also need to have a UK driving license with minimal points.
What's in it for you? Quite a lot, it seems! For your hard work as a Workshop Controller, our client is offering:
- Starting salary around £34-36,000 per annum pending experience/qualifications.
- Uncapped performance-related bonus scheme of up to £6,000+ per annum.
- Overtime paid at an enhanced rate.
- 30 days annual leave (including the bank holidays), increasing over the length of service, plus your birthday off work.
- Access to industry-leading manufacturer-accredited training and opportunities for progression.
- Various company benefits including pension scheme, company share incentives, enhanced maternity/paternity, staff purchase discounts, and access to hundreds of online/high street retailer discounts.
- Fantastic long-term career prospects with a multi-award-winning automotive retailer.
- Working hours from Monday to Friday, 8:00am-5:30pm, with 1 in 3 Saturdays, 8:00am-12:00pm.
Contact Hamish Lowrie, Automotive Recruitment Specialist at Perfect Placement covering Bristol and the South West, today to discover more about this fantastic opportunity.
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