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Service Centre Manager Job in Cheltenham

Gloucestershire
Cheltenham
Service Department, Independent Garage
£35000 per annum
149175
Service Centre Manager - Cheltenham
  • Salary: Around £35,000 per annum (negotiable pending experience), with plans for a bonus scheme to be introduced.
  • Hours: 8:15am-5:30pm Monday to Friday
  • Benefits: Enhanced annual leave and fantastic career prospects with an expanding family-run business operating since 1991. 
Our client, a family-run independent automotive service centre based in the Cheltenham region, is currently looking for a Centre Manager to join their team.

Reporting to the Business Owner, your key responsibilities will include:
  • Managing the day-to-day operation of the business.
  • Leading and supporting a small team of Vehicle Technicians.
  • Allocating jobs and managing the workshop schedule.
  • Carrying out ad hoc workshop duties when required.
  • Ensuring work is completed safely, efficiently and to a high standard.
  • Liaising with customers and providing clear, professional advice.
  • Preparing estimates and keeping customers updated on progress.
  • Ordering parts and managing supplier relationships, including reconciling supplier statements and reports.
  • Maintaining high standards of health & safety and workshop housekeeping.
  • Helping to grow the business through excellent workmanship and customer service.
In order to be eligible, our client is looking for an experienced motor trade professional with strong workshop knowledge/management experience. Previous mechanical experience working on the tools and being comfortable working hands-on when needed would be highly beneficial, but is non-essential, provided you have the relevant automotive knowledge and management experience. You will be confident managing a team and organising a busy workshop, be customer-focused with excellent communication skills, be capable of identifying and generating additional work where possible, and be reliable, organised and commercially aware. A UK driving licence with minimal points is essential. 

What's in it for you? For your hard work as a Centre Manager, our client is offering:
  • Starting salary around £35,000 per annum (negotiable pending experience), with plans for a bonus scheme to be introduced.
  • 25 days' annual leave, plus the 8 bank holidays.
  • Further in-house training/development.
  • Workplace pension scheme.
  • Fantastic career prospects with an expanding family-run business operating since 1991 and a first-hand stake in driving this business forward.
  • 8:15am-5:30pm Monday to Friday.
Contact Harry Thaxton-Woodcock, Automotive Recruitment Specialist at Perfect Placement covering Cheltenham and Gloucestershire, today to discover more about this fantastic opportunity.

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