- Position: Service Director
- Location: Northampton
- Basic Salary: £50,000
- Working Hours: Monday to Friday, 8:00am - 5:00pm (No Weekends)
- Company Van and Excellent Pension Scheme
An established independent garage in Northampton is looking to recruit a Service Director to lead and develop its service centre operation.
This is a key leadership role combining workshop oversight, front-of-house management, and hands-on mechanical support when required.
Previous experience as a Senior Technician, Workshop Controller, Service Manager or similar would be ideal.
Responsibilities:
As Service Director, you will be responsible for the overall running of the service department:
- Managing day-to-day service centre operations
- Leading and supporting a small team of technicians
- Running the front desk and overseeing work flow, productivity and customer experience
- Providing mechanical support on more complex jobs when required (e.g. wet belts, cambelts, engine drops)
- Carrying out MOT testing when needed (MOT licence essential)
Requirements:
- Mechanically strong with experience in a busy, volume-based workshop
- MOT qualified (essential)
- A natural leader with the confidence to manage people and operations
- Comfortable balancing management duties with hands-on support when needed
- Used to responsibility and decision-making within a workshop environment
- Previous experience as a Senior Technician, Workshop Controller, Service Manager or similar would be ideal.
Benefits:
- Basic salary of £50,000
- Company van
- Very good pension scheme
- Monday to Friday working hours
- Opportunity to complete MOT Management qualification
- Long-term role with scope to shape and grow the service department
This is an excellent opportunity for a mechanically capable leader who enjoys responsibility, variety, and being central to a growing independent garage.
Contact Tom Thacker at Perfect Placement if you would like to hear more details about the position.