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Bodyshop Manager - Automotive De-Fleet Site
Vehicle Refurbishment Centre
55,000 Base Salary
Newark on Trent
- Fantastic opportunity to manage a Bodyshop specialising in high volume, cosmetic vehicle repairs
- Monday - Friday, Permanent position
- Candidates must have similar experience within a large de-fleet or accident repair centre.
- Enhanced Sick pay, Healthcare and Dentalcare, referral bonuses and more
- Access a portion of your earnings in advance every month if required
- Leading name in the industry
Please contact Rochelle on (phone number removed) for more information
If you're an experienced Bodyshop Manager looking for a fresh challenge, this could be a great fit if you're an experienced bodyshop manager. This is a chance to take the lead within a site that is still growing, assisting in overseeing up to 200 employees at its peak. My client is one that's backed by renowned manufacturer approvals and equipped with modern, high-tech kit to help you and your team deliver top-quality work.
You'll be someone who knows how to run a smooth, efficient site and bodyshop with a strong handle on both people and process.
You'll be joining a business that really understands the automotive repair market. It's a stable, supportive environment where career growth is encouraged and your contribution will be genuinely valued.
The Job: Bodyshop Manager
As our Bodyshop Manager, you will take full ownership of the site's performance - leading the team to hit and exceed budget, delivering outstanding quality, and ensuring smooth day-to-day operations. You'll combine commercial awareness with people-focused leadership, keeping your site fully staffed with engaged, motivated team members.
Key Responsibilities
- Drive site performance to meet and exceed financial targets.
- Lead, inspire, and develop the team, fostering a culture of excellence.
- Manage recruitment and retention to ensure consistent staffing levels.
- Oversee workflow, quality control, and operational efficiency.
- Build strong relationships with customers, insurers, and suppliers.
- Liaise with production staff to monitor the number of vehicles coming into the site for repair
- Manage around 50 - 100 technicians on a daily basis
- The role is responsible for ensuring all incoming work is planned as well as managing the time and resource.
- Ensuring technicians such as panel beaters, MET Technicians, Vehicle Paint Sprayers are meeting targets and are inspired by your leadership.
- Plan your workload effectively to ensure vehicles are ready to agree timescales;
- Carry out work in accordance with manufacturers specification.
- Optimum utilisation of resources within area of responsibility as set out in targets
- To deliver the customer service standards as outlined by the company procedures and policies
- Ability to monitor and control workshop output and efficiencies
- Verbal explanation of the repair procedure and process to the workshop and customers and variable levels of understanding
Job Experience Required:
- Bodyshop Manager experience is essential
- Skills in applying and using knowledge in a supervisory position.
- Knowledge and understanding of the provisions of E.P.A. and H&S. BSI PAS 101, Advance, preferred
- Experience in dealing with and resolving Health & Safety issues
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If you would like to be considered for the Bodyshop mnager job, please call Clear Automotive and ask for Rochelle on (phone number removed) or apply for the job and we will be in touch with you.
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