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Bodyshop Manager
Location: Darlington
Salary: Up to £65,000 - (£75K+ OTE)
Hours: 45 hours per week
Extras: 29 Days holiday, discounts on insurances, healthcare and many more
Job Description:
Our client is looking to recruit a Bodyshop Manager / Bodyshop Controller / General Manager for our body shop to facilitate and oversee the day-to-day delivery of excellent customer service and site profitability by motivating, supporting and managing their team to deliver a quality repair - on time, every time. The successful candidate will deliver exceptional market-leading customer service by actively managing the delivery of a first-class customer service journey. This will be achieved by the Bodyshop Manager / Bodyshop Controller / General Manager exercising a proactive control of the customer experience, from initial booking into the final return of the vehicle.
Responsibilities of a Bodyshop Manager / Bodyshop Controller / General Manager:
- To deliver financial results in line with agreed budgeted requirements
- To manage site resources and costs to optimise capability and profitability
- To actively and effectively manage work provider and supplier relationships
- To manage compliance to all company processes as well as current Health & Safety, PAS125 and manufacturer standards.
- To deliver structured individual performance management processes
- We are looking for somebody with a full driving licence, a professional appearance, excellent communication skills and the ability to show a calm, confident approach.
Skills and Qualifications of a Bodyshop Manager / Bodyshop Controller / General Manager :
- Delivery of proactive performance management
- Staff recruitment and current HR policies
- Audatex experience
- Productivity of workshop
- Maintaining level of quality, including Quality control
- Ensuring that all required documentation including check sheets are completed comprehensively
- Communication with Production Director on constraints to productivity and maintenance
- High levels of housekeeping maintained
- Statutory requirements fulfilled by operators (health and safety, COSHH etc.)
- Insurance company requirements are maintained
- Ensure non-productive time kept to a minimum.
- Productivity targets achieved.
Ideally, we are looking for somebody with an in-depth knowledge of current management systems and tools as well as the ability to interpret printed estimating package information; however, this is not an essential requirement, but very desirable.
Please contact Ben Price at Tru Talent on (phone number removed) or (phone number removed), using reference (Bodyshop Manager - Darlington) or if you can 'Apply Now'.
